William Lindsey

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3425 )

• Update on Recent I-Go-to-Dentist, I-Fill-in-Forms Story of a Week Ago: I Listen...

  

  A week ago, I told you that I had gone to the dentist (a new dentist, and that fact is a component of this story) and found myself nonplussed by several... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• "Listening Is Good. Hearing Is Better": Valuable Commentary on the Synod on the...

  

  Here's commentary about the relatio published yesterday by the synod on the family that seems to me well worth reading (for the context of this opening remark,... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• "Listening Is Good. Hearing Is Better": Valuable Commentary on the Synod on the...

  

  As I follow media and blog discussions of the relatio produced yesterday by the synod on the family to sum up its discussions thus far — follow to the extent... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Cold with Headache, Cold with Fever: Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Cold with headache, Cold with fever, Cold with cough that shakes the — It's hard to rhyme with "fever," isn't it? Clearly "beaver" or "lever" won't do here.By... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• In the News: Matters Churchy, Especially the Synod on the Family, at Week's End

  

  And now, an end-of-week summary of news (and other) commentary on matters churchy, especially the Catholic synod on the family:Kate Childs Graham at National... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• In the News: The Courts and Marriage Equality in U.S. at Week's End

  

  As the work week ends (and as I continue hosting guests, and finding very little time to blog), some excerpts from statements I've read this week about the... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• More on the Supremes and "It's Time Now": A Report on My Visit to the Dentist...

  

  A comment I made today to friends on my Facebook page, about my first-time visit to a new dentist today, now that I have healthcare coverage under the ACA — thi... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Maureen Fiedler to Catholic Hierarchy Re: Marriage Equality: Take a Leaf from...

  

  Sister Maureen Fiedler argues that the Catholic hierarchy stand to learn from the way in which the Supremes are approaching the issue of marriage equality: as... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Dahlia Lithwick on the Supremes and Marriage Equality: "It's Time Now"

  

  Dahlia Lithwick at Slate on why it's time now for the Supremes to put an end to the state-by-state, patchwork-quilt nonsense regarding the legal rights of LGBT... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Quick Note: May Be Out of Pocket Here As I Juggle Responsibilities

  A quick note to tell you all that I have a number of rather pressing obligations right now, and they may keep me from blogging very much in the next several... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pope Francis and What He Represents: Ten Reasons Why I Keep Listening Widely...

  

  As I just stated in my previous posting, as I read commentary about Pope Francis and what's happening in my church today, I commit msyelf to listen widely, and ... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pope Francis and Synod: Coercive Top-Down Model of Church, Or Consensual...

  

  The synod on the family opened in Rome yesterday, and as this gathering begins, journalist Robert Mickens states, in an interview with Ari Shapiro of NPR,Marrie... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Synod on Family Opens, As My Ears Keep Ringing with Pope Francis's Statement...

  

  Some Sunday-morning questions for you:Did any of you notice that the new parish priest, the expert on marriage, who went after Tom Wojtowick, 66, and Paul... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Frank Bruni on Church's Gay Obsession: "Selective, Bigoted and Very Sad"

  

  Frank Bruni notes that, when he has written about the hounding of gay employees and ministers in Catholic institutions and parishes, people are quick to... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• On the Feast of Francis of Assisi: "I've Spent Much of My Life Waiting for the...

  

  Today is the feast day of Francis of Assisi in the Roman Catholic and other liturgical calendars, and I'm re-reading what I wrote on the pilgrimage Steve and I... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Catholic Academy As Serious Part of the Problem of Impoverished Catholic...

  

  Earlier today, I wrote,4. The Catholic media have often colluded and continue to collude in permitting gay human beings to be treated as objects, as... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Questions from a Ewe on the Eve of the Synod on the Family

  

  As a complement to my ten modest theological conclusions on the eve of the synod on the family, here are some questions from Questions from a Ewe to the church'... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Catholic Conversation About Sexuality and Family on Eve of Synod: Ten...

  

  Ten modest theological conclusions that I think one might reach as one surveys the discussions going on in Catholic circles about issues of sexuality and... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Reader Writes: "Married People Contribute Many Goods to Society in Addition...

  

  Yesterday, I blogged about the story of Father James Melnick, who was removed from ministry in my home state of Arkansas this past weekend, after our local... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Story from My Own Backyard: Arkansas Priest Removed from Ministry Due to...

  

  A disclaimer: I do not know Father James Melnick. I seem to have heard the name, but on the far margins to which our Catholic church has relegated us, Steve... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY