This piece was originally published on The National Catholic Reporter. All my life, the only thing I ever wanted to do is work for the church. And for eight years, I did. Working in youth ministry, I eventually became the director of religious education for a low-income parish in Indianapolis […]
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This piece was originally published on The Advocate. In late January, we walked around Panama City streets jammed with young Catholics while wearing rainbow sashes and buttons, and carrying a sign that read “Faithful Catholics committed to full equality for LGBTQI persons.” We were a delegation from Equally Blessed, a […]
This press release was cross-posted on the main Equally Blessed blog. On Wednesday, February 27, at 8:30 PM ET, Equally Blessed will offer a free webinar, open to the public, for supporters and other interested people to hear from the Equally Blessed pilgrims who traveled to World Youth Day in […]
Our pilgrims have already started traveling to Panama, with the last scheduled to arrive late Monday night/early Tuesday morning. With up to two million people expected to descend upon Panama City, we aren’t quite sure how stable our WiFi and data connections will be, but we still plan to keep […]
“So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, […]
What is World Youth Day? World Youth Day is a huge celebration of young folks from around the world gathered in one space with the Pope. Typically celebrated every three years in a different country, the celebrating brings together thousands of teenagers and young adults. World Youth Day is a […]
I was standing in a 24-hour laundromat the first time I knew I was going to quit my job. At the time, I worked as a Director of Religious Education and Youth Ministry and lived with the House of the Little Flower Catholic Worker Community. We had discovered a bed bug […]
Hello, my name is Keith Hall. I have lived in 3 distinct states (Louisiana, New York, Georgia) and Washington, DC. Each place has offered an abundance of experiences that brought me closer to my faith and friends. Being around a mostly Baptist family always made me hesitant to fully embrace […]
Hi all. Breanna here, again, for part two of Sexuality, Gender, and Spirituality 101 – a conversation I’ve been leading with small groups of people. In the part one, we explored how using the name “Loving Creator” for God helps us to picture and understand a Higher Being that creates […]
This press release was cross-posted on the main Equally Blessed blog. Six young Roman Catholics are preparing for a journey to Panama, to attend the Vatican-sponsored World Youth Day 2019, where they will bring a message that the church must treat lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) people […]