ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: This article by Alan Bray, about Christian recognition of same-sex loving friendship in the Western Church, is just amazing. It’s via the awesome John Heard, who seems to think it needs a disclaimer; I really don’t. I’m guessing that Bray eventually takes his research to places I wouldn’t go. (The headline goes there, but that likely isn’t his fault.) But this particular article is beautiful, insightful, heartfelt, just overflowing with everything I want from research into our past. For me, one of the greatest treasures of the Catholic church has been Her rich history of same-sex love–hey, Morrissey’s made half of his career off just listing queer Catholics.

This Bray piece was inspiring: It took Catholic moral concerns seriously–love doesn’t hallow every sin, here. And yet the focus of the piece was on finding models for same-sex Catholic love.

Honestly, I choked up. This is a lovely article and you all should read it.