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Transgender Lives and Catholic Hospitality
September 15, 2014
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DignityUSA
Transgender lives remain invisible to most Americans Throughout history different social groupings have been assigned to the boundaries of society where they remain largely out of sight In the novel Invisible Man Ralph Ellison uses this metaphor to c
Publications Committee Chairs Note
September 15, 2014
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DignityUSA
By Leo N Egashira Publications Committee Chair thanks the Whiteheads for writing these thoughtprovoking hopeful essays on Transgender Spirituality a topic that challenges the boundaries of traditional Catholic thinking and one that speaks to the very
A Nations Tipping Point: A Time to Talk
September 15, 2014
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DignityUSA
Time Magazine provided the official ouncement the cover story with a picture ofLaverneCox transgender member of theOrange is the New Black<emseries declared The Nationrsquos Transitionrdquo ( ) In the previous months citizens of many vocations
DignityUSA Protests Role of Msgr. Tony Anatrella in Extraordinary Synod on Family Calls for His Removal
September 10, 2014
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DignityUSA
Boston MA the nationrsquos leading organization of lesbian gay bisexual and transgender Catholics and allies is outraged that Msgr Tony Anatrella has been appointed as one of the Collaborators of the Special Secretaryrdquo at the upcoming Extrao
Psalms Sex and Shame
September 2, 2014
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DignityUSA
By Daniel Holnes DignityNew YorkGrowing up reading the book of Psalms was always a special treat for me It was the only book in the Bible that made me blush So many of the poems contemplate their speakerrsquos struggles with faith as manifested in c
Becoming Church and Eucharist Together
September 2, 2014
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DignityUSA
In recent weeks two stories from the gospels have captivated me In the Feeding of the Multituderdquo Jesusrsquo disciples were confronted with hungry crowds but had only two fish and five loaves of bread to offer them At the Last Supper Jesus kn
Bullsh*t
September 2, 2014
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DignityUSA
Now that wersquove got your attention a bit of context This was the word used by a former Dignity member in the comment section of a Facebook post featuring statistics with regard to samesex adoptive parents The BSrdquo responder was very upset
Work in the Vineyard
September 2, 2014
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DignityUSA
In the northeast fall brings on colder weather In other areas of the country the weather be kinder It is time to get back to work to focus on what we said can wait until fall If someone asked us in whether we could help out on a project many of us ha
Challenges and Opportunities
August 6, 2014
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DignityUSA
By Lourdes Rodriguez Nogues President During the weekend of the Board had its second facetoface meeting of the year this time in Madison Wisconsin The folks from the IntegrityDignity Madison community were very gracious hosts and we enjoyed joining