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Wreaking Havoc on My Emotions

Joe — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:43:45 +0000

It has been a while since I last posted a true blog entry. A lot has been going on in my life and I just have been trying to figure out what directions I really need to go in. I knew this year was going to bring many changes, but the changes …

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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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Internal Conflict #1

Joe — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:05:14 +0000

As I sit here watching Goal 2 and talking to my friend Mikey online, I am struggling to get the words out that I would like to express in this blog posting. Expressing myself has never been an easy task for me. Nevertheless, here I sit, trying my hardest to put my …

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Anxiety and Depression – Email from a Reader

Joe — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:01:06 +0000

A few weeks ago I recevied an email from a gentleman whom expressed to me that he too has been dealing with anxiety. He also dealing with depression as well. In his email, he told me about how he recently attended a weekly class at his a local church (He too is …

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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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Is Courage Right for Me?

Joe — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:41:55 +0000

At the beginning of this year, I decided to start attending Courage. For those who don’t know what Courage is, it’s “a spiritual support group of Catholic lay men and women who aspire to live chaste lives in accordance with the Roman Catholic Church’s teaching on homosexuality.” This definition of the group …

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Love Without Sex

Joe — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:41:28 +0000

I decided to visit gay.com recently and on their homepage in the newsflash section was a picture of Pope Benedict XVI. I click on it and the article the link led me to was titled “The Pope, Condoms & HIV/AIDS: the Need for Some Positive, Helpful Ideas” by Joe Moag. The article …

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A Name is but a Name

Joe — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:26:13 +0000

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” ~ William Shakespeare One of the biggest issues I had with accepting my sexuality was that I did not know that the Catholic Church believes people who have “same sex attractions” are born that …

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