Francis Palmquist, a tattoo artist and former priest, describes his new life away from traditionalist Catholic circles.
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Posted inVatican Dispatch
From Vietnamese refugee to Australia’s first Asian bishop: Vincent Long on faith, migration and synodality
Just over 46 years ago, an 18-year-old fled Vietnam in a boat with more than 100 other people. Today he is Australia’s first Asian bishop.
Posted inNews
Supreme Court says Title IX permits Idaho, West Virginia transgender sports bans
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 upheld West Virginia and Idaho state laws requiring student athletes to compete on sports teams that correspond to their biological sex rather than their self-identified gender.
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DOJ to join Catholic nuns’ suit on NY gender identity law for long-term care facilities
The state law mandates that nursing homes use a resident’s chosen name/pronouns and honor rooming requests based on gender identity.
Posted inFaith and Reason
Archbishop Wester: The church must draw closer to L.G.B.T.Q. people
I recently attended a meeting in Racine, Wis., organized by New Ways Ministry, that deepened my pastoral concern, understanding and right judgment about the lives of L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics.
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On same-sex blessings in Germany, cardinal calls talk of Vatican sanctions ‘premature’
Speaking to journalists in Rome May 6, Cardinal Pietro Parolin was asked if the Vatican intends to impose sanctions on the German bishops after the continued promotion of a handbook for blessing same-sex couples.
Posted inTheater
‘Dog Day Afternoon’: Stephen Adly Guirgis revisits the iconic 1975 film
A single-set hostage drama needs to feel like a pressure cooker, but this “Dog Day Afternoon” has a comedic, almost casual tone throughout.
Posted inPodcasts
Gregory Maguire, ‘Wicked’ author, on the spirituality of paying attention
Long before he wrote “Wicked” Gregory Maguire has been weaving careful attention into his artistic pursuits and his prayer. He joins host James Martin, S.J. on “The Spiritual Life” podcast to talk about his spiritual journey, from a Catholic orphanage and formative education with religious sisters who helped him draw his first picture of God, to his current practice of seeing Jesus’ face on the margins.
Posted inLast Take
R.I.P. Paul Tagliabue: the commissioner who brought Catholic values to the NFL
While Paul Tagliabue, who died on Sunday, is remembered for his long and successful tenure as commissioner of the NFL, he was also a devoted philanthropist whose causes included Jesuit education and L.G.B.T.Q. ministry in the church.
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Federal judge strikes Biden-era rule including gender identity in sex discrimination prohibition
Attorney General Lynn Fitch argued in an Oct. 23 statement, “The Biden administration attempted to import its radical theories on gender identity into ObamaCare, forcing healthcare providers to perform surgeries or prescribe drugs even if it violated their best medical judgment.”