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Review: Gay Catholic chronicles early diversity efforts in new memoir

Outreach Originals Jason Steidl Jack / April 1, 2025

If 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, 2025

Contemplating 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, 2024

The 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, 2024

Why 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, 2023

Blessings 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, 2023

The 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, 2023

Unachukwu’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, 2023

Queer 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, 2023

Queer 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, 2022

The book is a powerful rebuke of the status quo in the Church of England and other Christian communities.