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Articles by Jason Steidl Jack
Review: Gay Catholic chronicles early diversity efforts in new memoir
Outreach Originals Jason Steidl Jack / April 1, 2025If you’re an LGBTQ Catholic who grew up in the late 20th century, you probably know something about Brian McNaught.
A gay Catholic on finding hope in seemingly hopeless times
Outreach Originals Jason Steidl Jack / February 20, 2025Contemplating small acts of kindness, and making an effort to notice beauty, goodness and compassion, can help in moments of despair.
Review: “Queerness in the Catholic Church” presents the realities of LGBTQ lives
Outreach Originals Jason Steidl Jack / March 8, 2024The book’s incarnational, Catholic approach leads us out of ignorance and exclusion to the queer peripheries where everyone is welcome and heard.
In remembering the Holocaust, the Catholic Church must also confront its homophobia
Outreach Originals Jason Steidl Jack / January 26, 2024Why didn’t the Holocaust force the Catholic Church to confront its homophobia in the same way it was forced to confront its anti-Semitism?
As a married gay Catholic just blessed by a Catholic priest, I welcome the church’s openness
Outreach Originals Jason Steidl Jack / December 21, 2023Blessings for same-sex couples are powerful signs that couples like us share in the same channels of grace that all people enjoy.
Review: In ‘The Everyday Advocate,’ the work of LGBTQ social justice is rooted in faith
Outreach Originals Jason Steidl Jack / November 8, 2023The book is a rich resource for any Christian who wants to leave a meaningful legacy of advocacy. For Catholic readers, the book challenges us to embrace sensible, experience-proven strategies to drive social change.
Manhattan parish met with protests after hosting transgender-affirming art exhibit
Outreach Originals Jason Steidl Jack / June 2, 2023Unachukwu’s artwork makes the bold claim that all people—especially trans people—have a share in divine life.
LGBTQ Catholics need a queer theology of liberation
Outreach Originals Jason Steidl Jack / February 12, 2023Queer faith is good news for the church because it opens space for personal growth and collective transformation.
The power in claiming LGBTQ Catholic history
Outreach Originals Jason Steidl Jack / January 2, 2023Queer believers belong to a proud movement that is making the church more Christlike. Our LGBTQ history affirms that we are not, and have never been, alone.
Review: Charlie Bell’s latest book is an argument for LGBTQ inclusion from the English church
Outreach Originals Jason Steidl Jack / August 20, 2022The book is a powerful rebuke of the status quo in the Church of England and other Christian communities.