Dec 1-15 Archives - Page 2 of 2

Tibira do Maranhão: First indigenous gay martyr of Brazil

by Kittredge Cherry | | Dec 1-15, Saints

LGBTQ activists in Brazil launched a campaign for the sainthood of Tibira do Maranhão, the first gay martyr of Brazil. The indigenous man was baptized and then executed for sodomy by French missionaries on Dec. 8, 1614. Tibira is the first documented case of a person...

Pavel Florensky and Sergei Troitsky: Russian theologian of same-sex love and his soulmate

by Kittredge Cherry | | Dec 1-15, Saints

Pavel Florensky was a Russian Orthodox priest and scientist who wrote a groundbreaking theology of same-sex love in the early 20th century. He was executed on Dec. 8, 1937 on false charges as part of a Soviet anti-religious campaign. Florensky (1882-1937) is...

Freda Smith: LGBTQ activist, first woman ordained by Metropolitan Community Churches

by Kittredge Cherry | | Dec 1-15, News, Saints

Freda Smith was a pioneering lesbian pastor, LGBTQ activist and the first woman ordained in Metropolitan Community Churches. She died on Dec. 3, 2019, at age 84 after suffering a stroke. She was known for her memorable speeches advocating for and affirming women and...

Charles de Foucauld: Saint of the Sahara had gay connections | Canonized May 15, 2022 by Pope

by Kittredge Cherry | | Dec 1-15, Saints

Charles de Foucauld was a French priest and desert hermit in early 20th-century Algeria who had gay connections. He is one of 10 new saints canonized by Pope Francis on May 15, 2022. His feast day is Dec. 1. Sometimes called the saint of the Sahara, he created the...

AIDS spiritual resources: Art and books connect Christ, saints and HIV on World AIDS Day

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, Dec 1-15

AIDS spiritual resources for World AIDS Day include prayers, artwork, books, and icons such as patron saints of the AIDS pandemic and Jesus wearing a red ribbon. They are presented here for World AIDS Day, Dec. 1. More than 40 years have passed since AIDS was first...

Advent: Waiting for the queer face of God

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, Dec 1-15

Advent celebrates the mystery of the Word made flesh — an important concept in queer spirituality. A favorite Advent theme for lesbian artists is Mary and her female lovers, sometimes with references to the virgin birth and its and its similarity to artificial...