Grace on the Margins

Grace on the Margins is a weekly column from award-winning writer Jamie Manson.

Ssenfuka Joanita Warry speaks at the Voices of Faith event March 8 in Rome. (YouTube/Voices of Faith)

For LGBTQ Catholics, there is little hope in hearsay

Jun 1, 2018

Grace on the Margins: In the face of spiritual harm, loss of work and civil rights, and physical violence endured by LGBTQ persons, are Francis' words to Juan Carlos Cruz adequate?

Should women rejoice over 'Gaudete et Exsultate'?

by Jamie Manson

Apr 13, 2018

Grace on the Margins: Francis' new apostolic exhortation demonstrates that his limited understanding of women and the restrictions he places on women's vocations in the world and the church have serious spiritual ramifications.

Ecumenical Catholic Communion ordains its first female bishop

by Jamie Manson

Mar 5, 2018

Grace on the Margins: The Ecumenical Catholic Communion ordained Denise Donato as its first female bishop Feb. 9. As a bishop, Donato will help to serve the ECC's 51 parishes in the United States.

Whether Hollywood or the Vatican, patriarchy gives men license to abuse

by Jamie Manson

Dec 12, 2017

Grace on the Margins: Lately it feels like every day another a man vanishes from the limelight, as if taken by a plague. But in these cases, the pestilence was of their own making. Let's call it like it is: It's patriarchy.

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For LGBTQ Catholics, there is little hope in hearsay

Should women rejoice over 'Gaudete et Exsultate'?

Ecumenical Catholic Communion ordains its first female bishop

Whether Hollywood or the Vatican, patriarchy gives men license to abuse

New scholarship offers hope to women who long to be ordained in Catholic Church

Can Fr. James Martin's bridge hold up?

When women become a clear and present danger at the Vatican

US bishops have much to gain from Trump presidency

Is Pope Francis campaigning for married priests?

Hillary Clinton wants to be president, not your mother

Catholic church's total ban on contraception challenged by scholars

Stop shaming women for seeking equal power in the church

Reform groups challenge U.S. bishops to create 'a church for our daughters'

It's time to be honest about Pope Francis and women

In meeting with Fellay, Pope Francis shows double standard in the 'culture of encounter'

LGBTQ people need justice, not mercy, from Pope Francis

Crèches from the Americas offer an epiphany on migration, social justice

A church that dreams of rights for women can be great, too

What is driving Pope Francis’ canonization of Junípero Serra?

LGBT groups continue valuable work, despite losing space during World Meeting

Ray Rice and Redemption Narratives

Catholic schools must refuse to fire LGBT employees

Pope Francis' deep ties to evangelicals

'Laudato Si'' should have lifted the ban on contraception

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