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OnlineResourcesfor
ACatholicPerspectiveonSameSexAttraction

"Thereisnosaferplaceforamanorawomanwhohassamesexattraction
thaninthearmsofourMother,theChurch."
~Fr.MichaelSchmitz(inFromLove,ForLove,ByLove)


"Iview[theChurch'steachingonhomosexuality]asfreedom,wherejoyresides,andIwanttosharethatwithotherpeople....
Iwanttobeavoicethatsays,'Waitaminute.TheChurch'steachingisgoodnews.Oneverylevel.'It'smotivatedbyGod'sloveforus."
(DanMattson,aCatholicmanwithsamesexattractioninHowDan'sFaithJourneyLedHimtotheCatholicChurch)


Today,ourheartsoverflowwithjoyajoywewereabletodiscovermostprofoundly
throughtheSacramentsoftheCatholicChurch,thelastplacetheworldtaughtthatweshouldlook
...theCatholicChurchisnottheenemy,butratherthebestsecretthisworldhadeverkept.
(YoungmanlivingwithsamesexattractionworkingwithPursuitofTruthMinistries.SexualityandtheCatholicChurch)




Blue***indicatesgoodstartingpoints


CONTENTS
CatholicViewofLove,theBody,andSexuality
MagisterialTeachingoftheRomanCatholicChurch
USSCBandCanadianBishops
AboutCatholicTeachingsonSameSexAttraction
OntheQuestionofIdentity
Courage:ARomanCatholicApostolate
ListentoCatholicsWhoHaveSameSexAttraction
HealthCarePerspective
EspeciallyforPriests
EspeciallyfortheYoung
EspeciallyforParents,FriendsandLovedOnes
ForParentsofTeensandThoseWhoWorkWithTeens
AuthenticCatholicCounseling



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CATHOLICVIEWOFLOVE,THEBODY,ANDSEXUALITY
ThebestwaytofullyappreciatetheintegrityoftheteachingsoftheCatholicChurchonsamesexattractionistobeginwithastudyoftheChurch'sunderstandingof
sexualityinthecontextofafullerunderstandingofhumanperson,themeaningofthebody,and,ultimately,themeaningofloveasagiftofself.Astudyofthe
writingsandtalksofBlessedJohnPaulIIonthistopicisinvaluable.

OnlineResourcesfortheOnlineStudyofHumanSexualityAfullpageoflinkstochurchteaching,articles,andpodcasts.

***Fr.MikeSchmitz.FromLove,ForLove,ByLove:ADeeperUnderstandingofContraception,SameSexAttraction,andAuthenticLoveCDversion
Downloadmp3versionSimilarcontentonYouTube:TheTheologyoftheBody.Incorporatesthebroadermeaningoftheperson,thebody,friendship,love,
andofsexualityintoadiscussionofsamesexattraction.(PurchasefromLighthouseMedia)

J.Budziszewski.
DesignedforSex:WhatWeLoseWhenWeForgetWhatSexisForTouchstoneMagazine.
WhyisThereSex?(VIDEO)




MAGISTERIALTEACHINGOFTHEROMANCATHOLICCHURCH

***CongregationfortheDoctrineoftheFaith.LettertotheBishopsoftheCatholicChurchonthePastoralCareofHomosexualPersons
(Forfoundationaldocuments,seeHumanaeVitaeandPersonaHumana:DeclarationonCertainQuestionsConcerningSexualEthics)

***ElevenChurchTeachingsonHomosexualityAccessiblepamphletthatputskeypointsoftheLettertotheBishopsoftheCatholicChurchonthePastoral
CareofHomosexualPersonsinlayman'sterms.Agoodfirstresourcetogivesomeonewithsamesexattractionortheirlovedones,orforuseinthe
confessionalorpamphletrack.

***CatechismoftheCatholicChurchpar.23572359(importanttousethedefinitiveedition[green]astextwasrevisedinthesectiononhomosexuality)




USCCBANDCANADIANBISHOPS
Recommendedapplicationofthemagisterialteachingcomingfromournationalbishops'conferences.

