About “Mom Hug”

Greg Walton, AlwaysGodsChildren.org

“Mom Hug,” which depicts the Virgin Mary embracing a rainbow-colored sheep, a symbol of the LGBTQIA+ community, was commissioned by AlwaysGodsChildren.org from the artist David Hayward (aka Naked Pastor). Three out of my five…

Join me with Always God's Children - Nashville on an 11 day pilgrimage through the shrines of Italy—Milan, Padova, Venice, Florence, Assisi, and Rome, October 7-17, 2025. My wife, Mary, and I have five children. Three are LGBTQ+. Being…

Here is the audio of my workshop, "Issues Facing LGBTQ+ Families," from the 2024 Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. I share my experience accompanying 3 LGBTQIA+ children along with some bonus kiddos, statistics impacting the LGBTQIA+ community, and the stories…

Here is the YouTube playlist for my 3 part series, "Making LGBTQ Parish Ministries Work" from my 2022 workshop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles at its annual LA Religious Education Congress, the largest pastoral ministry conference of…

Announcing the release of a free resource by, JesusGlue Ministries, Inc., called "Always God's Children," a meeting template for establishing a safe environment where LGBTQ+ Catholics, their families, friends, and allies can find kinship. Having a…

I was honored to speak at the 2020 Los Angeles Religious Education Congress on "Accompanying LGBTQ Youth and their Families." God has gifted my wife, Mary, and I with proximity to the LGBTQ community through our children and others that…