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January 2014

January 15, 2014

Can the Church Imagine a Future for Gay Christians?: Matthew Franklin Jones

writes: ...For most of my college career I was haunted by a singular image that...

January 09, 2014

The Further Adventures of Melinda Selmys

I have many friends who loved Melinda Selmys's 2009 book, Sexual Authenticity: An Intimate Reflection...

December 2013

December 21, 2013

“Coming Out Christian”: I’m in The American Conservative

this month, talking about how the growing presence of openly gay Christians who accept the...

December 03, 2013

“Oriented to Love: A Dialogue About Sexual Diversity in the Church,” Feb 6 – 8, 2014: Apply Now!

Many of my readers may be interested in this: We are looking for a group...

December 02, 2013

Wesley Hill Speaking on Spiritual Friendship at Biola University

friendship, gay Christian life, & the challenges for churches. The comments to this post are...

November 2013

November 20, 2013

“What Classic, Orthodox Celibacy Isn’t”

at Spiritual Friendship: If we follow the tradition’s logic, celibacy cannot be a synonym for...

October 2013

October 22, 2013

Indiegogo Campaign for Film Festival on LGBT/Faith Issues

The Level Ground film festival is raising money for its second year, & I've signed...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

“All the Single Laity”: My Terrible Pun at CNA

Writers often don't write their own headlines, but this one is all my fault: “It...

September 12, 2013

“Consolations”

of being gay and Christian. Sequel to "Desolations" of ditto. By Brent Bailey, and again...

September 10, 2013

“Desolations”

of being gay and Christian--Brent Bailey blogs: I resist stereotypes about gay people and try...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Friday Links: Wal-Mart, Letter to My Freshman Self, Kitchen Tricks, And Much More

What I'm reading. If you follow me on Twitter you've seen some of these--but not...

August 26, 2013

Monday Links: More Atonement! Plus Interrupting Violence, Texification of the Church in America, and More

Hey! Here's what I've been reading: Leah Libresco asks for stories of atonement and tells...

August 21, 2013

“All the Celibate Ladies?”: I ask a question

about language and singleness/celibacy, at Spiritual Friendship: Last week I had a great lunch w

July 2013

July 30, 2013

I’m quoted in this article about Pope Francis & gay Christians

Here it is!

July 18, 2013

“A Different Kind of Coming Out”

in Christianity magazine: In a basement under a church in London I’m meeting with three...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

Exodus’s Closure and Apology: Some Links

A huge deal in the evangelical world, and probably a big deal for American Christians...

June 14, 2013

“Being Gay, Having Faith”: A Series in NYC, Including Me

audio and other materials now online. And you can read a post I wrote riffing...

June 13, 2013

“Called to Celibacy Unchosen”: Aaron Taylor

in First Things: Addressing women who knew they would never be able to marry because...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

“I’m Gay, But I’m Not Switching to a Church That Supports Gay Marriage”: me at the Atlantic

here you go... When I became Catholic in 1998, as a college sophomore, I didn't...

May 30, 2013

“Friendship in Between ‘Romance’ and Loneliness”: Wesley Hill

blogs; did I post this already? It's from a few months ago. Anyway I just...

May 29, 2013

“How Celibate Gay Christians Deal with Desire”

at Yahoo News. Some inaccurate or loaded phrasing, but this is... much better than it...

April 2013

April 11, 2013

The Beauty of Obedience

After I spoke on that panel in New York last night, some of the organizers...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Asking better questions about homosexuality and Christianity

Christopher C. Roberts in First Things: Here is what Berry fails to imagine, but what...

March 11, 2013

“Not as a Stranger: How Churches Can Welcome Gay People (And Everybody Else)”: me

at Aleteia, a new Catholic site: When I go to church on Sunday, I can...

March 05, 2013

“Other”: Gay Subtlety

blogs: ...The reason I’m even commenting on these brief flashes of “unawareness” or whatever-it-is, of...

February 2013

February 08, 2013

What Questions Should Christians Really Be Asking About Homosexuality?

Odd Man Out has a really good post: Christians are getting better at talking about...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

“An English Gay Catholic”

This is why I am writing this. It is my belief that gay people in...

January 05, 2013

A conversation with me and Sr. Jeannine Gramick

at Interfaith Voices. (Scroll down--I missed this when it was posted over the summer.) I...

January 02, 2013

“Celibacy and Friendship ‘After 30′”: Wesley Hill

muses on the problems, and offers some anecdotes with practical advice: ...When I speak to...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

I’m quoted in this Natl Catholic Register story on NDAlliance

A lot will depend on the personnel, as always, but ND has a chance to...