Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ […]
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A Message for World AIDS Day from Rev. Elder Cecilia Eggleston
Reverend Elder Cecilia Eggleston, the moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches, has a video message for World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day is taking place on December 1 to raise awareness around HIV and AIDS, and to support the 37.9 million people around the world living with the virus. This year’s theme will be “Ending the […]
Community By Community: World AIDS Day 2019
2019 World AIDS Day theme is Community by Community. Around the world, we December 1 as World AIDS day to look back and reflect on the many efforts by different peoples, organizations, and groups locally and internationally in fighting HIV and its social stigma. To look back also means to see what else can be […]
Choose Healing Over Harm for Trans People
Mark 2:23-28 (NRSV) One sabbath he was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?” And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he and […]
Remembering Our Transgender Siblings
November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We remember and recognize the long struggle for justice for Transgender persons and all persons of diverse gender identities and expressions. We remember all transgender persons that have been murdered and violently attacked throughout the world and in our country, the Philippines, because of transphobia and intolerance, especially […]