Here on the other side of the Atlantic (still less in South Africa), Hallowe’en is not the big deal it is in the US, although it is now making a bigger impact. Then before. I have mixed feelings – some…
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Lessons From a Four-year Old (He is what he is).
“I am what I am” has so long been a queer slogan that it has almost become a cliche, lost its meaning. But when we really think about it, the words still have power to move – certainly for me…
Queer by Any Other Name: Mark Jordan on Terminology
In the beginning was a word, and the word was “queer”. But this was seen as offensive, so we changed it to “gay”. Many women felt they were not clearly included, so the words became “gay and lesbian”. Some thought…
Holy Roman Empire
Overwhelmed by some fun pictures and pertinent comment at NCR Online, Far From Rome, Enlightened Catholicism, Bilgrimage and probably more to come, I have nothing original to say, so simply add more pics and some words from Wikipedia (Oh, there’s…
Transsexual Marriage – in Catholic Church
In Italy, a Catholic priest has blessed in church a transsexual marriage. From the Independent Online: A priest in Italy on Sunday blessed the marriage of a 64-year-old transsexual to her 58-year-old male partner, in defiance of Vatican guidelines, the…
Queer in Faith: Some Links
I can say clearly that with Hans Kung I am no longer a Roman Catholic — I am a universal Christian catholic in union with the Holy Spirit. I belong to that union of believers who practice the way of…
Anglican Clergy & Contraception
Amidst the reams that have been written about the proposed welcome to disaffected Anglicans, most commentaries have focussed either on the affront female and gay Catholics of welcoming some people whose main motivation is opposition to women or gay clergy,…
The Irish, Again
From RTE News: Rome investigating abuse complaint The Vatican is investigating an allegation of child sexual abuse against an Irish Archbishop based in Nigeria. St Patrick’s Missionary Society, also known as the Kiltegan Fathers, has confirmed that a complaint was…
Some Gay New Fathers
Following on writing recently “In Praise of Family”, I’d like to draw to your attention a profile piece in today’s Observer. Here in the UK, we are fortunate that the law prohibits discrimination against same sex couples or individuals in…
Finding God in Gay Lovemaking
“An Erotic Encounter With the Devine” is the title of a post by Eric L. Hays-Strom at Jesus in Love. (Eric has a Masters Degree in Catholic Life and Worship from St. Meinrad School of Theology). In his post, he has…
