Cornerstone Project

For the inclusion of Christians LGBT+ and their family members in churches

CORNERSTONES is the blog ofCornerstone Project, coordinated byLa Tenda di Gionata, which wants to collect and offer testimonies and reflections to multiple voices on the welcome of LGBT+ Christians and their families in our Christian communities (Catholic and Gospel). What are the challenges, the possibilities and ways of which it can be made? What are the problems he poses and the possibilities he opens? How theology and study of the Bible can help us create corner stones with which to build more inclusive Christian communities, so that "The stone that the manufacturers have discarded "become“corner head” (Luke 20:17-18)

  • The spirituality of the soul to remain where life is most fragile. Thoughts from India

    Riflessioni di suor Prema Chowallur* pubblicato sulla rivista Northeast Mosaic (India) del dicembre 2025, liberamente tradotte dal Progetto Gionata «Le nuvole parlano della sapienza dei nostri antenati,i fiumi trasportano le canoe del nostro futuro, i bambini,la terra custodisce le ceneri delle generazioni passate,l’aria sussurra le preghiere dei nostri padri e delle nostre madri,gli spiriti che…

  • When faith and LGBTQ+ identity seem to no longer speak to each other

    Riflessioni sull’incontro online su “Fede e sessualità. Accogliere il conflitto tra identità e spiritualità”, tenuto da Gianluca Costa*, nel corso di formazione all’ascolto promosso da La Tenda di Gionata con il servizio di ascolto “Mi fido di te” l’8 aprile 2026. Ci sono incontri che non servono a dare risposte già pronte. Servono piuttosto ad…

  • Being Church together. The 3days of Albano Laziale returns with LGBTQ+ Christians and their families

    If you are an LGBTQ+ person and you believe, even just a little… it's normal to often feel confused. It's normal to ask questions. It is normal to ask: but where am I in my church? Maybe you've thought: can I love like this... and remain within the faith? Can I be myself… without having to hide? These are real questions. AND…

  • 8 April 2026 online meeting on "Faith and sexuality. Embracing the conflict between identity and spirituality"

    In the last appointment of the online listening training course, organized for those who welcome LGBTQ+ people and their families, on Wednesday 8 April we will talk about "Faith and sexuality. Embracing the conflict between identity and spirituality".

  • Listening that heals. An online course for those who welcome LGBTQ+ Christians and their families

    There is a subtle and precious art that is dear to anyone who cares about others: the art of listening. A listening that is not limited to hearing words, but which welcomes stories, wounds, hopes and, sometimes, profound conflicts between faith and a person's most intimate identity. For this reason the Association La Tenda di Gionata and…

  • Titian's choice. The day I stopped hiding as a gay Christian

    Testimony of Titian taken from the book edited by Elisa Belotti*, Mi fido di te. Listening to LGBT+ Christian people and their parents, published by La tent di Gionata, March 2026, pp.1-2 «How could I make him grow up free if I was the first to hide?» I grew up in a Catholic reality with well-defined contours: the…