When we speak of the Holy Trinity, we slip too easily into the habit of using male pronouns for the first two person, God “the Father” and God “the Son”. If we are sensitive to gender issues, we may speak…
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Mathew Fox, on “The other side of the Catholic tradition”
In the modern Catholic Church, it is common to find Vatican loyalists and rule-book Catholics throwing up their hands in horror at “dissent” in the Church, insisting on the importance of sticking to so-called traditional teaching. What these people overlook,…
For the Season of Pride: Join the Parade - It’s A Catholic Duty!
In the northern hemisphere, summer is here – and summer is the season for Gay Pride. At The Wild Reed, Michael Bayly kicked off his annual Pride celebration by posting a reflection by Steve Lenius, on Gay Pride as a…
Proposed “Catholic Bill of Rights” – American Catholic Council
The Catholic Church commitment to the Social Gospel places great emphasis on the importance of respect for human rights. In the build-up to South Africa’s first democratic election in 1994 and during the transition, a major part of the…
Pride, In Faith: Rainbow Flag Raised at Episcopal Church
In total contrast with the timidity of the Catholic archdiocese of Boston, I offer you this more hopeful pic- a rainbow flag raised outside the Episcopal Church of St Paul, Oakland: From Oakland North
Homosexuality: A Call to Otherness? (by Elizabeth Scalia)
At this past weekend’s 65th Annual Tony Awards, the prize for “Best Revival of a Play” went to Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart about the early years of the AIDS epidemic. Upon receipt of the award, Kramer said, “To gay…
Some Reactions to the American Catholic Council Conference
A continuing them I am working on here, is that of the decline of Vatican power and control in the Catholic Church, and its implications for the rest of us - queer Catholics in particular, but also all others. One…
In NY, Another Conservative Case for Gay Marriage.
With near unanimous support from Democrats, two Republican senators who have already declared support, and some more who are said to be in favour but are not yet ready to declare, New York could within days finally approve marriage equality.…
NY Clergy Show Support for Marriage Equality
As Catholic Archbishop Dolan mounts a desperate, last-ditch stand to prevent the New York Senate from approving gay marriage, some other clergy are standing up for equality, justice and inclusion. Will somebody please remind Archbishop that these are deeply Catholic…
Pope Benedict Agrees: Pentecost shows universality of the Church
In my reflection on Pentecost, I observed that this feast is important for queer Catholics by demonstrating inclusion in the church for all, irrespective of barriers, and for reminding us of the important work of the Holy Spirit in guiding…