***USCCB"MinistrytoPersonswithaHomosexualInclination:GuidelinesforPastoralCare"(2006)


USCCBCommitteeonFamilyandMarriage."AlwaysOurChildren:APastoralMessagetoParentsofHomosexualChildrenandSuggestionsforPastoral
Ministers"(1997)ReadconcurrentlywithFr.Harvey'scommentarybelow.

Fr.JohnHarvey.ObservationsConcerningtheRevisedTextof"AlwaysOurChildren"
Fr.Harvey,founderofCourageandenlightenedbydecadesofministrytothosewithsamesexattraction,expressesreservationsandtheneedfor
additionalclarificationandelaboration.

***EpiscopalCommissionforDoctrineoftheCanadianConferenceofCatholicBishops.PastoralMinistrytoYoungPersonswithSameSexAttraction
(2011)Excellentandveryaccessible.Agoodfirstresourcetoofferthosewithsamesexattractionandtheirfamilies.


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ABOUTCATHOLICTEACHINGONSAMESEXATTRACTION

Fr.PaulCheck.ExecutiveDirectorofCourage(seebelow),Couragechaplain,andmoraltheologian.

***Fr.PaulCheck.ClarityandCharity:TheCatholicChurchandHomosexuality.(VIDEO)DistinguishedSpeakersSeriesatTheFranciscanUniversityof
Steubenville.November7,2014.

***ClarityandCharity:TheCatholicChurchandHomosexuality(AUDIO)TalkgiventoGospelofLifeSocietyatSt.Mary'sCatholicChurchin
Norwalk,CT.

***"Homosexuality,Chastity,andIdentityCatholicWorldReport.September2,2013.

HomosexualityandCatholicTeachingPart1andPart2(AUDIO)CatholicAnswersLiveinterview.(Videoclips)


Rev.PaulScalia.ChairmanoftheBoardofCourage(seebelow).

***SameSexAttraction(ARTICLE)ArlingtonHerald.Anarticulatefourpartseries.(Part1,Part2,Part3,Part4)

***Fr.PaulScalia"ClarityandCharity:TheChurch'sTeachingonHomosexuality"(AUDIO)DirectedtoyoungadultsfromArlingtonDiocese
TheologyonTapseries.Searchfor"Homosexuality"tofindtalkorscrolldownto"Summer'13'Series"

"SpeakingtheTruthinLove:ChristianityandHomosexuality"(AUDIO)withDeaconBarryLevy.


Fr.MikeSchmitz.DirectorofNewmanCampusMinistryatUniversityofMinnesotaDuluth)

***FromLove,ForLove,ByLove:ADeeperUnderstandingofContraception,SameSexAttraction,andAuthenticLove(CDfromLighthouse
CatholicMedia)
Anexcellentfirstresourceforsomeonewithsamesexattractionortheirlovedones.
"FatherMichaelSchmitztacklessomeofthemostdifficulttopicsintheChurchtoday.Withcompassion,clarity,andhumor,heshowsthatthe
Church'steachingsoncontraceptionandsamesexattractionarerootedintheyearningsforauthenticlovethatissharedbyall,whoaremadeinthe
imageandlikenessofGod."Fr.Schmitzcompassionatelyannouncesthegoodnewsthat""Thereisnosaferplaceforamanorawomanwhohas
samesexattractionthaninthearmsofourMother,theChurch."
Listentopreviewofthetalk.
Readreview.
ViewsimilartalkonYouTube:TheTheologyoftheBody.
ListentosimilartalksinHomilyArchives:10/7/12,"CalledtoLove",and10/17/10,"TheUniversalCall

"Whyishomosexualityasin?"(ARTICLE)

"TheTruth"(VIDEO)Steubenville2013YouthConference,Northwest.Seeatleast25:25end.


BlackstoneFilms.TheThirdWay:HomosexualityandtheCatholicChurch.(VIDEO)Hearfromseveralpeoplewithsamesexattractionwhohavefoundtheir
peaceintheCatholicChurch,whichoffersthefullnessoftruthandthefullnessoflove.

Chastity.com,CatholicAnswersChastityOutreach.Multipleresources.SeeHomosexualitysection.

