Grace on the Margins

Columnist Jamie Manson writes about issues of equality in the church, particularly those that affect women and LGBTQ individuals.

The cult of Trump now threatens us all

by Jamie Manson

Mar 24, 2020

Grace on the Margins: It is a shock to my system when I am reminded that many of my neighbors not only believe every word Trump says, but they also will go to the mat for him, even as this virus, which he has minimized and lied about, arrives at our doorstep.

With callous timing, Detroit bishops bar LGBTQ group from Catholic grounds

by Jamie Manson

Mar 17, 2020

Grace on the Margins: The Detroit chapter of Dignity has been expelled from its sacred space during a pandemic, a time in which our senses of space, location and home are already in disorienting flux.

A prayer service was held Sept. 16, 2019, at Holy Family Church in New York City, hosted by the Vatican's Permanent Observer Mission to the U.N. on the eve of the opening of the 74th session of the U.N. General Assembly. (CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz)

UN report blasts religions' overreach, and the Holy See is not amused

by Jamie Manson

Mar 10, 2020

Grace on the Margins: The U.N. is concerned that religious beliefs are being used to justify discrimination against women, girls or LGBTQ people. It surely has the Vatican in mind.

The church's treatment of LGBTQ people is killing its future

by Jamie Manson

Mar 3, 2020

Grace on the Margins: Both Alana Chen and the students of Kennedy Catholic are emblematic of how much promise many young adults hold for the church, and how senselessly the institutional church harms them and squanders their gifts.

Columns ›

The cult of Trump now threatens us all

With callous timing, Detroit bishops bar LGBTQ group from Catholic grounds

UN report blasts religions' overreach, and the Holy See is not amused

The church's treatment of LGBTQ people is killing its future

No, Jean Vanier is not 'like all of us'

In 'Querida Amazonia,' Francis' sacramental imagination stops short of women

Bishop ups the ante on anti-LGBTQI stance

Trump's March for Life appearance calls into question bishops' motives

As climate change worsens, so does our grief and distress

Women need to be the church's new anti-pope

Women are on the verge of constitutional equality, but some Catholics still stand in the way

The church must face its own role in violence against women

A crucial connection was missed at Amazon synod

Desecration of sacred images demands bolder action from Vatican

As US 'nones' increase, we must start asking different questions

Young intentional community is 'promise of Vatican II' realized

At Benincasa community, a new model for religious life unfolds

New generation emerges at CTSA convention, as theologians play long game

Why does Francis' passion for justice and unity stop short of women?

Young progressive Catholics really do care about the church

Pope Benedict explains things to me

The quick and wondrous radicalization of Lucetta Scaraffia

Why the sex abuse summit accomplished nothing

I got a glimpse of the future of women deacons, and it's troubling

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