The theme for this year’s conference (taken from Fr James Martin’s book “Building a Bridge”) was “A Time to Build”. Looking back on an extraordinarily successful, stimulating conference, what strikes me most is how much of this building Quest is already doing, and has done. The first and most obvious sign of this was staring…… Continue reading English Catholics “Building a Bridge”
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“Everyone who saw this, grumbled” (Luke 19:7)
At the Quest annual conference “A Time to Build”, one of the most useful insights for me came at the end of Fr James Martin’s video presentation, in which he presented a short reflection on the familiar story of Zacchaeus, who had climbed into a sycamore tree to catch sight of Jesus passing through. The…… Continue reading “Everyone who saw this, grumbled” (Luke 19:7)
My Years With Quest: Looking Back, Letting Go – and Looking Ahead.
Terry Weldon writes: I have now attended seven consecutive Quest conferences, sometimes as a speaker or workshop facilitator, and except for the first time, always as a committee member. This year, after a lengthy period of reflection and introspection, I have not made myself available for re-election. At my personal blog, Queering the Church, I…… Continue reading My Years With Quest: Looking Back, Letting Go – and Looking Ahead.
BE AWARE: Quest’s URL has changed
Regular users of the website will be aware that the URL has now changed from questgaycatholic.org.uk to questlgbti.uk. If you arrive on the home pageContinue reading BE AWARE: Quest’s URL has changed
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Sexuality, Gender Identity and Belief (Bulletin 80)
“My partner’s very robust and very self-assured about his sexuality. But even he’s struggled at times remaining within his faith.” “It is a sad fact that for some people, coming out within their own faith context is simply not an option.” These two quotes are taken from a guidance document – Sexuality, Gender Identity and…… Continue reading Sexuality, Gender Identity and Belief (Bulletin 80)
“…for he was an old man, and heavy” (Quest Bulletin 80)
This line from the first book of Samuel (4:18) could well describe me now that I am into my seventh decade. To the consternation of my friends and family members I have been piling on the kilograms in recent years. One friend, a doctor, looked at me and simply said, “Exercise!” For a while I…… Continue reading “…for he was an old man, and heavy” (Quest Bulletin 80)
Happy to be both: Lesbian and bisexual Catholic women (Bulletin 80)
Happy to be both: Exploring lesbian and bisexual Catholic women’s experiences of religion and sexuality The following is a summary of the findings of Marie Houghton’s MSC dissertation entitled “Exploring lesbian and bisexual Catholic women’s narratives of religious and sexual identity formation and integration”. Introduction and research aims: Research has shown that many LGBT people…… Continue reading Happy to be both: Lesbian and bisexual Catholic women (Bulletin 80)
School Visit: St Francis Xavier 6th Form College (London)
On Monday this week, I visited St Francis Xavier 6th Form College, on behalf of Quest, to talk about the experience of being both Catholic and gay (or lesbian). This was my third school visit. All have been different from each other, in how they were initiated and in the focus of the presentation -…… Continue reading School Visit: St Francis Xavier 6th Form College (London)
LGBT Catholic Testimony: Ruby Almeida (London, India)
Tomorrow, the Global Network of Rainbow Conference begins its Assembly with a series of “pre-conference” for delegates from Africa, Asia and South America. The main conference gets under way on Thursday. (Quest will be represented by our three delegates, our chair Ruby Almeida, Terry Weldon and Thomas Bartsch. In preparation for the Assembly, the GNRC…… Continue reading LGBT Catholic Testimony: Ruby Almeida (London, India)
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