ChastityProject(JasonEvert'snewsite.)Multipleresources.SeeHomosexualitysection.

PursuitofTruthMinistries:AddresseswhattheCatholicChurchteachesandwhy,seekingtousereasoninthepursuitoftruth,allinthecontextofthelove
ofGod.UniquebecausethesiteismanagedbyCatholicswhoexperiencesamesexattractionreachingouttootherswhohavethesameexperience.
BeautifulBrochures:
SexualityandtheCatholicChurchbypersonswithsamesexforpersonswithsamesexattraction.
APlacetoCallHome,TheCatholicChurchasaplaceoflove,truth,joy,andpeaceforpersonswithsamesexattraction.
EmbracingtheFaith.ExplainstheloveoftheCatholicChurchforthosewithsamesexattractionandthereasonablenessofteachingsofthe
CatholicFaith.




ONTHEQUESTIONOFIDENTITY

DanielMattson.IsGayJustAnotherAdjective?CrisisMagazine.

Fr.PhillipBochanski.GayorSSA?WhyWordsMatterWhenTalkingAboutHomosexualityChastity.com.

Fr.PaulCheck.Homosexuality,Chastity,andIdentityCatholicWorldReport.

Fr.PaulScalia.ALabelThatSticks.

DavidProsen."IamnotGay,I'mDavid"

DanMattson.WhyIDon'tCallMyselfaGayChristian

DanMattson.TheNatureofMan.Chastity.com(CatholicAnswers)

Andrew.What'sYourIdentity?ChastityProject.com

Dr.GregBottaro.WhattheChurchreallyneedstodoaboutthehomosexualproblem.CatholicPsych.com(blog).


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COURAGE:AROMANCATHOLICAPOSTOLATE

***Couragewebsite

***CourageGeneralBrochure

***CourageYoungAdultBrochure

***AnnualCourageConferenceAnexceptionalblessingstoboththosewithSSAandthosewholoveandcareforthem.Conferencevideos.Videoplus
audio:2011,2012,2013,2014.



EndorsementsandQuotes

PopeJohnPaulIIsaidofthisministry,"CourageisdoingtheworkofGod!"

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CourageisendorsedbythePontificalCouncilfortheFamily."ThisPontificalCouncilfortheFamilysupportstheorganizationcalled'Courage'which
wasfoundedbyFatherJohnHarvey,OSFS,forhelpinghomosexualpersonstoliveinaccordancewiththelawsofGodandtheteachingofHis
Church."(CardinalLopezTrujillo,7July1994Prot.N216/93)

"WhenevertheChurchencountersaparticularsocialconditionorvulnerabilityinman'sfallenhumannature,it'ssimplyamatterofnaturaljusticethat
she'dalsoprovidethemeansforpeopletoliveouttheteaching...Inourpastoralcharity,wewanttogivethesoulsunderourcarethemeanstoliving
themoralteachingoftheChurch"
(Fr.PaulCheck,directorofCourage)

"TheCourageapostolateisthatmaternalsolicitudeonthepartoftheChurchtopeoplewhohaveauniquestruggle,anoftendifficultandvexingone,
andwhowanttoknowthatthegraceofChristandhisCrossisavailabletotheminconcreteandpracticalways.Thisispartofthecharismof
Courageandwhatwasinthemindandheartofourfounder,CardinalCooke.ItisadesiretoexpresstheChurch'scareandaffectionforagroupof
peoplewhooftenfeelisolated.Idon'tjustsaylonely,butisolated.They'reuncertainaboutwheretheycanfindassistance,whoreallytakesan
interestinthemandwhohasaloveforthem.TheChurchdoes."(Fr.PaulCheck,directorofCourage)

ArticlesandothermediaonCourage.
CouragefitstherecommendationslaidoutbyboththeVaticanandtheUSCCBin:

ConfraternityoftheDoctrineoftheFaith'sLettertotheBishopsoftheCatholicChurchonthePastoralCareofHomosexualPersons

USCCB'sMinistrytoPersonswithaHomosexualInclination:GuidelinesforPastoralCare(specificallymentionsCourageoninthefootnoteson
page22).

