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Debate Between the Vatican and the German Bishops About Blessings Enters a New Phase
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (469+ words) A debate between the Vatican and Germany's Catholic bishops over blessings for same-sex, divorced and remarried couples has moved into more open and formal discussions after a firm warning from Pope Leo XIV." Last month," as Pope Leo XIV was returning…...
Suffering as You Work for Justice
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (238+ words) I am lucky enough in my day job to be surrounded by people of faith, largely women religious, who walk the walk of the Gospel." These women are whip-smart, well-informed, and passionately committed to both a deep spirituality and a…...
Catholics in Dozens of Cities Host Prayer Services for IDAHOBIT
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (361+ words) Tomorrow, Sunday, May 17th, is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), an occasion that is being marked by over 5, 000 events in more than 155 countries, according to the website of the group that coordinates the day's commemorations. In Europe…...
Two More Catholic LGBTQ+ Groups Add Praise to the Study Group 9 Report
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (293+ words) Even though the report is not a formal Vatican doctrinal statement, Martin Pendergast, communications director of LGBT+ Catholics Westminster said it is significant because it is "surprisingly honest in recognising what it calls "the inadequacy of our current categories and…...
Ascension Thursday: A Gospel of Air
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (640+ words) Isn't there something disorienting about this absence? On the feast of the Ascension, the Ascension is never fully present. It is only implied, or re-presented in an echo of another book that is itself not featured. Of course, all our…...
Grace in the Margins: What Study Group 9 Got Right'and Where the Church Must Still Walk
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (359+ words) Today's blog post continues'Bondings 2. 0's coverage of the report released last week from Study Group 9 of the Synod on Synodality, which mapped out a promising new "roadmap" for further discussion of LGBTQ+ issues in the Catholic Church.' I read the…...
Real Change for LGBTQ+ People Comes from the Work of Lay Catholics
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (479+ words) Anthony Giardina and Francis De Bernardo Substantial change for LGBTQ+ Catholics is grounded in the faith and advocacy of everyday believers, New Ways Ministry's Executive Director recently told a group of Catholic ministers clergy, and aly people at a public…...
German Dioceses and Lay Association Support Rituals for LGBTQ+ Blessings
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (271+ words) German Catholic leaders pushed back against recent comments by Pope Leo XIV. criticizing formal blessing ceremonies for same-gender couples, with several dioceses and the country's top Catholic lay body affirming their intention to continue the practice." Blessing ceremonies, which have been…...
Here Are Several Ways to Fail at Hope-And Perhaps One Way to Succeed
1+ week, 1+ day ago (373+ words) Today's liturgical readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter are available here. "Hope in the Prison of Despair" by Evelyn De Morgan Rationally, yes, Jesus Christ is my hope. But that answer feels inauthentic because I have not felt that…...
Pope Francis, Pope Leo, and Me
1+ week, 2+ day ago (523+ words) I am not someone who easily admits to being wrong. But the anniversary this week of Pope Leo XIV's election has me considering how I felt one year ago'and the ways he has (thankfully) proven me wrong. When Pope Francis…...