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Existing is my activism
Tabard Inn podcast co-hosts Pat Gothman and his fiancé Jacob Flores discuss Sam Smith changing their pronouns, Pope Francis weighing in on a possible schism, the spiritual practice of noticing everything, and how queer activist students are making change on campus.
Who Moved?
In reflecting on this week’s Gospel from Luke, I thought of a moment I had with a friend a few years ago, in which she shared with me an Afghan proverb: “If you feel far from God, who moved?”
The Cost of Following Jesus
We drove 2,278 miles from Seattle to Austin this past April. Seattle was beautiful: friends, family, mountains, water, a beautiful cathedral community, and a city full of people struggling together to figure out ‘what’s next?’
The Humble Guest
He starts as a guest. We don’t know how many are there, but it’s enough that they are jostling for positions of honor around a table. Jesus, never timid about sharing a deeper truth, turns to a parable and gently tells them to knock it off.
(re)Claiming Genesis: Affirming Creation and Empowering LGBT+ Catholics
How do Catholics rightly understand the Creation account? Is there a way to look at the book of Genesis that affirms and empowers queer individuals while still holding onto the essential pieces of God's creating act?
Why we are called Vine & Fig
Co-founders Patrick and Pat discuss the Catholic school that can't call itself Catholic anymore because it wouldn't fire a gay teacher, Pride parades, how the vibrant new queer Slack community is doing, and the meaning behind the name Vine and Fig.
We made it through 40 days
Was your Lent less than perfect? Maybe a little spotty? Ours too. Here are our thoughts moving into this Easter season.
I am Catholic and Gay
You can’t fix being gay. All you can do is learn how to love and realize you were never broken to begin with.
Being All of Me
Catholicism is simply woven deep into my being. Just like I can’t change the fact that I’m gay, I can’t change the fact that I process the world from a Catholic viewpoint. To deny my Catholicism, just like to deny my gayness, would be to deny a critical part of who I am.