Outreach

Why is Halloween a meaningful holiday for the LGBTQ community? This Halloween, Emma Cieslik explores the holiday’s history and invites LGBTQ Catholics to both find freedom in its significance and celebrate their place in the life of the church. Read more: outreach.faith/2026/10/hallo…

For one spiritual director and mother, accompanying her transgender children has meant walking more closely with God. Linda Serepca writes of the beautiful witness of her family and how she has come to recognize that “God is a great spiritual director.” outreach.faith/2026/10/confe…

The message at Outreach’s regional event in Atlanta with Fortunate and Faithful Families and the local Archdiocese: “you belong to God.” About 300 people from the Southeast gathered for the “Mass of Belonging" and reception in downtown Atlanta. Read more: outreach.faith/2026/10/atlan…

Thank you to all who came to the Mass of Belonging at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta! Executive director Conor Reidy shares more about this celebration with Fortunate and Faithful Families and the Restorative Justice Ministries of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

Outreach is looking forward to the “Mass of Belonging: More than Welcome” this Sunday in Atlanta. Outreach assistant director Jack Consolie gives a quick update about what LGBTQ Catholics and allies can look forward to and some of the work that’s happening across Georgia.

What is your history? This LGBTQ History Month, Emma Cieslik invites LGBTQ people, especially LGBTQ Catholics, to remember and record their history so that it may inspire and serve generations of LGBTQ people and allies now and in the ages to come. outreach.faith/2026/10/this-…

For one lesbian Catholic, the Spiritual Exercises helped her to come out. In a new article at Outreach, Liz Angeli writes that the Spiritual Exercises helped her to discover her identity not as an obstacle to grace, but “a site where I receive it.” outreach.faith/2026/10/how-j…

James Martin, S.J., in his new article at Outreach, explores what the the Bible says about LGBTQ people, including Jesus' public ministry, and the importance of understanding “biblical passages about homosexuality in their historical and cultural contexts.”outreach.faith/2026/10/what-…

What does the Catholic Church actually teach about LGBTQ people? To answer, Outreach founder, James Martin, S.J., explores church documents, Scripture and other important materials that shape the church’s understanding of and ministry with LGBTQ people. outreach.faith/2026/10/what-…

As Title IX protections roll back, Catholic Social Teaching calls Catholics to defend transgender students’ dignity and safety. Maxwell Kuzma reflects on the dignity of the human person in Catholic teaching and what it means to protect the vulnerable. outreach.faith/2026/10/as-ti…

Read more about Outreach's first mini-pilgrimage in this great article from Camillo Barone to National Catholic Reporter: ncronline.org/news/new-york-…

For one queer man, St. Thérèse of Lisieux shows how love “brings us to the place where we belong.” Carl Siciliano reflects on visiting St. Thérèse’s shrine during the AIDS crisis and on how her story of hope amid trial helped his understanding of belonging.outreach.faith/2026/10/queer…