Presentations and Publications
Programs and Services
CPCSM - Sponsored Programs and Services
- Homosexuality:
An Example of the Conflict
Between Religion and Science (New) - Today's Readings from the New American Bible
- Prayer and Meditation Ministry
- Spirituality Support Group for GLBT Adults
- CPCSM
Welcoming Parish Survey Results
- Refuting
Information and Recommendations of
Organizations of the Religious Right - Tracking
Web Sites and Other Projects of the Religious Right
Other GLBT Ministry Programs, Social Services, and in the Twin Cities Area
- The Naming Project: An Interfaith Youth Spirituality Support Group
CPCSM - Sponsored
Programs and Services
Catherine Kelley,
LICSW, clinical social
worker who will lead support group
Are you a man or woman who feels rejected by the official
church because of your GLBT identity? Are you searching for meaning
in
your life? Do you wish you had a support system to talk with about
your spirituality?
There is a group, co-sponsored by CPCSM, now forming that may be just what you are looking for. Catherine Kelley is a lesbian-identified clinical social worker, spiritual counselor, and former Sister of St. Joseph who is offering a group for those wanting to deepen their spirituality. The group is currently accepting new members and will meet at Catherine's office in St. Paul, on Selby Avenue near Snelling.
For more information, call Catherine at 651-983-5912
or email her at:
ckelley@tcinternet.net.
CPCSM Welcoming Parish Survey Results:
Twin
Cities Area Catholic Parishes That Offer
Hospitality to GLBT Persons and Their Families
The
following parishes responded positively to a survey from CPCSM
that asked if their ministers would be welcoming to GLBT persons
and their families if they wished to worship there and receive
other ministry services from the parish staff.
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Basilica of St. Mary 88 North 17th St. Minneapolis, MN 55405 (612) 333-1381 |
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Church of St. Albert the Great 2836 33rd Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55406 (612) 724-3643 |
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Church of St. Joan of Arc 4537 Third Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55409 (612) 823-8205 |
Church of St. Matthew 490 Hall Ave. St. Paul, MN 55107 (651) 224-9793 |
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Church of St. Philip 2507 Bryant Ave. North Minneapolis, MN 55411 (612) 529-3125 |
Church of St. Stanislaus 398 Superior St. St. Paul, MN 55102 (651) 292-0303 |
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Church of St. Stephen 2211 Clinton Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 874-0311 |
Guardian Angels Church 8260 Hudson Blvd. North Oakdale, MN 55128 (651) 738-2223 |
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Transfiguration
Parish
6133 15th St. Oakdale, MN 55128 (651) 738-2646 |
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Homosexuality:
An Example of the Conflict
Between Religion and Science
A Compilation
of Web-Linked Essays
from the Web Site of
Note: All of these essays are protected by copyright © 1995 - 2003 by OCRT. All rights reserved.
(Editor's Note: Simon Rosser,
PhD, psychologist and sexologist in the University of Minnesota
Medical School's Program in Human Sexuality, and some of his colleagues
there have found this collection of essays from OCRT to be very
illuminating and helpful in their research and teaching regarding
issues of human sexuality, especially homosexuality.)
by David J. McCaffrey
(Editor's note. Right-wing religious groups, when discussing GLBT issues, make reference to such groups such as Exodus International, Eagles Wings, Courage, Encourage, the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), and the Catholic Medical Association (CMA) and to such terms as "same-sex attraction," or "SSA."
We are certain that many of these groups of the Religious Right are well-intentioned as they attempt to reach out not only to troubled and, perhaps, confused Catholic persons exploring their own sexuality but also to their concerned family members and friends, who are all looking for some trustworthy information, based on solid scientific research.
Nevertheless, these groups actually do a disservice to such innocent and vulnerable individuals by providing them with information that is based on seriously flawed research that has been discredited by all of the major official organizations that represent the views of hundreds of thousands of health, mental health, and education professionals.
Some of these same
professional associations further hold that treatments recommended
by NARTH and CMA actually are potentially risky and may lead to harmful
results, such as depression, anxiety, and self-destructive behavior
and may only serve to reinforce the GLBT person's self-hatred. (See
the "Reparative
Therapy" section in the publication Just
the Facts About Sexual Orientation & Youth: A Primer for Principals,
Educators and School Personnel .)