AboutCourageDescriptionandhistory.

Fr.PaulCheck.ExecutiveDirectorofCourageandmoraltheologian.

***"CourageContinuesMissionofItsFounder,FatherHarvey:DirectorofCatholicapostolatetohomosexualsdiscusseschallengesand
opportunities"(ARTICLE)NationalCatholicRegister'sextendedinterviewofFr.PaulCheck,directorofCourage,inthecontextofthe
Courageconventioninthesummerof2011.

"LifeontheRock:Courage"withFr.PaulCheck.(VIDEOofEWTNTVshowwithcallin)Includesinterviewwith"Steve",amanwith
samesexattraction,whohasbeendrawnintoalifeofchastityandtodeepappreciationfortheChurch.

Fr.PaulCheck."CatholicAnswersLive:HopeforHomosexuals"(AUDIOofradiotalkandcallinshow)FocusesonministryofCourage.

KerryLenartowick.CourageheadseesChristinPope's"nonjudgement'remarks.CatholicNewsAgency,February11,2014.


Fr.JohnHarvey.FounderofCourageandmoraltheologianwhoservedthosewithsamesexattractionformorethanfivedecadesandisthusa
preeminentauthorityontheCatholicapproachtoservingthosewithsamesexattraction.

Fr.JohnHarvey.SameSexAttraction:CatholicTeachingandPastoralPractice.BookletbyfounderofCourage,moraltheologian,and
preeminentexpertonCatholicapproachtoservingthosewithsamesexattraction.

Fr.PaulScalia.ForThoseWhoBelieveinRationalArgument:InMemoriamJohnHarvey,OSFS

CardinalRaymondBurke.TheMemoryofFatherJohnF.Harvey,O.S.F.S.,andtheFutureofCourage/EnCourage(VIDEO)Transcript.

BishopJamesConley(Denver)Courage:SpeakingtheTruthinLove

Fr.RogerLandry.TheCouragetoGiveTruePastoralCaretoThosewithSameSexAttractions.

Lotsmorematerialtoperuseat:
Couragewebsite:http://couragerc.org

EnCouragewebsite:http://couragerc.org/encourage/Servesparents,spouses,relatives,andfriends.)

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LISTENTOCATHOLICSWHOHAVESAMESEXATTRACTIONWHOHAVEFOUNDPEACEANDFREEDOMINTHEHEARTOFCHURCH
(Listen,too,tohowtheChurchcanlearntolovethembetter.)

Onlinefilms

***DesireoftheEverlastingHills.Apowerfulandmovingdocumentaryaboutthreepersonswithsamesexattractionslongjourneytopeaceand
fulfillmentinChristandHisChurch.

***BlackstoneFilms.TheThirdWay:HomosexualityandtheCatholicChurch.Hearfromseveralpeoplewithsamesexattractionwhohavefound
theirpeaceintheCatholicChurch,whichoffersthefullnessoftruthandthefullnessoflove.


DanielMattson.
"IbecameCatholicbecauseoftheChurch'steachingonhomosexuality,becauseIviewitasfreedom,wherejoyresides,andIwanttosharethat
withotherpeople....Iwanttobeavoicethatsays,'Waitaminute.TheChurch'steachingisgoodnews.Oneverylevel.'It'smotivatedbyGod'slove
forus."


***LetterstoChristopher:OntheSubjectofSameSexAttraction(BLOG)

DesireoftheEverlastingHills.Dan'sstoryisincludedinthisdocumentary.

LifeontheRockDanielMattsonJune19,2014.EWTN'sLifeontheRockTVshow,June18,2014.

SameSexAttraction:DanielMattson'sPersonalTestimony.(AUDIO)TheMysteryandMeaningofMarriage.St.GabrielCatholicRadio.
August24,2013.

***TheNatureofMan.Chastity.com,CatholicAnswersChastityOutreach.(FirstappearedinprintinCatholicAnswersMagazine,MayJune
2013.)

"LivingWithSameSexAttraction"CatholicAnswersLive(PODCAST)

ACaseofMistakenIdentity.CrisisMagazine.October15,2013.

