LGBTQIA

Sister Jeannine Gramick, SL (standing on the right), marches with LGBTQ Catholics in a pride parade in Prague, Czech Republic.

A Loud Amen 

In the quiet pews of Sacred Heart Church, Sandra Worsham wrestled with her identity as a lesbian and a Catholic. With the support of New Ways Ministry, she transformed her pain into a testament of faith, proving that love and devotion can coexist. 

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Faith and Family: Learn with Me

If there's anything I’m 100 percent certain about, it is the fact that there are so many things I still need to learn more about.
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Book Briefs

Enjoy these reviews of new books for summer reading!
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A man is seen in a file photo walking out of a church. Eden Invitation, an LBGTQ+ outreach based in St. Paul, Minn., recently announced it has trained its first "priest companions'' to accompany the organization's Hearth Groups, or local chapters, and be available for spiritual guidance, to administer the sacraments and to build community. Father Nathan Hall, a pastor in Lincoln, Neb., is among Eden Invitation's first priest companions. (OSV News photo/Harald Oppitz, KNA, CNS)

Pastor is one of first ‘priest companions’ for Eden Invitation LGBTQ+ outreach

Catholics in the Diocese of Lincoln with same-sex desires or gender discordance have a program they can turn to for help in living a chaste life within the Catholic Church: Eden Invitation.
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Editorial: Missing the Message on Same-Sex Blessings

Pope Francis and the dicastery made it very clear—time and time again—throughout the document that a blessing is not the same as legitimizing a same-sex marriage.
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IVs in a hospital | Photo by insung yoon on Unsplash

What If a Pope Becomes Comatose?

When I heard that Pope Francis was undergoing surgery requiring general anesthesia, I wondered who would be in charge of the Church while he was incapacitated.
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TV Review: Casa Susanna

Be it film, literature, theater, television, or politics: Cross-dressing or other forms of gender nonconformity have been embedded in our history since time began.
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