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My Take: ‘Gay Christian’ is not an oxymoron–A Reblog from CNN and Justin Lee

Reblogged from CNN Belief Blog: Editor’s note: Justin Lee is the Executive Director of the Gay Christian Network and author of Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate. By Justin… more →

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My Take: ‘Gay Christian’ is not an oxymoron--A Reblog from CNN and Justin Lee — 3 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 1 week ago: Reblogged from CNN Belief Blog: Editor’s note: Justin Lee is the Executive Director of the Gay Chris … more →

Tags: Catholic Faith, Christianity, Current Events, Democrats, Forgiveness, General Thoughts, Homosexuality, Human Suffering, LGBT Issues

PROMOTING "JUSTICE"--the tricky balance between COMPROMISE and COLLABORATION in the Marriage issue...

catholicboyrichard wrote 1 week ago: Rita and John’s Marriage Certificate (Photo credit: mary hodder) I want to be clear as fine cr … more →

Tags: Catholic Faith, Christianity, Current Events, Democrats, Freedom of Speech, Homosexuality, Human Suffering, LGBT Issues, Marriage Equality

WHY I STAND WITH TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE…AND REJOICE WITH MY LGBT "FAMILY" — 8 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 1 week ago: “He’s gone off the deepest end of the swimming pool this time,” you say. Well perhaps I have but I d … more →

Tags: Catholic Faith, Christianity, Current Events, Democrats, Freedom of Speech, General Thoughts, Homosexuality, Human Suffering, LGBT Issues

A PROTEST BY ANY OTHER NAME...Some Thoughts on the "Dirty Hands" Vigil--REVISED AND UPDATED WITH A PERSONAL NOTE FROM JOSEPH AMODEO... — 9 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 1 week ago: To every story there is a backdrop. And often that backdrop is in the form of a human being. In … more →

Tags: absolution, Catholic Faith, confession, Current Events, drama queens, Eucharist, Forgiveness, Heaven, hell

ASTONISHING WORDS FROM A GAY SISTER IN CHRIST--A Reblog

catholicboyrichard wrote 1 month ago: Reblogged from Hunter Baker: (You must make it to the third paragraph in order to understand.) To th … more →

Tags: Christianity, confession, Current Events, Homosexuality, LGBT Issues, Philosophy, Politics, Prayer, Return to Church

TOWARDS A MORE NUANCED FAITH-BASED VIEW OF SAME-GENDER UNIONS—my personal thoughts on “Marriage and the Supremes” by Frank Bruni — 2 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 1 month ago: FIRST a short disclaimer:  Neither Bruni’s views nor my opinions on them are to be read as official … more →

Tags: Catholic Faith, Christianity, Contraception, Current Events, Democrats, Heaven, hell, LGBT Issues, Philosophy

Six Steps to Stop Viewing Pornography--A Great Reblog from Biltrix and Father Jason Smith

catholicboyrichard wrote 2 months ago: Reblogged from Biltrix: One of the joys of my priesthood has been witnessing how God’s grace is stro … more →

Tags: Catholic Faith, Christianity, General Thoughts, Heaven, hell, Prayer, Return to Church, Theology, Purgatory

MAKING BABIES FOR GOD AND COUNTRY??? Not exactly the point...AT ALL — 5 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 3 months ago: Ross Douthat (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I just finished reading an op-ed by Ross Douthat, a fairly co … more →

Tags: Abortion, ageism, Catholic Faith, Christianity, Contraception, Current Events, Democrats, LGBT Issues, Politics

NOT A REVERT...NOT A CONVERT...A RETURNEE — 10 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 3 months ago: WARNING–DARK SHADOWS SPOILERS THROUGHOUT THIS POST– Whoever came up with the term … more →

Tags: Catholic Faith, Christianity, humor general, Just Fun, LGBT Issues, Religious Liberty, same sex attraction, Theology, confession

Vatican Official Calls for Protections for Same-Gender Couples--A Reblog from Bondings 2.0 — 7 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 3 months ago: I believe this is right on the money…it is the HOW that must be worked out. The Church does no … more →

Tags: Catholic Faith, Christianity, Current Events, LGBT Issues, same sex attraction, Theology, Catholic Church, church, Same Sex Marriage

Denver Catholic Charities Will Not Let Same-Gender Couples Adopt--Reblogged from Bondings 2.0 — 4 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 3 months ago: Reblogged from Bondings 2.0: If a civil unions bill becomes law this year in Colorado (and it looks … more →

Tags: Catholic Faith, Current Events, LGBT Issues, Philosophy, Politics, Religious Liberty, Return to Church, same sex attraction, Theology

My Take: Christians ought to shrug off inaugural pastor rejection--Reblogged from CNN.com — 8 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 4 months ago: Reblogged from CNN Belief Blog: Editor’s Note: Matthew Lee Anderson is the Lead Writer at Mere Ortho … more →

Tags: Abortion, Catholic Faith, Christianity, Contraception, Current Events, General Thoughts, Heaven, hell, hhs

SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN--with 488 to go... — 3 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 4 months ago: Rome (Photo credit: Moyan_Brenn) Okay so I am a fairly sensitive person, and overly so at times to s … more →

Tags: Catholic Faith, Christianity, General Thoughts, LGBT Issues, Return to Church, same sex attraction, Theology, Anglicanism, Episcopal Church

Why I Do NOT Identify As A “Gay Catholic Christian” — 2 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 5 months ago: PLEASE NOTE:  I originally posted this in May, 2012.  But even since my re-return to the Church this … more →

Tags: Abortion, Catholic Faith, Christianity, Current Events, General Thoughts, LGBT Issues, maryology, Philosophy, Politics

OH COME, OH COME EMMANUEL...BLESSED ADVENT AND SOME NEWS — 29 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 5 months ago: emblem of the Papacy: (Photo credit: Wikipedia) 7 years ago, I returned to the Catholic Church after … more →

Tags: Catholic Faith, Christianity, Prayer, Return to Church, Theology, Anglicanism, Catholic Church, God, Lord

SNARKINESS AND “QUEER AS FOLK” CATHOLICISM — 36 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 11 months ago: Queer as Folk (season 1) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This post is written with a degree of frustration … more →

Tags: Age, ageism, Catholic Faith, Christianity, Current Events, General Thoughts, Return to Church, Theology, Anti-Catholicism

Why I Do NOT Identify As A “Gay Catholic Christian” — 19 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 11 months ago: PLEASE NOTE:  I originally posted this in May, 2012.  But even since my re-return to the Church this … more →

Tags: Abortion, Catholic Faith, Christianity, Current Events, General Thoughts, LGBT Issues, maryology, Philosophy, Politics

SSA/STRAIGHT MALE BONDING—A Primer — 10 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 1 year ago:  QUICK DISCLAIMER:  I follow the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church on the issue of homosexualit … more →

Tags: Catholic Faith, Christianity, Current Events, General Thoughts, LGBT Issues, Philosophy, Politics, same sex attraction, Theology

GREAT NEWS…I AM IN SPANISH NOW!!! — 14 comments

catholicboyrichard wrote 1 year ago: The Passion of the Christ (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I was humbled but excited to find my story on no … more →

Tags: Catholic Faith, charismatic renewal, Christianity, Current Events, Español, General Thoughts, LGBT Issues, Prayer, Return to Church


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