WhyIDon'tCallMyselfaGayChristianFirstThings.July27,2012.

***TwoThomases,aGuyNamedCliveandaHobbitCalledFrodo.LetterstoChristopher.September5,2013.Speaksbeautifullyofthefruitof
suffering,inhiscase,withsamesexattraction.

WineasStrongasFire(VIDEOslideshow)Speaksbeautifullyofthefruitofsuffering,inhiscase,withsamesexattraction.

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MorebyDanMattson.


PursuitofTruthMinistries.
"Today,ourheartsoverflowwithjoyajoywewereabletodiscovermostprofoundlythroughtheSacramentsoftheCatholicChurch,thelastplace
theworldtaughtthatweshouldlook...theCatholicChurchisnottheenemy,butratherthebestsecretthisworldhadeverkept.

HomosexualityandMyJourneyIntotheCatholicChurch


DavidProsen.CatholictherapistandmemberofCourage.
"IdesperatelysoughtsupportfromotherCatholicswhoweregoingthroughthesamestrugglesbutwhowantedtolivechastelives.Inmyformer
diocese,Ifoundlittleornosupport,andoftenwhatsupportIwasgivencondonedthesin.Thishashelpedmerealizehowimportantitisthatwe
promoteandsupportCourage."

***"IamnotGay,I'mDavid"

"BreakingFreeFromHomosexuality:OneMan'sJourneytoLifeinChrist"

AlsofeaturedinTheThirdWay(VIDEO)

MorefromDavidProsenatDavidProsen.com


RobinBeck.TestimonyatCourageconference(AUDIO)Similarvideo.

Rilene.TestimonyatCourageconference.(VIDEO)AlsofeaturedonvideoinDesireoftheEverlastingHills..

"JakeStanwood"WhyIChoseLove:JourneyofaCatholicwithSameSexAttractionChastityProject.comJuly2,2014.

ChristopherYuan.AnEvangelicalChristianwithapowerfultestimonyofthefreedomandpeacethatcomefromfindingone'sidentityinChrist.His
perspectivealignswellwithCatholicteaching.
PersonalTestimony(Video)
TestimonyandAChristianResponsetoHomosexuality("ChristianResponse"startsatat24:57)
FamilyTestimony.fulllengthvideo,shortvideo,audio(LaunchMediaPlayerandseeMarch9,"OutofaFarCountry"),book.

JoyfulPilgrims.AcollaborativeblogbyCatholicswithsamesexattraction.IncludesDanMattsonandRobinBeck,above.

LivingwithSameSexAttraction.CatholicSpirit.comArchdioceseofSt.PaulandMinneapolis.

"LiberatedLove".Courageofferscompassion,fellowship,andhopetothosewithsamesexattraction.ThreetestimoniesfromCouragemen.

MoreTestimonies




HEALTHCAREPERSPECTIVE

CourageResourcesforMentalHealthProfessionalsandPhysicians

CatholicMedicalAssociation.HomosexualityandHope.Scholarly,withextensivedocumentation.

***CatholicMedicalAssociation.HomosexualityandHope:QuestionsandAnswersAboutSameSexAttractionAsimplifiedversionoftheabove
mentionedresourceaccessibletoall.(Excerptedfromlongerbooklet.OrderfulllengthcopiesatCatholicMedicalAssociation)Agoodfirstresourceto
sharewithothersaddressesspiritualwellbeing,too.

RichardP.Fitzgibbons,M.D.SameSexAttractioninYouthandtheirRighttoInformedConsent

Dr.TimothyLock.LifeontheRock.EWTNvideo.May1,2015.Catholicpsychologistspeaksofcausesandtreatmentforpersonsexperiencesamesex
attractions.




ESPECIALLYFORPRIESTS

***CourageClergypageCouragewebpageforwithseveralveryhelpfularticlesandtestimonies.

***"MinisteringtoThoseWithSameSexAttraction:WhatCourageMembersWouldLikeClergytoKnow"Mostinsightfullookintotheneedsandstruggles
ofpeoplewithsamesexattraction.

