Rush Limbaugh responded to Pope Francis’ criticism of “unbridled” capitalism by denouncing it as “pure Marxism”.The allegation is plainly ridiculous, but if Rush is that alarmed by Francis’ criticism, he’d be well advised to steer well clear of reading the…
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan: “Catholic Church needs better outreach to gays”
Cardinal Timothy Dolan acknowledged on Sunday that there was still much to do to make the church welcoming to gay and lesbian Catholics. “We gotta do better to see that our defense of marriage is not reduced to an…
Let Us Remember, March 15th: The (Gay) Roman Centurion and his “Boy”
In Catholic tradition, March 15th is the feast day of “Longinus”, the name given to the Roman centurion at the crucifixion who pierced Christ’s side with his spear. Some writers, like Paul Halsall of the LGBT Catholic Handbook, also identify him with…
Lepers, Social Outcasts - and the Church
In today’s Gospel, we read “There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha”. Who are the lepers in the Church of today? My parish pew leaflet this morning has the important observation: The message…
Feast of the Queer Holy Family
The Sunday after Christmas is traditionally celebrated as the Feast of the Holy Family - an occasion which all too often is used in homilies as an excuse to commend the modern nuclear family - thereby leaving the substantial proportion…
Dec 27th: John, the (Queer) Evangelist.
The Gospel of John is of particular interest to queer people of faith for its repeated references to the “beloved disciple”, or to “the disciple that Jesus loved”. These references make clear that whoever he was, this disciple had a…
Born Today - Queer Icon, Jesus Christ
As the whole of the Christian world focuses today on the incarnation of Jesus Christ, I want to take a different tack. Instead of the familiar (and too often saccharine) focus on the nativity and a cute little infant in…
A Real - Life Christmas Miracle: 40th Anniversary.
Christmas should be a time to focus on the good news - including the “Good News” that is the origin of the word “Gospel”. Here’s some good news, to counter the depressing stuff coming from the Vatican and some other…
Let Us Remember, for Dec 20th
Ruth and Naomi: Love between women in the Bible (Jesus in Love Blog) The Queer Family in the Book of Ruth, OT, c 1100BC (Queer Saints & Martyrs)
Let Us Remember, for Nov 30th:
Blessed Bernardo de Hoyos: “The Spouse of Christ” from Queer Saints and Martyrs: In Catholic spiritual tradition, there is an important and honoured place for the idea of “The Bride of Christ”. At one level, we are taught to think…
