Category: Homosexuality
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Faith and Hope
The last several days have been difficult for me in my struggle with chastity. I was feeling very tempted to masturbate on Wednesday night, and I gave into this temptation several times. I also got in touch with a couple of men who I thought may have been interested in having a sexual encounter with…
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Sloth
Last night, the chaplain of the Courage chapter I belong to gave a talk about sloth, which, according to NewAdvent.org is the “sadness in the face of some spiritual good which one has to achieve,” or kind of a spiritual laziness. (As an aside, Courage is the Catholic Church’s ministry to men and women with…
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“For the Lord Your God is Bringing You Into a Good Country… Where You Will Lack Nothing” (Dt 8: 7, 9)
Yesterday, during a meeting with a group from my parish, we were given this reading from Deuteronomy to meditate on: “Remember how for forty years now the Lord, your God, has directed all your journeying in the desert, so as to test you by affliction and find out whether or not it was your intention…
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Trials and Tribulations
This week has been a very difficult one for me. The problems actually started last week, before I went on my retreat. As I mentioned in my previous post, I was feeling a bit scared because I thought that God was calling me to a life that is very radically different than the one I…
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Does the Catholic Church Hate Gays?
As I have followed the national debate over whether those with homosexual attractions should be allowed to enter into same-sex “marriages,” I have heard gay activists explicitly say or imply that the Catholic Church hates homosexuals. Take for example David Bohnett, the founder of an organization that aims to improve “society through social activism,” who…
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Coming Into the Light: My Conversion Story
For some time now, I’ve been looking for a platform to discuss the experiences I’ve had in leaving the homosexual lifestyle. I feel compelled to do this because I’m very disturbed about what’s taking place in our society. Several states have “redefined” marriage, as if we could do such a thing. Meanwhile, those who speak…