Maxwell Kuzma is a transgender man living on a farm in Ohio who writes about the intersection of queerness and faith. You can follow him on Twitter @maxwellkuzma.
When we look deeply at the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, we begin to see there is an ultimate oneness in Jesus' life. Trans Catholics like Max Kuzma have experienced a oneness in their lives as well.
"Carol & The End of the World" is an adult animated dystopian show that effectively asks viewers to consider what they would do with just one year to live — and, by extension, how they really want to live today.
Watching current events as a transgender person is enough to make Max Kuzma's head spin. He and other LGBTQ+ Catholics are sustained by finding God in living out their authentic identity and sharing their gifts with pride.
Leveling theological rejections at people who are humbling themselves before God looks nothing like the example of Jesus. Maybe instead, the church can meet in shared vulnerability — like washing each other's feet.
Book review: Abigail Favale's book promises "an intellectually honest, respectful, and faithfully Catholic view" tracing the philosophical origin of gender studies. Yet it leaves out quite a bit of the story.
It is clear that Warren Jeffs used a position of power and authority to manipulate and control people for his own ends. But for the members of his congregation, it was not that simple.
Book review:Outlove is the biographical survival story of Julie Rodgers, who grew up fiercely evangelical and passionately in love with Jesus with one small problem: She was attracted to other women.