9+ hour, 1+ min ago  (205+ words) The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to hear Reyzl Grace Mo Chride v. Academy of Holy Angels & Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, a possible landmark case when it comes to the hiring and firing of LGBTQ+ people working for religious…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (180+ words) Providence College has decided to merge its Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office into its Catholic mission and ministry office " a move raising serious concerns about how LGBTQ+ students and faculty will be treated going forward. But not everyone…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (497+ words) Massachusetts has defended its decision to protect LGBTQ+ youth from being placed with foster parents who refuse to affirm and respect their LGBTQ+ identities, insisting that LGBTQ+ protections are not hostile to Catholicism or other systems of faith. In 2023, the…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (518+ words) The Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) released its "2025 American Values Atlas," revealing where Americans stand on LGBTQ protections and equality, with mostly positive news about Catholics" opinions. The report was conducted between February and December of 2025 and surveyed 22, 000 Americans across…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (303+ words) Today's reflection is from Xavier Montecel (he/him/his), an Assistant Professor of Catholic Theological and Social Ethics at St. Mary's University, Texas. His primary research investigates the relationship between liturgy and ethics. He has previously written for Bondings 2. 0 as…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (1011+ words) New Ways Ministry Today's reflection is by Michaelangelo Allocca (he/him/his), a member of St. Francis Xavier parish, Manhattan, New York, and a religion teacher at St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, New Jersey. Today's reading from John's gospel…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (307+ words) This decision can have wide repercussions as roughly 23 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico outlaw "conversion therapy." Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson The sole dissenting voice in the'Chiles v. Salazar'decision was Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the newest member of the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (413+ words) Today is the Transgender Day of Visibility, so we present a post about how one Catholic archdiocese is helping to make transgender people not only more visible, but also healthy and productive. As editor of this blog, over the years…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (465+ words) Following the recent decision by Senegal's parliament to significantly increase penalties for same-gender relations " now ranging from five to ten years in prison " and to extend punishments to those accused of promoting or financing homosexuality, concerns are growing about the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (879+ words) Michael Sennett (he/they) is a Catholic trans man and a parishioner of St. Ignatius Church in Boston, MA, where he serves on the Parish Pastoral Council and assists in forming LGBTQ+ ministry. Michael's passion for LGBTQ+ ministry was cultivated…...