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Obedience Alone Won’t Make Us Holy: Rediscovering the Catholic Conscience
Catholics are often ranked by the virtue of obedience. Those who are most obedient to Rome are considered the most faithful. And we know...

Justin
Oct 64 min read
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Saints in the Closet: Catholicism's Quest for A Gay Icon
The Saints of the last hundred years have been radical because the Church has started to recognize that Sainthood is attainable for all,...

Justin
May 133 min read
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How one gay Catholic finds hope in building online community
As a gay Catholic, I’ve often paradoxically felt invisible and under a microscope. At once alone and forgotten by the church, yet under...

Justin
Mar 111 min read
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LGBT+ People Have Vocations Too
What is the vocation of someone who experiences exclusive or predominately same-sex attractions?

Justin
Feb 105 min read
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Parents of LGBTQ+ Kids Deserve Love, Not Judgment
Parents of queer children share many of the same fears as their children when it comes to being outed.

Justin
Oct 21, 20245 min read
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The Theology of Coming Out
Catholicism stifles her children by discouraging them from coming out.

Justin
Oct 8, 20245 min read
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Surprised by Joy
Being human is funny. I mean, it’s humorous, laughable, joy-inducing. Laughter has an amazing ability to bring people together.

Justin
Jun 6, 20243 min read
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Twenty [gay] Questions
Questions are a key way we connect with people and build relationships, and how we ask them is essential to fostering mutual trust.

Justin
May 2, 20243 min read
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I use the "g" word
I should probably resonate with Ron Weasley more than I do (you know, from Harry Potter).

Justin
Apr 26, 20244 min read
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Why did I come out?
I thought I’d be asked this question much more than I have since coming out in 2018.

Justin
Apr 1, 20244 min read
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Where It Began
What do you do when you lose your home? I grappled with that question on a cold November evening.

Justin
Aug 30, 20235 min read
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