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Join us for a conversation on the lived experience of queer Catholics in parish communities, including the struggles and joys of belonging as well as the gifts queer Catholics bring to the Church.
Our Presenters
Nnaemeka Ali, OMI, is a Nigerian theologian and doctoral researcher at Saint Paul University in Ottawa. His research explores Indigenous spiritualities, decolonial theology, synodality, intercultural Christianity, and the possibilities of a more relational and inclusive Church.
James Alison is a priest, theologian and author. UK born, he has lived in different South and North American countries, and currently lives in Spain. He has been involved in attempting to talk publicly about “matters gay” for forty years and is amazed at how much closer we are to “A Church of Belonging” than seemed possible back then.
Alice Candy (she/her) is a doctoral candidate in theology at Saint Paul University, Ottawa, ON. She works in the area of theological anthropology, focusing on reconstructive feminist theologies and the doctrine of deification in the Eastern Churches, and her feminist/Queer approach to this topic is shaped by the deep impact Christian assumptions about the meaning of human sexual difference have had on her own life.
James Martin, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America Media, founder of Outreach, consultor to the Dicastery for Communications and served as a Delegate to the 2021-2024 Synod of Bishops, participating in both sessions at the Vatican in 2023 and 2024. Father Martin is the author of many books including, most recently, Work in Progress.
Michael Prendergast, MTS, MA is a seasoned pastoral musician and liturgist, an adjunct instructor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Portland and the founder of Sacred Liturgy Ministries.
Yunuen Trujillo is a Catholic lay minister, author, faith-based community organizer, and attorney who focuses on inclusive Catholic LGBTQ ministry. She is the founder of @lgbtcatholics, an online resource for inclusive LGBTQ+ ministry, and has served in religious formation and spoken at Catholic education and formation conferences. Yunuen is also the author of LGBT Catholics: A Guide for Inclusive Ministry and its Spanish edition, Católicos LGBTQ: Una Guía para Pastoral Inclusiva —both published by Paulist Press. She serves on the boards of two prophetic Catholic organizations, New Ways Ministry and FutureChurch.