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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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Gun Violence is Making Us Less Catholic
In the wake of the two shootings claiming the lives of a prominent Christian speaker and two children at a Catholic school, a troubling...

Justin
Sep 184 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 143 min read
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Contact Your Bishop: Request for Greater Compassion in LGBT+ Ministry
Subject: Request for Greater Compassion in LGBT+ Ministry Dear Bishop [Last Name], I write to you as a member of our diocese who values...

Justin
Mar 161 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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Courage and Outreach: Why We Need Both Ministries in the Church
Faithful pastoral care of same-sex-attracted Catholics is more than educating them on an orthodox sexual ethic.

Justin
Sep 9, 20244 min read
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Accompanying LGBTQ+ People is An Act of Trust
Accompaniment involves respect for how someone follows their conscience and a belief that our presence in someone's life is a gift.

Justin
Aug 25, 20244 min read
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Catholics Know How to Befriend LGBT People—Here's Your Reminder How
Why does Catholicism call LGBT people to deep, meaningful friendships but struggle to connect with this community?

Justin
Aug 19, 20244 min read
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What the Eucharistic Congress Could Teach Us About Evangelization
I don’t understand how people who went to daily mass could treat me like this.

Justin
Jul 22, 20244 min read
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How Rebuilding Trust Will Foster Belonging In Catholicism
Falling in love with mountaineering has altered my life in so many ways, but it hasn’t changed the fact that I’m still scared of heights.

Justin
Jul 5, 20243 min read
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Why Ministry to Gay People Might Not Be Working
I was on a call with a handful of Catholic guys who are all gay, trying to create something unusual: a local gathering for LGBT Catholics.

Justin
Jun 28, 20243 min read
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Is Listening Approval?
The challenging triad: adhere to the authority of Catholicism, help someone live with their true identity, and care for the individual.

Justin
May 17, 20243 min read
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Should Catholics Reach Out to the LGBT Community?
For the past four decades, the Catholic Church, locally, nationally, and universally, has put out the call to reach out and build bridges.

Justin
Aug 31, 20232 min read
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