DO YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU WERE CREATED GOOD?
This blog was originally posted on The Catholic Woman. To listen to the spoken word version of the letter, listen here. My dear sisters,...
ELIOT'S STORY
If I'm honest, I hate it when I share something emotional with someone, and their immediate response is, “I know how you feel.” I get...
CLARE'S STORY
It was my freshman year of college. I enjoyed newfound freedom, which mostly consisted of late-night trips to Steak & Shake with my new...
CASEY'S STORY
I remember sitting there on the dirty concrete floor of my dad’s workshop. The cold and damp cement had caused those moldy old porno...
JANE'S STORY
I was sitting on the chapel floor, staring at the tabernacle, in tears. I was supposed to be happy. That was the promise, right? If I...
ANDREW'S STORY
The Adirondack Mountains are most beautiful in fall. I once heard the season explained as “God showing off." The tension and dynamism of...
WHY DO CATHOLICS USE THE WORD "DISORDERED"?
This blog was originally published at Courage International's Truth & Love website. Any high school teacher both loves and loathes the...
"IT'S A HOMOSEXUALITY PROBLEM"
The explanations in the post-Boston Globe early 2000s came fast and furious. We were quick to quote statistics based on pre- and...
BREAK OPEN THE FILING CABINET: CHASTITY & INTEGRATION
This blog was originally posted at Courage International's Truth and Love website. “You seem very…managed.” I sat across from a priest...
PRIDE, GUILT, & LIFE UNASHAMED
This blog was originally posted at Courage International's Truth and Love website. Explaining the Church’s teaching on same-sex desires...
