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On Aug 5 2014 I began a poetry series for this site that aims to focus on poets whose work centers on the struggles of often-marginalized peoples within the United States I started the conversation with Rigoberto Gonzalez on his collection Unpeopled Eden concentrating on the elements of loss g

Doors open for New Ways Ministry

In the Church's conversation about modern family life, where's the concern for children?

The words had a vaguely alien sound: postcolonial, mujerista, queer, eco-theological. But as I sat on our theology department’s hiring committee and read applicants’ dossiers, it was clear that the thinking behind these labels is shaping the work of many who are finishing doctoral studie

Could writing a gender autobiography help us understand the emerging LGBT movement?

“There should be recognition of a diversity of forms,” said Bishop Bonny of Antwerp.

Family UnityI second the Rev. Robert P. Imbelli in “Family in Focus” (12/8). Father Imbelli emphasizes the importance of prayer in this process of discernment, and I would add Scripture to that. I am reminded of the Gospel reading at my wedding, “That they may be one,” from J

The recent assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family has brought renewed attention to Catholic approaches to gay and lesbian persons. During the synod, church leaders discussed pastoral and theological perspectives regarding the place of homosexual persons in the church, and church teaching vis

Today H.I.V. remains the world’s leading infectious killer, taking 1.5 million lives last year.