LGBTQ advocates say many Catholic secondary schools are working to support students. But they also believe there's a harmful trend: new diocesan-approved policies or guidelines on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Listen: Heidi, David and Father Daniel discuss what they did during winter break; the life of Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh; and the impact of state bills and diocesan policies on the dignity of transgender persons.
We say: Let us use Advent to recommit ourselves to eliminating systemic oppression in the U.S. and to push the church toward being better allies to communities constantly under the threat of violence.
The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration of Greenfield, Wisconsin, are turning their estimated 200 acres near the Mississippi River into a living classroom for the local community. They have permanently committed the land to educational and collaborative sustainability projects.
Fr. James Altman of La Crosse, Wisconsin, has traveled the U.S., making speeches and giving interviews agitating against church leaders since his own bishop removed him from his parish and restricted his ministry in early July.
Commentary: At the Mississippi headwaters in June, I joined hundreds who have been fighting to stop construction of the Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline. Indigenous women are at the forefront of this struggle to protect the water from potential oil spills.
Wisconsin Fr. James Altman has been removed as pastor of his parish and restricted from ministry. According to a new decree issued by La Crosse Bishop William Callahan, Altman is only allowed to celebrate Mass in private and is barred from preaching.
When his bishop demanded his resignation – after a series of divisive remarks about politics and the pandemic – Altman refused to oblige and has since raised more than $640,000 from his conservative supporters to defend himself.
