News and Views
Articles by Mark McDermott
The Heart-Scalding Yearning of the LGBTQ Person
Views Mark McDermott / March 27, 2023Is it not itself objectively disordered to decree that LGBTQ+ people are unworthy of the heart-scalding beauty and exquisite yearning for God?
A gay couple describes producing a new documentary for LGBTQ Catholics
Views Mark McDermott / Yuval David / September 21, 2022The idea arose from Mark’s search for Christian iconography that represents the LGBTQ community. He found a few things, but nothing that spoke to him. “If you cannot find it,” said Yuval, “why don’t we create it ourselves?”
Gospel meditation: How would Christ interact with LGBTQ people today?
Views Mark McDermott / June 10, 2022Imagine an LGBTQ+ youth weeping and kissing Jesus’s feet and wiping them with their hair.
In fear and trembling
Views Mark McDermott / May 6, 2022What does Jesus’s ministry have to say about LGBTQ people?