News and Views
Articles by Carl Siciliano
How serving homeless LGBTQ youths changed my understanding of Christmas
Views Carl Siciliano / December 17, 2024Surely the truth of God’s limitless, all-welcoming love for every one of us is the burning heart of the Christmas mystery.
How a homeless, queer youth helped me find God
Views Carl Siciliano / May 21, 2024“Making Room: Three Decades of Fighting for Beds, Belonging, and a Safe Place for LGBTQ Youth” was released May 21 by Penguin Random House.
How Saint Thérèse of Lisieux helped my gay friend when dying of AIDS
Views Carl Siciliano / October 1, 2023Meeting Adrian inspired me profoundly. He clearly believed in a God whose love was deeper and more inclusive than I’d allowed myself to imagine, a God whose burning love and compassion embraced queer people.
LGBTQ teens are expelled from their homes by religious parents. We must do better.
Views Carl Siciliano / March 12, 2023It is my hope and prayer that we will awaken to the terrible harm being done to homeless LGBTQ youths in God’s name, recognize it as shameful and repent of what causes that harm.
