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This volume gathers together the reflections of Catholic and former Catholic LGBTQ persons, their friends, family members, and others, concerning experiences of sexual diversity and the church. It provides an opportunity for a wide audience, inside and outside the Catholic community, to experience the richness of contemporary Catholic faith and practice.
List of contents
Introduction Christine Firer Hinze and J. Patrick Hornbeck II Part One: Practicing Love: Listening to Singles, Families, Couples, Parents, Children 1 This Catholic Mom: Our Family Outreach Deb Word 2 O Tell Me the Truth About Love Eve Tushnet 3 Our Thirty-Three-Year-Long Dream to Marry Janet F. Peck and Carol A. Conklin 4 Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, Husband, and Wife Hilary Howes Part Two: Practicing Church: Listening to Voices in Pastoral Ministry 5 A Call to Listen: The Church's Pastoral and Theological Response to Gays and Lesbians Thomas Gumbleton 6 From Closet to Lampstand: A Pastoral Call for Visibility M. Sheila Nelson 7 Gay Ministry at the Crossroads: The Plight of Gay Clergy in the Catholic Church Donald J. Cozzens 8 The Experience of a Pastoral Advocate and Implications for the Church Bryan N. Massingale 9 Lord, I Am (Not) Worthy to Receive You Winnie S. Varghese Part Three: Practicing Education: Listening to Voices of Students and Teachers 10 A Delicate Dance: Utilizing and Challenging the Sexual Doctrine of the Catholic Church in Support of LGBTIQ Persons Teresa Delgado 11 Do Not Quench the Spirit: Rainbow Ministry and Queer Ritual Practice in Catholic Education and Life John P. Falcone 12 Calling Out in the Wilderness: Queer Youth and American Catholicism Jeanine E. Viau Part Four: Practicing Belonging: Voices Within, Beyond, and Contesting Ecclesial Borders 13 The Stories We Tell Kate Henley Averett 14 Tainted Love: The LGBT Experience of Church Jamie L. Manson 15 A Voice from the Pews: Same-Sex Marriage and Connecticut's Kerrigan Decision Michael A. Norko 16 At a Loss Dan Savage 17 "Church, Heal Thyself": Reflections of a Catholic Physician Mark Andrew Clark Afterword: Reflections from Ecclesiology and Practical Theology Tom Beaudoin and Bradford E. Hinze Notes List of Contributors
About the author
Christine Firer Hinze is Professor of Theology and Director of the Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies at Fordham University. She is the author of
Comprehending Power in Christian Social Ethics.
J. Patrick Hornbeck II is Chair and Associate Professor of Theology and Medieval Studies at Fordham University. He is the author of
What Is a Lollard? Dissent and Belief in Late Medieval England.
Summary
This volume gathers together the reflections of Catholic and former Catholic LGBTQ persons, their friends, family members, and others, concerning experiences of sexual diversity and the church. It provides an opportunity for a wide audience, inside and outside the Catholic community, to experience the richness of contemporary Catholic faith and practice.