Rev.ThomasG.Morrow.HowPriestsCanHelpHomosexualsHomileticsandPastoralReview.(December1997)"HavingworkedwithFr.Harveyfor
severalyears,Iamconvincedthathe,andthegrouphefounded,Courage,arethebesthopeforhomosexualsandfortheChurchinhelpinghomosexuals."

Rev.JeffreyKeefeO.F.M.Conv.,Ph.D.,S.T.L."OutreachtoHomosexualPersons:TheUnderstandingHeart"Fr.Keefeisaclinicalpsychologistwho
teachespastoralpsychology.

CatholicMedicalAssociation.HomosexualityandHope.Scholarly,withextensivedocumentation.SeesectiononTheRoleofthePriest.

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ESPECIALLYFORTHEYOUNG

CourageYoungAdultpage

CourageYoungAdultBrochure

Fr.MikeSchmitz.
FromLove,ForLove,ByLove:ADeeperUnderstandingofContraception,SameSexAttraction,andAuthenticLoveCDversionDownloadmp3
versionIncorporatesthebroadermeaningoftheperson,thebody,friendship,love,andofsexualityintoadiscussionofsamesexattraction.

TheTheologyoftheBody.(VIDEO)Similartoabovetalk.

"TheTruth"(VIDEO)Steubenville2013YouthConference,Northwest.Seeatleast25:25end

Fr.PaulScalia.ALabelThatSticks.Discussesthetrendtowardprematureandcounterproductivelabelingofhighschoolstudents.

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EpiscopalCommissionforDoctrineoftheCanadianConferenceofCatholicBishops.PastoralMinistrytoYoungPersonswithSameSexAttraction
(2011)Excellentandveryaccessible.Agoodfirstresourcetoofferthosewithsamesexattractionandtheirfamilies.

BlackstoneFilms.TheThirdWay:HomosexualityandtheCatholicChurch.(VIDEO)Hearfromseveralpeoplewithsamesexattractionwhohavefoundtheir
peaceintheCatholicChurch,whichoffersthefullnessoftruthandthefullnessoflove.

ChastityProject.comHomosexualitysection.Articles,video,andaudio.JasonEvert'snewsite.

WhattheCatholicChurchWantsyoutoKnowOfuniquevaluebecauseitiswrittenbypersonswithsamesexattractionsforpersonswithsamesex
attraction.



ESPECIALLYFORPARENTS,RELATIVES,ANDFRIENDSOFPERSONSWITHSAMESEXATTRACTION

EnCourage.AministrywithinCouragededicatedtothespiritualneedsofparents,siblings,children,andotherrelativesandfriendsofpersonswhohave
samesexattraction.

DavidProsenandAllisonRicciardi."Mom...Dad,I'mGay:HowShouldaCatholicParentRespond?"TheRaphaelRemedy.

DavidProsen.HowManyforDinner?:FacingtheDifficultQuestionsSurroundingSameSexAttractionLayWitness.July/August2013

Fr.PaulScalia.SameSexAttraction(ARTICLE)AnarticulatefourpartserieswrittenfortheArlingtonHerald,adiocesannewspaper.Part4,Fidelityto
LoveandTruthofthisseriesisparticularlyaddressedtoparentsandthosewholovesomeonewithwithSSA.

InterviewwithFr.PaulCheck.LovingaChildwithSameSexAttraction.NationalCatholicRegister,3/21/13.

AndyComiskey.FightingforFreedom:APrayerfulResponsetoGayLovedOnes.DesertStreams,LivingWaters.2014YearEndReport.

Fr.MikeSchmitz."TheTruth"(VIDEO)Steubenville2013YouthConference,Northwest.Seeatleast25:25end

DanielMattson.DealingWithSameSexAttraction.Forparentsofchildrenstrugglingwithsamesexattraction.

PhilSutton,Ph.D.,LMFT,LCSW,LP.What'saSpouse,Parent,FamilyMember,Friend,orPastortoDo?

FocusontheFamily's"HowtoTeachYourChildrenAboutHomosexuality"(tryhereiflinkdoesn'twork.)

