On October 20, 2018, Jesuit priest James Martin spoke about “showing respect and welcome to LGBT people and their families” at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Decatur, Georgia. Almost from the very beginning Martin
Be careful around those who are rigid. Be careful around Christians – be they laity, priests, bishops – who present themselves as so “perfect,” rigid. Be careful. There’s no Spirit of God there. – Pope
From March 21-24, 2019, the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress (LA REC) at the Anaheim Convention Center will feature several well-known Catholic LGBT activists and dissenters. They include: Jesuit priest James Martin, Fordham University Professor
In the midst of a worldwide sex abuse scandal, at the 2018 “Vatican Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment” there is an effort by some within the Catholic Church to include for
On November 18, 2018, the LGBT advocacy group Fortunate & Faithful Families will hold it's annual "Retreat" at the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta located in Smyrna, Georgia. Composed primarily of Catholic parents with self-proclaimed
During the month of October, NDPrism, the officially recognized LGBT outreach at University of Notre Dame, will sponsor several events commemorating LGBTQ History Month; in the United States, LGBTQ History Month is celebrated in October
Monsignor Henry Gracz is Pastor at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The Parish hosts an active GLBT ministry as well as a contingent that marches in the annual Atlanta
(Pictured above: Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago at St. Nicholas Parish in 2018.) On August 26, 2018, (21st Sunday Ordinary Time), Deacon Chris Murphy gave a homily at St. Nicholas Parish in Evanston, Illinois, in
In the September 23, 2018 “Church Bulletin” from St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church (pictured above) in New York City, Pastor Daniel Corrou, S.J., addressed the recent “removal” of the former pastor Bob VerEecke due to an
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick (pictured above in a Franciscan habit with Provincial Minister John O'Connor of the Holy Name Province) after he was made an Affiliate of the Province in 2006. The Church of
The LGBTQ Outreach Connection at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Daytona Beach, Florida, frequently hosts “Happy Hour” gatherings at a local gay bar – The Terrace on Main Street. The bar (pictured
On September, 5, 2018 Dr. Patrick Hornbeck, Chair of Fordham Theology and Fr. Bryan Massingale, the James and Nancy Buckman Chair in Applied Christian Ethics, released a statement concerning the current sex abuse crisis in
Fred Daley – Pastor in the Diocese of Syracuse; he publicly “came out” as “gay” in 2004. “While on a retreat, I shared the truth about my sexuality for the first time with the Jesuit
From November 9-11, 2018, New Ways Ministry will offer a “retreat for LGBT Catholics, families, pastoral ministers, and allies - facilitated by Fr. Tony Flannery, CSsR.” The retreat is titled: "New Language for Old Truths."
On August 26, 2018, Fr. Michael K. Holleran, of the Archdiocese of New York, recorded his homily ("Crisis in the Church: Backwards or Forwards?") at the Church of Notre Dame in Manhattan. Referring to the Second Reading (Ephesians 5:21-32)
Several “Catholic” LGBT ministries, including New Ways Ministry, The Global Networks of Rainbow Catholics, and Quest have formed an alliance with the Human Rights Campaign in order to lobby Catholic prelates during the upcoming Synod
(Above: Jeannine Gramick marching in the 2015 Prague Gay "Pride" Parade.) On August 21, 2018, before his scheduled talk at the World Meeting of Families in Dublin, Ireland, James Martin posted a message on the
(Above: Bishop "P.J." McGrath of San Jose with Fr. Jon Pedigo (left) in the background.) Bishop Patrick Joseph McGrath, during his tenure as Bishop in the fifth-largest Diocese in California, the Diocese of San Jose
On August 24, 2018, Deacon Ray Dever of Tampa, Florida, assisted Cardinal Kevin Farrell at the closing Mass of the Pastoral Congress portion of the World Meeting of Families in Dublin. As reported by the
Before I briefly met Fr. James Martin at the 2018 LA REC, I had spent so much time beforehand – listening, critiquing, and getting angry at what he had already publicly stated and written concerning
On March 17, 2018, Jesuit priest James Martin spoke about Catholic LGBT outreach at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. Martin began his presentation by stating: The Church has a responsibility to make everyone feel
On August 17, 2018, the Catholic News Agency (CNA), published an article about several priests from the Archdiocese of Newark who observed an active “gay subculture” in the Archdiocese. Also on the 17th of August,
A "Catholic" LGBT advocacy group, Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC), supported by American Jesuit priest James Martin, S.J., has been denied an exhibition space at the World Meeting of Families (WMF) in Dublin. In 2017, for
(Above: This graphic accompanied the registration material for the Quest Conference - it apparently depicts the hand of a boy, next to a rainbow flag, walking over a rainbow-colored bridge made of children's blocks, towards
In a post dated August 8, 2018, on the website of the dissident Association of Catholic Priests, (originally published in "The Tablet" on 1 Aug. 18) pro-gay priest James Alison describes, what he calls the
On June 24, 2018, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Hoboken, New Jersey, the Archdiocese of Newark, Fr. Alexander Santora celebrated the Parish’s “first annual gay pride Mass.” At the beginning of Mass,
Above: Fr. Gil Martinez, Chaplain for Out at St. Paul. celebrating Mass at the site of the Stonewall Riots during the New York City Gay Pride Parade on June 24, 2018. On August 3, 2018,
From October 2-4, 2018, Fr. Bryan Massingale will lead “a retreat for gay priests, brothers, and deacons” at Siena Retreat Center in Racine, Wisconsin, in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The Siena Retreat Center is overseen
Recently, self-professed “gay” Catholic Eve Tushnet addressed the “Revoice” Conference held in St. Louis, Missouri. According to the event’s website, the Revoice Conference was an opportunity for “supporting, encouraging, and empowering gay, lesbian, same-sex-attracted, and
Later this year, Kevin Funk, the co-chair of the Gay+ Ministry at Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church located in the Archdiocese of Chicago, will wed his same-sex partner. According to Funk’s “Letter of Welcome from
On August 12, 2018, at St. Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Church in Redondo Beach, the parish’s “One Heart Ministry” will host a viewing of the documentary film “Anyone & Everyone.” The “Guest Speaker and Moderator”
Above: From Atlanta "Pride" 2017; the GLBT ministry from the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, participated in the event. For the past several years, the historic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta, Georgia, has
On July 28, 2018, Thomas Rosica will offer a “Gospel reflection” and celebrate Mass for All Inclusive Ministries (AIM) in the Archdiocese of Toronto, Canada. Rosica is currently Chief Executive Officer of Salt and Light
A study entitled “Hookup App Use, Sexual Behavior, and Sexual Health Among Adolescent Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States,” conducted by researchers at Northwestern University School of Medicine, found that a
Above: Edvard Munch, "Melancholy" (1892.) As a child, I think I was a bit of a dreamer. My father and mother worked to exhaustion, trying to give their children a better life. And my siblings,
