News and Views
Articles by Ish Ruiz
LGBTQ ministry exists to remind people that they are loved by God
Outreach Originals Ish Ruiz / July 8, 2025LGBTQ ministry exists to affirm one’s “dignity and enough-ness” in God’s sight and to recognize that “God loves us just as we are.”
LGBTQ educators are a “unique and indispensable” blessing to Catholic schools, research shows
Outreach Originals Ish Ruiz / Jane Bleasdale / Outreach Staff / April 18, 2023LGBTQ Catholic educators are deeply committed to and make unique contributions to the Catholic mission of their schools.
To reach LGBTQ people, the church must enter into synodal dialogue on gender and sexuality
Outreach Originals Ish Ruiz / Outreach Staff / October 23, 2022We must proudly declare that we belong in this church through our baptism and endeavor to claim our place in our local community. LGBTQ people need to reconceive our sexual identity as part of the Imago Dei, or the image of God.
Machismo permeates Latin American culture and Catholic theology. How can we minister to Latinx LGBTQ persons?
Outreach Originals Ish Ruiz / Outreach Staff / October 22, 2022Christian (and particularly Catholic) theology on gender combined with male-dominated religious imagery are often used to justify machismo attitudes that oppress women and LGBTQ+ persons.
Catholic school educators: Now is the time to think about LGBTQ+ inclusion
Outreach Originals Ish Ruiz / May 1, 2022LGBTQ+ ministry in Catholic schools (and anywhere in the Church) relies on hope.
