by Chris Williams, SJ | Mar 15, 2023 | Current Events, In the News, Justice, Sexuality ~ Approx. 5 mins
This article was co-published as part of a collaboration with Outreach: An LGBTQ Catholic Resource. A few weeks ago, Ross Douthat published an opinion piece in the New York Times titled “American Teens are Really Miserable, Why?” The article opens with the following...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Jan 9, 2020 | Catholic Writing, Current Events, Global Catholicism, MAG+S & WYD, Papal Election, Papal News, Pop Culture, Pope Francis, Sports, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 8 mins
We’ve come a long way since 2010. Back then, Pope Benedict XVI was five years into his pontificate, there were still 10 Jesuit provinces in the U.S., Peter Faber was just “Blessed,” and no one had heard of the name Missy Franklin. As we continue to kick off the new...
by The Jesuit Post | Jul 2, 2019 | Education, In the News, Justice, Sexuality ~ Approx. 4 mins
The divides in the U.S. Catholic Church were on full display last week. While many expressed pride at being “Jesuit-educated,” we are mourning the lack of healing in our Church and the degree to which the LGBT community continues to be marginalized. The leaders of...
by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ | Jun 12, 2019 | Blogs, Gender, Sexuality, Spirituality ~ Approx. 5 mins
This post is edited from its original, published on August 1, 2018 – A Beautiful Bond: Argentinian Nun Ministers to Transgender Women *** The term “LGBT” was used for the first time in a Vatican document. The working document for the 2018 Synod on the Youth...