LGBTQ2S+ Solidarity

This collaboration includes quarterly liturgies, rituals, and discussions from a Catholic lesbian/queer perspective

WATER and Women of Dignity’s Quarterly Meeting

Upcoming Programs

Sunday, May 3, 2026, 11:30 AM ET

“Catholic Lesbians and Queer Women Look at Women’s Ordination— Roles, Contributions, and Expansive Options”

Marsie Silvestro, a non-profit organizational development consultant, minister and spiritual director in Santa Fe, NM, and Victoria Rue, a Roman Catholic Woman Priest, theatre writer/director, and retired lecturer in Comparative Religious Studies at San Jose State University will lead off a conversation. They will join Dignity’s Marianne Duddy Burke and WATER’s Diann Neu and Mary E. Hunt reflecting on lesbian/queer women in the movement for Catholic women’s ordination.

*This event is open to all Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer Women as well as those identifying as Nonbinary/Gender Expansive and all our women friends.

WATER & Women of Dignity

WATER has been hosting conversations intended for women interested in same-sex love from a Catholic lesbian/queer perspective for several years. The series has included liturgies, rituals, and discussions via monthly Sunday-morning teleconferences.

Audio archives are available below. Stay tuned for the upcoming Catholic Lesbian/Queer Women’s series book project, which will contain the origins and history of these discussions, as well as essays and materials used during programs.

Currently, WATER is collaborating with Women of Dignity to connect Catholic lesbian/queer women and allies with programming. See upcoming events below for what’s next in this series, and please share the invitation with others interested in these conversations.