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For Father's Day: In Memoriam, Deacon Ray Dever - New Ways Ministry
LGBTQ+ · Tampa

For Father's Day: In Memoriam, Deacon Ray Dever - New Ways Ministry

Tomorrow is Father’s Day, and this year, in addition to thinking about my own father, I am also thinking about a father I met through LGBTQ+ ministry who was truly one of the most remarkable people I know.  Deacon Ray Dever Deacon Ray Dever, who passed away at the beginning of this year, was a father who contacted New Ways Ministry at the end of 2014. He wanted to know if we were interested in posting an essay he wrote about his family.  He and …Read Article
Pride Month Reflections from LGBTQ+ Catholics, Part 1 - New Ways Ministry
Curitiba · Curitiba

Pride Month Reflections from LGBTQ+ Catholics, Part 1 - New Ways Ministry

Last week we posted an open call for submissions, asking LGBTQ+ Catholics around the world to offer their reflections on Pride Month as a Pilgrimage of Hope. After just a few days, we’ve already been deeply moved by the responses we’ve received. Today we’re sharing four of those stories. These four Catholics come from Canada, Brazil, Czechia and the United States. Each of them attest to the power of their faith to animate their lives and vocatio…Read Article
Will Leo Foster the LGBTQ+ Seeds Francis Planted? - New Ways Ministry
Pope Francis · United States

Will Leo Foster the LGBTQ+ Seeds Francis Planted? - New Ways Ministry

Emma Cieslik With Pope Leo succeeding  Pope Francis, who was widely regarded to be the Catholic Church’s most gay-friendly popemany LGBTQ+ Catholics seem to think the church is at a crossroads, observed writer Emma Cieslik in an essay in Sojourners. Because queer and transgender children will continue to be born into Catholic families,” Cieslik points out that it will be “up to the next pope to tend and foster the seeds of inclusion that Francis…See the Story

Catholic Parish Is 'Standing Together Against Hate' In Wake of Anti-LGBTQ+ Vandalism - New Ways Ministry

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German Catholic Church Offers Guidelines for Blessings of Same-Gender Couples - New Ways Ministry

The Catholic Church in Germany has released new guidelines for the blessings of couples in same-sex relationships and other “irregular” situations. The document, “Blessings for Couples Who Love Each Other,” was distributed earlier this spring  by the German Bishops’ Conference and the Central Committee of German Catholics (an official Catholic organization representing lay people in Germany). The guidelines are intended to offer practical advice…Catholic Church · GermanyRead Article

New Book Tells the Life Story of a Gay Catholic Pioneer - New Ways Ministry

Today’s book review post is by Father Paul Morrissey, an early shaper of the Catholic LGBTQ+ movement, and the author of his own autobiograpy, Why I Remain a Gay Catholic: A Spiritual-Sexual Journey, published this month by Paulist Press. Use promo code word MORRIS at checkout for a 20% discount    Every Catholic, especially priests and parents, should read A Prince of a Boy: How One Gay Catholic Helped Change the World by Brian McNaught, one of…Detroit, Michigan · DetroitRead Article

Frankfurt's Pride Celebrations Engage Drag Queens and Catholic Ministers - New Ways Ministry

In Frankfurt, Germany, the beginning of Pride month is celebrated by drag queens and Catholic ministers alike.  In a reflection for Katholisch.de, Madita Steiner juxtaposes the different ways that various community members in the neighborhood around Sankt Georgen, a Jesuit university in Frankfurt are preparing for Pride celebrations. While members of the LGBTQ+ community are celebrating their God-given uniqueness and the strength and resilience …Catholic Church · FrankfurtRead Article

Transgender People Bring Special Gifts to the Church - New Ways Ministry

In 2023, the Vatican stated that transgender Catholics, even those who have undergone gender affirming surgery, can be baptized into the Church. Yet, we often forget that even before this official welcoming directive, trans Catholics have already been bringing their gifts into many Catholic spaces. Kori Pacyniak In a recent episode of U.S. Catholic magazine’s podcast entitled Glad You Asked the hosts spoke to Kori Pacyniak, a trans Roman Catholi…Vatican · Vatican CityRead Article

Catholics Are the Leading U.S. Church Group in Terms of LGBTQ+ Acceptance - New Ways Ministry

As many previous surveys have proved before, a new Pew Research report shows that the overwhelming majority of Catholics in the United States support social acceptance of homosexuality and favor the legality of same-sex marriage  Compared to other Christian denominations Catholics are also more favorable of increasing acceptance for transgender people.  The 2023-2024 Pew Research Religious Landscape Study (RLS) was released earlier this year.  F…United States · United StatesRead Article

Ascension's Message to LGBTQ+ People: Go and Tell - New Ways Ministry

Sandra Worsham Today’s reflection is by guest blogger Sandra Worsham, a retired English teacher, who had been dismissed from her parish’s music ministry because of her relationship with another woman. Her story is featured in Cornerstones: Sacred Stories of LGBTQ+ Employees in Catholic Institutions. Today’s liturgical readings for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord are available here. At a Catholic conference about 10 years ago, I had a …Milledgeville · MilledgevilleRead Article

Transgender Hermit Gives Parish Talk on Trans Issues - New Ways Ministry

Following a postponement due to backlash and in the midst of rosary-praying protesters, the Catholic Church’s only known transgender vowed religious spoke at a Kentucky parish on transgender issues in the church.  Br. Christian Matson, the transgender hermit in the Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, whose coming out in 2024 earned widespread attention, told those gathered in Historic St. Paul’s Catholic Church that his gender transition, his religi…Transgender · LexingtonRead Article

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