Would someone seeking information about maintaining a healthy cardio-vascular system follow information that is 25 years old and now refuted by all of the professional medical associations of cardiologists and heart surgeons? To follow advice based on the information about the nature of and "cures" for homosexuality promulgated by the Religious Right make about as much sense.
This section has been placed on the CPCSM website in order to help persons confused by what they are reading about homosexuality on the websites of Religious Right groups better understand what the vast majority of the professional health, mental health, and education organizations are officially stating about the nature of GLBT persons and their needs and gifts and how GLBT persons can be best understood and helped to become fully actualized and contributing citizens in today's diverse and complex world. Further, this section will help the user see the bigger picture of the role that such right-wing groups such as Exodus International, Eagles Wings, Courage, Encourage, CMA, and NARTH play in the larger political-religious Ex-Gay Movement.)
From Matthew Shepard Online
Resources:
(Warning: this site may contain examples of
bigotry and prejudice unsuitable for younger visitors.)
Tracking Web
Sites and Other Projects
of the Religious Right
Catholic
Parents OnLine
Read about the concerns
of this local conservative group
regarding CPCSM and our work.
An item on the CPO Website, of particular interest to mental health professionals, as well as to all GLBT persons, about whose personal lives the the authors purport to be experts, is a recent open letter to US Catholic Bishops from "a group of psychiatrists from the Pewaukee, Wisconsin-based Catholic Medical Association."
Other
GLBT Ministry
Programs and Social Services
within the Twin Cities Area
Dignity / Twin
Cities'
Program Calendar
Click here to access Dignity / Twin Cities' Calendar.
Two Programs Sponsored by
the Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis
BOULEVARDS
A Support Group for GLBT Persons
7:00
- 9:00 pm
Second Thursday of Every Month
Catherine of Siena Room, in the Undercroft
Basilica of St. Mary's, Minneapolis
Boulevards is a group at the Basilica of St. Mary that offers GLBT persons a place of belonging and a sense of community. It also provides a forum for discussing relevant faith issues. Finally, it is a social setting for meeting other gays and lesbians and it provides them with a gateway to increased participation in the Basilica parish. Meetings are on the second Thursday of the month. They range from spiritual exercises to speakers to purely social events. All are welcome!
For more information, please call Mark Wyss, the group's
Chairperson, at the Basilica at 612.317.3410.
Other Boulevards Leadership Staff are:
Fr. Doug Dandurand, Chaplain, 612.317.3507
Mary Robinson, Staff Liaison, 612.317.3440
LIFE
(Living In Faith Everyday)
LIFE, a GLBT ministry program also sponsored by the
Basilica of St. Mary, provides an opportunity for gays, lesbians
and their families to come to terms with their Faith and with the
Catholic Church. This ministry offers safety and support for those
who are coming out, coming out within the Church, or struggling
with the Catholic tradition. You are assured a compassionate, confidential,
and honest response. Please contact Mary Robinson at 612.317.3440
for more information.
Click
here for information about these and
other programs and services at the
Basilica of St. Mary.
The
Naming Project: An Interfaith
Spirituality Support Group for
GLBT, Questioning, and Allied Youth
At CPCSM's Speakers' Series on March
31, 2003 -- featuring a panel comprised of a young lesbian, a young
gay man, and the mother of a young gay man -- Jay Wiesner, pastoral
associate at Bethany Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, who helps lead
the Naming Project, described the new youth program to those in
attendance. The group is open to any youth, regardless of denomination
or religious background, and meets from 4 to 6 pm every Sunday.
Jay also invited anyone seeking more information to cantact him
by phone at 612-332-2397 or email at thenamingproject@att.net
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Some Other Twin Cities Faith Traditions Welcoming GLBT Persons and Their Families
Source: queue press, January 2003
GLBT
or GLBT-Friendly Social Service Agencies
and Groups Offering Free or Sliding-Scale Services
Source: queue press, January 2003