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The Outreach Guide to the Bible and Homosexuality
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Taking a Chance on God: Liberating Theology for Gays, Lesbians and Their Lovers, Families, and Friends
Book John J. McNeillThe second book in John McNeill’s pathbreaking trilogy for lesbian and gay Christians, Taking a Chance on God brings a gay perspective to fundamental Christian questions: How can we understand suffering and death? How can we overcome fear, anger, and guilt? What does it mean to love God? What gifts do we bring to the body of Christ?
The Open Debate: Moral Theology and the Lives of Gay and Lesbian Persons
Article James F. KeenanIn this final section of the Notes on Moral Theology the author explores the extensive work of Catholic moral theologians reflecting on morality and the lives of gay and lesbian persons.
Setting the Table: Preparing Catholic Parishes to Welcome Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People and Their Families
Book James A. SchexnayderPastoral resource written by James Schexnayder, head of National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries (NACDLGM).
Tenderness: A Gay Christian’s Guide to Unlearning Rejection and Experiencing God’s Extravagant Love
Book Eve TushnetA book offering guidance on growing in self-acceptance and repairing a relationship with God which has been damaged by homophobia and silence in the churches, especially intended for gay people seeking to live in accordance with the historic Christian sexual ethic or interested in that possibility.
Walter Brueggemann: The Book of Amos shows how God’s “emancipatory embrace” includes LGBTQ people
Article Walter BrueggemannWe are able to see that the reach of God’s emancipatory love extends beyond straight people, who are readily approved by society, to include LGBTQ persons.
I find God in my gay relationship. What does “Fiducia Supplicans” mean for us?
Article Seandor SzelesI can see that God is at work in our relationship as we learn to love each other. Failing to acknowledge that would be like putting God in a box.
Comunidad Lesbian and Gay Ministry at St. Matthew’s Church
OrganizationSince 1986 St. Matthew’s Parish in Long Beach, CA has been blessed with a vibrant and welcoming outreach to lesbian and gay Catholics, which we call Comunidad.
The Catholic Ministry with Gay & Lesbian Persons, Memphis
OrganizationThe Catholic Ministry with Gay & Lesbian Persons is a hospitality-based ministry in Memphis, TN, that was created to welcome back those who have been wounded and marginalized by the Church.
St. John the Evangelist LGBTQ Ministry
OrganizationIn accordance with our parish mission statement, we reach out to provide spiritual nourishment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their family and friends. We seek to affirm the intrinsic value and self-worth of all people and to welcome them into full participation in the faith community. All LGBT people are welcome. We also welcome friends and family of LGBT people and anyone who might be questioning what it means to be a supportive Catholic for our LGBT parish members.
God, Desire, and a Theology of Human Sexuality
Book David H. JensenA hopeful work of constructive theology to imagine a modern, Christian understanding of human sexuality.