Reflecting on the problem of religious homophobia a few days ago, I out the question, “How should Quest respond?”. I and the rest of the Quest national committee been giving a lot of thought to the core nature of our purpose and activities, as we prepare for a “strategy weekend” at the end of the month, at…… Continue reading What Quest Does – and Aims to Do.
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Chair’s Report, May 2016
Report to the Quest National Committee by our chair, Ruby Almeida, at the committee meeting held May 14th 2016: Amoris Laetitia The much anticipated Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Francis, Amoris Laetitia (Joy of Love), created a flurry of responses from numerous Catholic and secular organisations. Many were negative about the lack of reference to LGBT…… Continue reading Chair’s Report, May 2016
Downtime is up!
Apologies to anyone who had trouble accessing the website in the past couple of days. There were some gremlins afoot.Continue reading Downtime is up!
Conference 2016: “Feathers on the Breath of God”
Booking is now open for conference 2016. The theme this year, under the title “Feathers on the Breath of God” (from a phrase used by Hildegard of Bingen) will be looking at the complexities of personhood, sexuality and gender: “Listen: there was once a king sitting on his throne. Around Him stood great and wonderfully beautiful columns…… Continue reading Conference 2016: “Feathers on the Breath of God”
Drawn to your faith?
Landings Are you looking to reconnect with your faith? If you have been thinking about becoming more active in the Catholic Church after a time away, we invite you to join us in LANDINGS, an eight week experience that offers “a safe place to land,” a place where your voice will be heard and…… Continue reading Drawn to your faith?
Gay Catholics look forward to Mass celebrated by Cardinal Nichols
This is not the first time that Cardinal Nichols has met with the LGBT Catholics Westminster Pastoral Council at Farm Street. None-the-less, it is the first time that it has been publicly announced and so is seen as an important occasion. The Cardinal will preside over the 6.15 Mass at Farm Street on May 10th. …… Continue reading Gay Catholics look forward to Mass celebrated by Cardinal Nichols
Lest we Forget
Pope Francis decries the persecution of Christians Whilst the commercialisation of Easter continues unabated and people enjoy the excesses of the holidays, many Christians around the world are suffering persecution and death for their faith in Syria, Iraq, Nigeria, Kenya and Pakistan. Pope Francis speaks out against their persecution asking us to not ignore their plight…… Continue reading Lest we Forget
So Glad to be Back!
Image courtesy of Boians Cho Joo Young at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Apologies for the delay in getting back on line. It was due to archetypal problemsContinue reading So Glad to be Back!
Not in front of the children
The following question was posed by Ron and Mavis Pirola, codirectors of the Australian Catholic Marriage and Family Council, during last October’s Extraordinary Synod on the Family: “How should Catholic parents respond when planning a Christmas family gathering with grandchildren present, and they are asked by their son, who is in a same-sex relationship, if he can attend with his partner?” The couple for whom…… Continue reading Not in front of the children
Why Do LGBT People Feel the Catholic Church Hates Them?
In an article published last May in the magazine America, the national Catholic weekly published by the Jesuits in the United States, Fr James Martin SJ the magazine’s editor at large, contributed the following article under the title “Simply Loving.” Everybody knows that same-sex marriage and homosexual acts are contrary to Catholic moral teaching. Yet that same teaching also says that gay and lesbian people must be…… Continue reading Why Do LGBT People Feel the Catholic Church Hates Them?
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