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
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
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; also, McCarrick celebrated
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
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
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”
Every year, the GLBT ministry from the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, participates in the Atlanta "Pride" For the past several years, the historic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta, Georgia, has sponsored a
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
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Francis of Assisi LGBT Ministry hosted a “Pre-Pride Festive Mass” on June 23, 2018 to coincide with the New York City "Pride" Parade on June 24. According
On June 11, 2017, Dennis J. Yesalonia, S.J., the Pastor at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York City, the home parish of Jesuit priest James Martin, announced the establishment of the parish’s new LGBT
[Warning: Graphic content and links.] On June 5, 2018, the official Facebook page for the Catholic LGBT ministry “Out at St. Paul,” located at the parish of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City, posted
St. Jerome said that among those that had infected the Church and perverted the people, he found in history the names only of priests. In the 1990s, I attended a gay wedding ceremony at a
On May 9, 2018, the LGBT ministry, Out at St. Paul, located at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in New York City, posted to their official Facebook page the following quote: When we say
Pictured above: Michael Holleran (far right) with Cardinal Timothy Dolan in 2016 during the parish centennial celebrations at the Church of Notre Dame. Fr. Michael K. Holleran, a Catholic priest, Sensei (Zen Teacher) and a
The Welcoming LGBT Ministry located at Saint Andrew Catholic Parish in the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon has a record of public dissent and outright disobedience. According to the parish history of their LGBT Ministry, beginning in the year
On April 15, 2018, at the request of Congressman Paul Ryan, Patrick Conroy, the Jesuit Chaplain to the US House of Representatives resigned from the post he has held since 2011. In a sudden reversal
[Warning: Links contain explicit material.] On May 15, 2018, the official LGBT ministry, Out at St. Paul, located at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in New York City, will host a “Rooftop Social” at
On May 5, 2018, Queer Alliance at the University of San Francisco will hold its annual “Drag Ball” at the University’s McLauren Conference Center. According to Queer Alliance: This year's theme: interGAYlatic! Far away in
On April 26, 2018 Jesuit Georgetown University will offer the annual “Lavender Graduation” for its LGBT students. The keynote speaker at this year’s ceremony will be Georgetown alumnus and Federal District Judge Pamela K. Chen.
(Picture above: I attempted, along with a concerned religious sister, to have a meaningful and respectful conversation with Bryan Massingale after his talk on transgenderism at the LA Religious Education Congress; but despite my questions about
(Pictured above: Donal Godfrey with hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – the creators of the gay-marriage anthem, “Same Love.”) On April 6-8, 2018, Donal Godfrey, S.J., will lead a retreat based on James Martin’s
On March 18, 2018, Catholic-high school teacher Ish Ruiz was one of the featured presenters at a workshop offered by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, during their annual Religious Education Congress, entitled “Teaching Mercy: Accompanying
On March 18, 2018, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, during their annual Religious Education Congress, offered the following workshop: “Teaching Mercy: Accompanying LGBT Students.” The workshop focused on helping “educators discern a merciful balance between
On March 17, 2018, Jesuit priest James Martin spoke about Catholic LGBT outreach at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. He was introduced by Jenny Naughton, who immediately declared: “I’m the proud Catholic mother of
