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Jesus Scars

Joe — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:15:04 +0000

Within the last few weeks I have started to help a friend of mine church that he attends. They are having some issues with money and are looking for ways to use social media and their website to help increase membership and donations. The church he attends is an “inclusive spiritual community”. …

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A Gay Catholic’s Guide to Lent

Joe — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:54:31 +0000

Here is the only guide you need as a gay Catholic to make it through Lent. As we know, Lent runs from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday and during this period, we as Catholics (both gay and straight) remember the horrible events that lead to Jesus being placed on the cross and …

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Cardinal Schoenborn and Archbishop Dadeus Grings

Joe — Thu, 27 May 2010 03:32:28 +0000

In the last month or so, both Cardinal Schoenborn of Austria and Archbishop Dadeus Grings of Brazil have spoken on the topic of homosexuality. I found it really interesting how the comments made by each of these individuals varied from the current teachings of the Catholic Church. It is also interesting to …

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Email from a reader

Joe — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:21:42 +0000

I recently received an email from a very kind gentleman named Tom. I thought it was so well written and completely from the heart that I wanted to share it with all those that visit this blog. Here is the email that Tom wrote me: I understand your difficulty in connecting with …

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Happy Easter

Joe — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:02:19 +0000

I just want to wish everyone a Happy Easter!

Prayers for Gay People

Joe — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:46:47 +0000

I recently came across these prayers on the Ministry to Lesbian and Gay Catholics website. The Minsistry to Lesbian and Gay Catholic is an organization founded by Cardinal Roger Mahony and is based out of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. For Lesbian and Gay Catholics Lord, you are my shepherd, …

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The Centurion Story – Luke 7:1-10

Joe — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:46:36 +0000

In a recent posted I wrote entitled “Did Jesus Encounter A Gay Couple”, I discussed in the book ‘What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality’ by Daniel Heminiak where Mr. Heminiak wrote about the centurion and his slave boy. According to Mr. Heminiak, he suggested that the relationship between the centurion and …

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Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan Speaks of Gays and Hell

Joe — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:19:48 +0000

Today I was surfing around the Internet and came across an interesting article about a statement by Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan of Mexico. According to the Brisbane Times, an Australian newspaper, Cardinal Barragan stated “Transsexuals and homosexuals will never enter the kingdom of heaven and it is not me who says this, …

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Did Jesus Encounter a Gay Couple?

Joe — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:00:33 +0000

A few years ago I purchased a book called What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality by Daniel A. Helminiak, Ph.D. The book is written in a gay friendly manner and explains some alternative thinking to what the Catholic Church teaches on the subject of homosexuality. Mr. Daniel A. Helminiak is a …

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St. Joseph? Is he the saint that looks over me?

Joe — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:27:08 +0000

Novena to St. Joseph O GLORIOUS St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore your powerful intercession in obtaining from the benign Heart of Jesus all the helps and graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the grace of a …

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