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July 2015

July 26, 2015

Meanwhile, over at the Episcopal Church …

… they have their own headaches: An Episcopal priest shocked his Queens congregation recently when...

July 23, 2015

Is the Archdiocese of Washington about to extend benefits to same sex spouses?

This email arrived in my inbox this morning: I recently read on The Church Militant...

July 23, 2015

Is the Archdiocese of Washington about to extend benefits to same sex spouses?

This email arrived in my inbox this morning: I recently read on The Church Militant...

July 14, 2015

Chaput: school showed “character and common sense” in firing lesbian

Yesterday, he released a statement responding to the Catholic school's firing of a lesbian religion...

July 14, 2015

Chaput: school showed “character and common sense” in firing lesbian

Yesterday, he released a statement responding to the Catholic school’s firing of a lesbian religion...

July 08, 2015

Lesbian married to a woman dismissed from Philadelphia Catholic school — UPDATED

From Philly.com: A religious education director at a Montgomery County Catholic school—Waldron Mercy Academy—has been dismissed...

July 08, 2015

Lesbian married to a woman dismissed from Philadelphia Catholic school — UPDATED

From Philly.com: A religious education director at a Montgomery County Catholic school—Waldron Mercy Academy—has been dismissed...

July 07, 2015

Entire county clerk’s staff resigns rather than issue same-sex marriage licenses

From The Jackson Sun: The three officers in the Decatur County Clerk's Office have resigned...

July 07, 2015

Entire county clerk’s staff resigns rather than issue same-sex marriage licenses

From The Jackson Sun: The three officers in the Decatur County Clerk’s Office have resigned...

July 03, 2015

Chairman of Fordham’s theology department marries another man — UPDATED

Somehow, I missed this little item in last Sunday's New York Times. A reader sent...

July 03, 2015

Chairman of Fordham’s theology department marries another man — UPDATED

Somehow, I missed this little item in last Sunday’s New York Times. A reader sent...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

From Canada, a pastor offers advice to the U.S. on same sex marriage

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June 29, 2015

From Canada, a pastor offers advice to the U.S. on same sex marriage

View image | gettyimages.com From Carey Nieuwhof: I write from the perspective of a pastor of...

June 26, 2015

The viewpoint that dare not speak its name

View image | gettyimages.com Someone mentioned this bit of news to me tonight. I didn't...

June 26, 2015

Great moments in journalism: the Philadelphia story and bias

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June 26, 2015

USCCB on SCOTUS gay marriage ruling: “Move forward with faith, hope, and love”

From the USCCB website: The U.S. Supreme Court decision, June 26, interpreting the U.S. Constitution to...

June 26, 2015

The viewpoint that dare not speak its name

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June 26, 2015

USCCB on SCOTUS gay marriage ruling: “Move forward with faith, hope, and love”

From the USCCB website: The U.S. Supreme Court decision, June 26, interpreting the U.S. Constitution to...

June 26, 2015

Great moments in journalism: the Philadelphia story and bias

View image | gettyimages.com I was struck by these two competing headlines this morning....

June 12, 2015

Pope to meet publicly with married gay activist at roundtable next month

Details: Pope Francis is slated to hold his first public meeting with a married gay...

June 12, 2015

Pope to meet publicly with married gay activist at roundtable next month

Details: Pope Francis is slated to hold his first public meeting with a married gay...

May 2015

May 30, 2015

Cardinal Burke compares Irish to the pagans for endorsing gay marriage

From The Tablet in the U.K.: Ireland has gone further than paganism and “defied God”...

May 30, 2015

Cardinal Burke compares Irish to the pagans for endorsing gay marriage

From The Tablet in the U.K.: Ireland has gone further than paganism and “defied God”...

May 27, 2015

Seton Hall priest who was removed over Facebook post admits he’s gay, requests sabbatical

A reader sent this my way today. This story got a lot of attention a...

May 27, 2015

Seton Hall priest who was removed over Facebook post admits he’s gay, requests sabbatical

A reader sent this my way today. This story got a lot of attention a...

May 26, 2015

If you think gays wrecked marriage in Ireland, think again

View image | gettyimages.com From Aleteia, some analysis from Michael Cook: As an institution, marriage...

May 26, 2015

If you think gays wrecked marriage in Ireland, think again

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May 25, 2015

What happened in Ireland?

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May 25, 2015

What happened in Ireland?

View image | gettyimages.com A look at the historic vote Saturday to legalize same-sex marriage, via...

May 07, 2015

Cardinal to celebrate Mass for LGBT Catholics

From U.K.'s The Catholic Herald Cardinal Vincent Nichols will celebrate Mass with a “pastoral outreach”...