ChristopherYuan'sFamilyTestimony.fulllengthvideo,shortvideo,audio(LaunchMediaPlayerandseeMarch9,"OutofaFarCountry"),book,website.
TheYuansareEvangelicalChristianswithanincredibletestimonyofthetransformingpowerofgraceandthepoweroftheloveandprayersofamother.

EpiscopalCommissionforDoctrineoftheCanadianConferenceofCatholicBishops.PastoralMinistrytoYoungPersonswithSameSexAttraction(2011)

EnCourageHelpfulResourcesTestimoniesfromparentsaswellasnumerousotherarticlesandresourcesespeciallyselectedforthosewholovesomeone
withsamesexattraction.


FORPARENTSOFTEENSANDTHOSEWHOWORKWITHTEENS

SeelinkslistedunderEspeciallyfortheYoung
TerminologyforCatholicSchools.Courage.
HeadofCourageOpposesAntiBullyingGayClubs(LifeSiteNewsinterviewsFr.PaulCheck,directorofCourage)
Fr.PaulScalia.ALabelThatSticks.

DanielMattson.IsGayJustAnotherAdjective?CrisisMagazine.



AUTHENTICCATHOLICCOUNSELING
AtoppriorityisfindingacounselorwhobothfullyembracestheteachingoftheChurchandspecializesinworkingwithpatientswithsamesexattraction.Manywill
notbeabletofindfaithfulandcompetentlocalhelp.InmanycasescounselingcanbedonebyphoneorSkype.DISCLAIMER:Inclusiononthislistdoesnot
guaranteethecompetencyoreffectivenessofthecounselors,butrathersuggeststhattheypresentthemselvesasauthenticallyCatholic(unlessotherwisenoted)
andwithspecializedtraininginservingthosewithsexualidentityconcerns.

Aboutpsychologicaldimensionsandcounseling:

DeaconBarryLevy,LCSWC,LMFT.SpeakingtheTruthinLove:ChristianityandHomosexuality:PartTwo(InstituteforCatholicCulture)Deaconand
therapistwhoservesthosewithunwantedsamesexattractionspeaksaboutthepsychologicaldimensionofsamesexattractionandtherapy.

Dr.TimothyLock.LifeontheRock.EWTNvideo.May1,2015.Catholicpsychologistspeaksofcausesandtreatmentforpersonswhoexperience
samesexattractions.OnCatholicTherapists.com

Counselors:

CatholicTherapists.comLookforcounselorswhostatethattheyspecializeinservingthosewithSexualIdentityDisorders.Ifthereisnoonelocal,check
otherstatesforthosewhodophoneorSkypecounseling.DoaGooglesearchfor"Catholictherapists"and"sexualidentitydisorders"tofindallofthe
therapistslistedatCatholicTherapists.comwhospecializeinthisarea.Click"repeatthesearchwiththeomittedresultsincluded"tofindover100therapists.

InstituteforMaritalHealingDr.RichardFitzgibbons,Dr.PeterKleponis.Pennsylvania.DoesphoneandSkypecounseling.

St.Michael'sInstituteNewYork.Doesphonecounseling.(See"WhatWeDo"section)

PastoralSolutionsInstituteSteubenville,OH.Phonecounselingonly.GregPopcak.

TheRaphaelRemedy.Huntington,NewYork.Inperson,phoneandSkype.Practiceincludes.DavidProsen.(Articles:"TheGayIdentity:FactorFiction",
"I'mNotGay,I'mDavid","Mom...Dad,I'mGay:HowShouldaCatholicParentRespond?"Inperson,phone,andonlinecounseling.

VaticanValues.RiversideandEncino,CA.PhoneandSkype.ThomasSchmierer(Articles:"UnwantedSameSexAttractionisTreatable")

JanelleHallman.Christian,butnotCatholic.Internationallyrespectedforworkwithwomenwithsamesexattraction.AlsoseeherDesertHopeministry.

AllianceforTherapeuticChoiceandScientificIntegrity.Notexplicitlyreligious,butoffersreferralservicefortherapistswhoworkwithpatientswithunwanted
samesexattraction.

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