Description

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Drawing on interviews with twenty-two same-sex, married couples, this book argues that the Catholic tradition should expand its definition of sacramental marriage to include same-sex couples. Stories from these couples illustrate that the church would benefit from a deeper commitment to practices of radical hospitality and sanctuary.

About the Author

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Bridget Burke Ravizza, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, teaches undergraduate and graduate students at St. Norbert College in De Pere, WI. She contributes to the Peace and Justice Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, and master's in Theological Studies programs. Bridget is Coordinator of the Olive Branch Initiative at SNC's Cassandra Voss Center, where she leads the Faculty Learning Cohort on Intergroup Dialogue and Equity. Bridget's coauthored Project Holiness: Marriage as a Workshop for Everyday Saints won a 2016 Best Book Award from the Catholic Media Association. Recent publications include "A Consideration of Teaching, Friendship, and Boundaries in Catholic Higher Education," with Mara Brecht, in the Journal of Moral Theology (January, 2021) and "Love as Holiness in the Daily Lives of Married Couples," with Julie Massey, in Sex, Love & Families: Catholic Perspectives, edited by Jason King and Julie Hanlon Rubio.She is a member of the Catholic Theological Society of America and the Society of Christian Ethics.