A Night Centered on Welcoming the Stranger There’s always been a tendency in Christianity to isolate from the world. We see it even in the earliest days of the Church, when Peter himself struggled to reach beyond his familiar circle until Paul called him out for refusing to eat with Gentiles (cf. Galatians 2). What makes Christianity so groundbreaking is how it pushes against our human tendency to protect and withdraw. Throughout the scriptures, God challenges us to go beyond

Catholics are often ranked by the virtue of obedience. Those who are most obedient to Rome are considered the most faithful. And we know...

In the wake of the two shootings claiming the lives of a prominent Christian speaker and two children at a Catholic school, a troubling...

The Saints of the last hundred years have been radical because the Church has started to recognize that Sainthood is attainable for all,...

Subject: Request for Greater Compassion in LGBT+ Ministry Dear Bishop [Last Name], I write to you as a member of our diocese who values...

As a gay Catholic, I’ve often paradoxically felt invisible and under a microscope. At once alone and forgotten by the church, yet under...

What is the vocation of someone who experiences exclusive or predominately same-sex attractions?

Faithful pastoral care of same-sex-attracted Catholics is more than educating them on an orthodox sexual ethic.

Accompaniment involves respect for how someone follows their conscience and a belief that our presence in someone's life is a gift.

Why does Catholicism call LGBT people to deep, meaningful friendships but struggle to connect with this community?

I don’t understand how people who went to daily mass could treat me like this.

Falling in love with mountaineering has altered my life in so many ways, but it hasn’t changed the fact that I’m still scared of heights.

I was on a call with a handful of Catholic guys who are all gay, trying to create something unusual: a local gathering for LGBT Catholics.

The challenging triad: adhere to the authority of Catholicism, help someone live with their true identity, and care for the individual.

For the past four decades, the Catholic Church, locally, nationally, and universally, has put out the call to reach out and build bridges.