Category: Books / Resources

Film Review: “SILENCE”.

Director: Martin Scorsese. Starring: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Issei Ogata. Certificate: 15. Running time: 161 mins. In Martin Scorsese’s introduction to a special edition of Shūsaku Endō’s Silence [i], he claims that the novel ‘is precisely about the particular and the general. And it is finally about the first overwhelming the…… Continue reading Film Review: “SILENCE”.

Are religious people still the ‘main villains’ against LGBTI people? (Digital Pride Video)

One of the featured discussions for April’s Digital Pride was on the topic of religion and LGBT people. Included in the panel was Martin Pendergast, well known to many of us for his heavy involvement in the Farm Street LGBT Catholic community, and his indefatigable, continuing work over many years in other capacities for LGBT…… Continue reading Are religious people still the ‘main villains’ against LGBTI people? (Digital Pride Video)

Book Review: ‘And God saw it all was very good’ (Bulletin 75)

Quest Bulletin Book Review; January 2016; ‘And God saw it all was very good’; Book Editors: Sandra Taylor and Hazel Barnes; Arcus Foundation, Amsterdam, 2015. Book review by Tony Dimambro The European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups has worked wonders since its birth in 1982. The forum provides a spiritual space for LGBT Christians to…… Continue reading Book Review: ‘And God saw it all was very good’ (Bulletin 75)

Embracing Sexuality and Spirituality

For Quest’s conference 2016, “Feathers on the Breath of God”, we will be investigating gender, sexuality and spirituality. The keynote speakers will be looking particularly at issues of gender, but there will also be a workshop on sexuality and spirituality – topics which are too easily assumed to be in conflict for LGBT people. In…… Continue reading Embracing Sexuality and Spirituality

LGBT Catholics and “Catholic Teaching”

The difficulty with what is frequently described as “Catholic teaching” as it affects lesbian and gay people, is that what is popularly presented and widely known, is extremely selective, and viewed exclusively in the context of genital acts. The full teaching however, is more complex. It is well known that it is dangerous to quote isolated…… Continue reading LGBT Catholics and “Catholic Teaching”

Conscience: The Catholic Way to Choose the Good.

For lgbt Catholics, and many other Christians, one of the most pressing and agonising dilemmas they face, is that of reconciling what they know to be the truth of their sexuality or gender identity, and church teaching. For Catholics in particular, the top – line response should be easy – “Follow your conscience”. The primacy…… Continue reading Conscience: The Catholic Way to Choose the Good.

“The Body of Christ”: Sebastian Moore OSB (Book Review)

The Body of Christ: The Shudder Of Blissful Truth (Sebastian Moore OSB, with Kate Wilson) Darton, Longman and Todd 978-0-23252-857-2 When it comes to allotting a deadline for the submission of book reviews, the editor of this august journal is always very generous. However, not even the most generous deadline and careful reading could produce a review worthy of this book. This is…… Continue reading “The Body of Christ”: Sebastian Moore OSB (Book Review)

Book Review: The Book of Forgiving

The Book of Forgiving: The fourfold path of healing for ourselves and our world, Desmond and Mpho Tutu Harper Collins  978-0-06220-356-4 Over many decades, the Anglican Archbishop-emeritus of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, has been a tireless campaigner for peace, justice and reconciliation; most notably in his homeland of South Africa both in the pre- and post-apartheid years. In 1984 he was awarded the Nobel…… Continue reading Book Review: The Book of Forgiving