DignityUSA works for respect and justice for people of all sexual orientations, genders, and gender identities—especially gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons—in the Catholic Church and the world through education, advocacy, and support. -- DignityUSA Mission Statement
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During this season of Advent and in anticipation of the joy of Christmas, we have to look deep in our souls for the hope that is ingrained in our faith. We embrace hope during this season knowing that hope will help us make things just.
-- Lourdes Rodriguez-Nogues
Vice-President, DignityUSA
It behooves us as individuals, Chapters, faith communities and DignityUSA to call into question the alliances being forged by our bishops with organizations such as Focus on the Family and its associates whose mission is to “uproot homosexuality” and point up the inconsistency with welcome and pastoral care towards homosexual persons.
- Closing Commentary
Marriage Equality Issues
In our broken world, we are called by our universally loving God to find and create home where we can. We who have known rejection by “family of origin” are getting pretty good at creating home and family for ourselves. The challenge now is to extend that same sense of home — the rope of security strung out to the barn — to those most in need of community and healing. Let us not let any more souls wander off into this blizzard alone.
- Monica, a member of DignityUSA in Dallas/Ft. Worth area
Reflections from a Call To Action Next Gen Retreat
"SNAP members have transformed their pain into something positive that will benefit future generations of children who may never know the agony of child sexual abuse because of the work done by SNAP and its supprters. DignityUSA members have done the same to protect and enrich the lives of LGBT persons for future generations."
— Linda Pieczynski
DignityUSA Board Member
"Despite the complexity of the issue, the ordination of women to the Catholic priesthood continues to be for me — and hopefully for the rest of us in Dignity as well — an issue of justice and equality. The kindom of God is not fulfilled until all who are called find their rightful place."
— Lourdes Rodríguez-Nogués
DignityUSA Vice President
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