Dublin, Ireland was chosen by Pope Francis to host the next World Meeting of Families from August 21-26, and we are the only LGBTQI Catholic coalition in the world to have official representation there. Marianne Duddy-Burke, Executive Director of DignityUSA, will attend the event with her wife and children to […]
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Since 2010, the founding members of the Equally Blessed Coalition have worked collectively and individually to educate, to inspire, and to prompt Catholics to take action in the church and in the wider culture on behalf of LGBTQI people, their families, and friends. Fortunate Families, one of the founding members […]
The Liturgy Coordinator position reports to CTA’s Conference Coordinator and is responsible for coordinating and providing quality liturgical experiences that celebrate and strengthen the CTA community as they gather for their annual conference. Responsibilities include the planning, training, recruiting and scheduling of ministers and liturgical artists (including environmental designer, musicians, […]
DignityUSA, an organization of Catholics committed to justice, equality, and full inclusion of LGBTQI people in our church and society and a member of the Equally Blessed coalition, is seeking an experienced grant-writing consultant to assist in grant-writing to targeted funders for initiatives connected with and stretching beyond our 50th […]
On September 11, 2001, Fr. Mychael Judge, a Franciscan friar who was also the chaplain for the New York City Fire Department, was among the first who rushed into the World Trade Center with other first responders after a plane had struck the complex. As a result of his sacrifice, […]
This fall a variety of conferences and meetings will take place, offering LGBT Catholics and allies a great number of opportunities to connect with one another. In lieu of a national conference, our coalition partner Call To Action is instead offering three regional conferences with keynotes and sessions on topics […]
On Wednesday, June 22, at 7:00 pm central, Call To Action is hosting a webinar on why LBGTQ people choose to stay in the Catholic Church. Owen Borda, PhD, is a professional pastoral musician by training, theologian by temperament, healthcare/teacher advocate by vocation, is committed to service of those at the […]
Earlier this month, the Sisters of Mercy in San Fransciso decided to continue the employment of Gabriel Bodenheimer (pictured above), a transgender man, at Mercy High School. Read coverage in the San Francisco Chronicle and National Catholic Reporter. This flies in the face of recent trends within Catholic institutions to fire or expel LGBTQI employees […]
Equally Blessed, a US coalition of 4 Catholic groups working on LGBT issues (New Ways Ministry, DignityUSA, Fortunate Families, and Call To Action) is sponsoring a group of Pilgrims to attend the World Meeting of Families. The pilgrims are families with LGBTQI members. They will be speaking privately and publicly […]
Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput recently responded to one of the Equally Blessed pilgrims who will attend the World Meeting of Families this September in Philadelphia, along with almost two dozen others who want to make sure that LGBT families and voices are heard. Susanne’s original letter appears below, followed by Archbishop […]