“Time passes on and the point is to learn how to live."
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| Francois Mauriac|
Welcome to our outside resource page!
If you’re looking for genetic studies, systematic arguments, therapeutic "solutions," or cultural commentary, you won’t find it here. If you’re anything like us, you’ve done the googling. You’ve been down the research rabbit hole and back. Did it reveal God's love for you? Did it make you a better person?
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We invite you to life in the between. The already and not yet. The liminal space.
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We are a garden people, after all. We've long wandered from that wild, perfect, primordial Eden. We've passed through Gethsemane and the cultivated beauty surrounding a borrowed tomb. We anticipate a new heaven and a new earth, veiled in mystery and anticipated in everyday graces.
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We show up in these gardens as ourselves, with all our experiences of faith, sexuality, and embodiment. We show up in all of our uniqueness. We show up together. We show up with an eye to the horizon.
beloved unrepeatability
| GO DEEPER |
I ACCEPT MY IDENTITY AS IMAGO DEI AND THE SHAPING OF MY UNIQUE STORY
I STEWARD MY WHOLE PERSON AS A GIFT FROM GOD THE FATHER
I COME BEFORE GOD DAILY IN AUTHENTICITY & SURRENDER
mutual belonging
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I REVERENCE EACH PERSON AS HOLY GROUND
I COME OUT OF HIDING TO BE LOVED
TOGETHER WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE ANOTHER'S GOOD
joyful hope
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I TRUST IN GOD'S PROVIDENTIAL CARE FOR MY PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
I CELEBRATE THE HOLY SPIRIT'S CREATIVITY IN MY CHARISMS AND CALLINGS
I STEP INTO SELF-GIFT FOR MY COMMUNITY, THE CHURCH, AND THE WORLD
LGBTQ-SPECIFIC RESOURCES?
Eden Invitation is a pastoral organization serving the day-to-day human and spiritual needs of our community. Other thinkers and organizations continue to emerge on the scene, making the field of LGBTQ+ resources a bit of a "Wild West." We've found that no thinker or resource is perfect - including our own!
As you encounter resources, we encourage you to bring a discerning eye, and consider the criteria below to determine the level of value of what you find in your internet deep dives:
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Fidelity to a Catholic anthropology* (learn more about that here)
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Fidelity to a Catholic sexual ethic* (learn more about that here)
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​Fidelity to the Heart of Christ, including His invitation to go after the one, show compassion to the vulnerable, examine the beam in your own eye, avoid casting the first stone​​​​, and reveal truth in the context of relationship.
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​*When you review Protestant resources, consider the approximation of the aforementioned anthropology and sexual ethic.
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Interested in a more specific list of resources for particular ages or areas of ministry? Visit our Contact Page to reach out to us! We'll share what we can as we continue to curate what's been valuable to our community members and our mission.
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