Finding Courage to Speak Our “Yes” to God
“I find myself stepping further and further out of the shadows and into the light of God which I believe we are each called to enter.”
Guest Contributor
“I find myself stepping further and further out of the shadows and into the light of God which I believe we are each called to enter.”
By affirming that gay and lesbian people have a right to be included in the family, while at the same time affirming the possibility of legal recognition for same-sex couples, Pope Francis has opened space for thinking of us and our relationships at the very center of the family and the common good.
One major figure in the tortuous saga of the Roman Catholic Church’s relationship with the LGBTQ+ community was noticeably absent from the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday: Pope Francis.
I don’t know about you, but I am filled with anxiety these days. So where is hope?
How is the 800-year old message of the poor saint from Assisi relevant to the LGBTQ community in the 21st century?
Is a support group for celibacy, like Courage, a model appropriate for all who wish to deepen their commitment, grow in virtue, and serve the Church?
God’s whole heart, mind, soul, and strength? That’s how God already loves me? With that kind of passion? No, not me. It couldn’t be.
It is scary looking into a dark well. How deep is it? What’s there? Is there a monster waiting to ambush your virgin body as it descends into the self? What will you find? Will it be worth it? I need a light to show me the way, the path I am supposed to follow.
A news story about a cake shop got me thinking this weekend about intersectionality, the Catholic Church, and Christian love.
To the thirsty, the invitation to come to the water is about coming to the source of all life. Life cannot be sustained without water, so to thirst, reminds us that we are designed to seek life, to nurture life, to cherish the source of all life. Yet this invitation begs the question:What do you thirst for?
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