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Who is God?
An article exploring how God chooses to fix, heal, and redeem our brokenness.
A reel that questions how we see our sexuality versus how God sees our sexuality.
3 / The Shack
by William P. Young
A fictional novel that is a beautiful theological exploration on the nature of God, suffering, and love.
Finding Peace
1 / Gay Catholics: Ask These 5 Questions to Find Peace
by Intrinsically Ordered and Justin Telthorst
An interview exploring one gay Catholic's journey to finding peace between his faith and sexuality.
2 / Falling Upward
by Richard Rohr
A book that explores how seasons of darkness can become moments of grace where we come to a new understanding of God and ourselves.
3 / Torn
by Justin Lee
A book describing one evangelical Christian's journey of coming out, which sent him on a journey to better understand the Bible, the science, and the history of the church’s gay debate.
Vocation
An article describing how LGBT+ people are not called to a single life; they, like all of us, are called to discover God’s will.
An article that explains how the practice of coming out is rooted in the Catholic spirituality of understanding who we are.
A short video explaining how one gay Catholic approaches his discernment of the life he wants to live.
Psychology
An article by the American Psychological Association on the current understanding of sexual orientation.
An article by the American Psychological Association on the current understanding of Transgender people.
An article to remind the church that spirituality isn’t the pursuit of straight-hood; it’s the pursuit of sainthood.
Staying Catholic
1 / Tenderness: A Gay Christian’s Guide to Unlearning Rejection and Experiencing God’s Extravagant Love
by Eve Tushnet
This book offers guidance on living through or recovering from the painful experiences that are all too common in gay Christian life—from familial rejection and weaponized Christianity to ambivalence and doubt.
A short video describing why one gay man stays Catholic: "It just feels like home"
An article exploring the questions: What if, on Sundays, we prioritized encountering Jesus in each other, in the Word, and in the Eucharist? What if we saw the Church as a place of gathering, not dividing? What if we just let people come to mass?
Emotional Resources
A TED talk that examines our need for love and connection and how shame prevents us from experiencing what we want most.
A video that highlights signs of emotional numbness, which is when you lose the ability to feel or express your emotions.
3 / As Long as You Need: Permission to Grieve
by J. S. Park
A book from a veteran hospital chaplain who offers both the permission and the process for how to grieve and heal at your own pace.