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Love Means More…Or Less
April 19, 2024
The U.S. bishops’ “Love Means More” initiative is much less about having fruitful conversation about love and life, intimacy and commitment, than it is about providing simplistic answers to complex questions and pat refutations of people’s experiences.
Archbishop Negatively Compares Gender Transitions to Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
April 18, 2024
The Archdiocese of Detroit has issued new policies concerning gender identity, joining dozens of other U.S. dioceses which have already implemented transgender-negative restrictive rules.
Georgetown U. Students Overwhelmingly Vote for Gender-Neutral Housing
April 17, 2024
Students at Georgetown University voted overwhelmingly in a referendum asking the school to establish gender-inclusive housing on campus, as well as a specific community for LGBTQ+ students.
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Being Blessed
The Challenge of Fiducia Supplicans
Sunday, February 25, 2024, 4:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. Time, On Zoom
The Vatican’s groundbreaking declaration Fiducia Supplicans, which allowing blessings for queer couples has been welcomed by many LGBTQ+ Catholics as a small but significant step forward. While accepted by some bishops, it has been challenged by others. Join New Ways Ministry for a webinar on the complex reception of Fiducia Supplicans with Xavier Montecel, a theologian who studies the interaction of liturgy and ethics; Yunuen Trujillo, who works on pastoral outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics; and SimonMary Aikhiokai, a theologian who studies religion, race, and decolonization across multiple contexts.
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Journeys: A Scriptural Reflection Series for LGBTQ People and Allies
JOURNEYS is an invitation to walk with our ancestors, discover the great source of love, and celebrate our identities as children of God and LGBT persons and allies of faith. Each prayer guide in the series contains a section of Scripture, followed by questions for reflection. These questions can be used for personal meditation, journaling, or group conversations.
To access the Journeys reflections, click here