Resources

The following resources have been developed by our coalition partners.  Information regarding these partners can be found on their websites.  Please support their efforts by acknowledging their work and providing financial support.

GENERAL RESOURCES

Questions and Answers about Homosexuality from a Catholic Perspective

http://newwaysministry.org/questions7-9.html

Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Homosexuality and the Roman Catholic Church

http://www.fortunatefamilies.com/faq.htm

Church Statements Regarding the LGBT Community

http://newwaysministry.org/churchscalltoministry.html

 

CATHOLICS FOR EQUALITY READING ROOM

Books:

http://www.fortunatefamilies.com/readingList.htm

http://www.dignityusa.org/reading

Articles & Pamphlets:

http://www.fortunatefamilies.com/articles.htm

 

LGBT FRIENDLY CATHOLIC PARISHES IN THE U.S.

http://newwaysministry.org/GFP.html

 

FOR PARENTS OF GAY, LESBIAN, TRANSGENDER, AND BISEXUAL CHILDREN

Contacts to discuss your personal situation in confidence (Fortunate Families’ Listening Parents Network):

http://www.fortunatefamilies.com/listen.htm

Stories and Testimonies of Parents of LGBT Children:

http://www.fortunatefamilies.com/stories.htm

Always Our Children: A Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children and Suggestions for Pastoral Ministers, United States Catholic Conference (1997)

http://www.usccb.org/laity/always.shtml

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Listing of LGBT Friendly Catholic Colleges and Universities:

http://newwaysministry.org/GFC.html

Mission Statement, Georgetown University, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Resource Center

http://lgbtq.georgetown.edu/about/mission.html

 

FREEDOM TO MARRY RESOURCES

Talking with Friends, Families, and Colleagues about Marriage for Gay and Lesbian Couples, Dignity USA and GLAAD (2008)

http://www.dignityusa.org/talking.html

The Call to Wed: Why Catholics Should Celebrate Same Sex Marriage, Patricia Beattie Jung, Dignity USA (2004)

http://www.dignityusa.org/talking.html

Stephen J. Pope, "Same-Sex Marriage: Threat or Aspiration." Dec. 6, 2004, America Magazine

http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=3909

"Marriage Equality's False Divides" by Dennis W. Wiley and Robert M. Hardies

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-opinions/2009/10/marriage_equalitys_false_divid.html