Join @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social and me at Outreach’s first-ever retreat! Details and the link to register here: outreach.faith/2025/02/outr...

The bishop at President Trump’s inaugural prayer service implored him to “have mercy” on gay, lesbian and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants. “I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.

A new book by Pope Francis touches on a wide range of issues—including his thoughts on LGBTQ Catholics. I collected them here: outreach.faith/2025/01/pope...

Cardinal Robert McElroy will be the next archbishop of Washington, DC. My look at his record of support for LGBTQ Catholics: outreach.faith/2025/01/card...

Some of the nonfiction I read in 2024 that stuck with me: 1. A Memoir by Ina Garten 2. The Fall of Roe by Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer 3. Why Empires Fall by Peter Heather and John Rapley 4. The Art of Power by Nancy Pelosi

Merry Christmas! Here’s to a bright 2025! 🎄🐾

On how attending Christmas Eve Mass at a small summer beach chapel in cold New Hampshire came to exemplify finding moments that feel like home, in my new piece at Outreach: outreach.faith/2024/12/how-...

Outreach is growing! We’re looking for a Communications and Advancement Associate to join our team! Details here: www.americamagazine.org/communicatio...

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Pope Francis' recently renewed pact with China. Her comments were part of a wide-ranging interview with the National Catholic Reporter in her Capitol Hill office on Dec. 6.

The #Jubilee2025 will be filled with our hope in God, which does not fade. May it help us renew our trust in the Church, in our interpersonal relationships, in international relations, and in our task of promoting the dignity of every person and respect for creation.

An LGBT Catholic group is included in the Vatican’s jubilee year calendar: www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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Here's a lovely video about our ministry to LGBTQ Catholics at Outreach. If you'd like to donate to our ministry you can just click here: outreach.faith/support-us/?... www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRDs...

Hidden Mercy was published three years ago this weekend! Loved seeing it this morning still on the shelves at Unabridged Books in Chicago!

Sister Carol Baltosiewich, whose life as a Catholic sister and AIDS activist I would come to know well over the past eight years, and whose story would compose a large section of my book Hidden Mercy, died in September. 1/5

Angelo Canta, SJ, wrote a guided prayer for LGBTQ Catholics who struggle with difficult family dynamics during the holidays, new at Outreach: outreach.faith/2024/11/a-gu...

At Outreach, Dr Mary Kate Roohan offers practical tips and skills for LGBTQ Catholics who might struggle with family dynamics during the holidays: outreach.faith/2024/11/a-ps...

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Join Outreach this week for an important webinar about how to navigate holiday family stress for LGBTQ Catholics. Register today! outreach.faith/2024/11/outr...