Jonathan Project Blog

Do those who blesses war still listen to the Gospel?

This cartoon by NakedPastor* stuck with me. A missile comes from the sky. A weapon that some say serves to maintain "peace", but which one and whose? At the bottom there is Jesus. Small. Sitting on the floor. With a dove in his hands. He doesn't speak. He doesn't preach. Look. These days we see real missiles flying over Iran and other lands...

Unexpected encounters remind you of what really matters

Testimony of Marco N. I talk about this day with Don Andrea (Conocchia), Sister Genevieve, Don Roberto, the parish priest, the girls, the volunteers to hold on to what I felt. It doesn't often happen that we participate in moments like this where we don't "do good" but we feel good together, without roles and without distances. That feeling of normality, full of simple humanity…. it's a...

I trust you. Listening to LGBT+ Christian people and their parents

In the 48 pages of the book I trust you. Listening to LGBT+ Christian people and their parents, a question runs through many of the stories collected: «Is it possible to be whole people? Whole in one's identity, in relationships, in faith. Without having to choose which part of yourself to sacrifice on the altar of other people's acceptance." It is a question that returns, in different ways, in the first...

20/22 March 2026 in Florence a retreat for Young Queer Christians

“Lazzaro, vieni fuori” (Gv 11,1-44) è il titolo della seconda edizione del Ritiro Nazionale Giovani Cristian Queer è un invito a fermarsi, ad ascoltare, a lasciarsi chiamare per nome. Un tempo per attraversare le nostre notti e le nostre tombe interiori, per lasciarci raggiungere da una Parola che chiama alla vita, alla relazione, al cammino condiviso. 📍 DOVE: Firenze, Monastero...

Christians still have much to learn from Martin Luther King

Reflections by Father Bryan N. Massingale* published in the US Catholic magazine (United States) on 8 June 2023, vol. 88, n.6, pages 40-41. Freely translated by the volunteers of the Gionata Project. Sixty years ago a young Baptist pastor was imprisoned for leading a fight for civil rights and for full recognition of the humanity of African-American people. While he was locked up in prison...