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In this installment of “Theologians and other scholars on the Synod’s call to listen to LGBTQ people,” Kate Ward and Maxwell Waldschmidt reflect on the promise and limitations of Study Group 9’s report.

James Martin, S.J., reflects on a recent paper from the McGrath Institute for Church Life on seminary formation and priestly ordination, asking whether celibate gay men should be ordained.

Author Christina Zaker shares how allyship, like parenting, is a verb, necessitating both internal and external practices.

For one mother, Outreach 2026 demonstrated how true change comes not through derision, but through “the steady, courageous work of love.”

In this installment of “Theologians and other scholars on the Synod’s call to listen to LGBTQ people,” Terence Sweeney reflects on the importance of listening to LGBTQ Catholics while remaining rooted in Scripture, Tradition and church teaching.

Full text of the speech given by Rev Bryan Massingale upon receiving The John Courtney Murray Award at the Catholic Theological Society of America Award Ceremony on Saturday, June 13, 2026

In Leviticus, director Adrian Chiarella transforms conversion therapy into supernatural horror, exploring the toll of religious prejudice on LGBTQ youth.

In this installment of “Theologians and other scholars on the Synod’s call to listen to LGBTQ people,” MT Dávila reflects on how listening to LGBTQ Catholics can deepen the church’s understanding of the Gospel.