News and Views
Remembering the Catholic sister who served people with AIDS
Views Michael J. O’Loughlin / November 30, 2024Carol Baltosiewich, who ministered to people with HIV and AIDS, died earlier this year. Michael O’Loughlin remembers her in this appreciation.
Prayer is the lamp of our hearts
Views James Martin, S.J. / November 30, 2024Before you light the Advent candle, light the lamp of your heart with prayer.
‘A God Who Continually Surprises Us’: A Q&A With a Theologian Who Changed His Mind About Gay Marriage
News The New York Times / November 25, 2024A psychologist’s tips for LGBTQ Catholics struggling with the holidays
Views Mary Kate Roohan, PsyD, RDT / November 25, 2024Dr. Mary Kate Roohan offers practical skills and tips for LGBTQ Catholics who struggle with difficult family dynamics, especially during the holiday season.
A guided prayer for LGBTQ Catholics struggling through the holidays
Views Angelo Jesus Canta, SJ / November 25, 2024Some LGBTQ Catholics face challenges during the holidays, particularly when family dynamics cause conflict. Here’s a way to use Ignatian prayer to help create calm conditions.
Jesus is not the kind of king many of us want
Views James Martin, S.J. / November 23, 2024Jesus Christ is the king of poverty, the king of humility and the king of the marginalized. Let us follow him.
In ‘Communion,’ a gay teacher wrestles with losing his job and finding his faith
Views Rob Weinert-Kendt / November 22, 2024Matthew LaBanca’s “ministerial exception” case has not seen the inside of a courtroom, but the versatile actor/writer is now litigating it theatrically in his moving one-man show “Communion.”
