Blog Articles from the Sons of St. Joseph
New Zealand Bishop describes changing Church attitudes about homosexuality as a “Galileo moment”
On December 2-3, 2017, Cardinal John Dew, the Archbishop of Wellington, Bishop Patrick Dunn of Auckland, and Bishop Stephen Lowe of Hamilton, held a workshop for young Catholics called “Bishop’s Banter” at St Mary’s College
James Martin promotes iconographer of “gay saints”
On January 7, 2018, James Martin posted to his official Facebook page, an “icon” by Franciscan artist Br. Robert Lentz depicting Philip Berrigan and Daniel Berrigan; biological brother priests; neither of whom has a cause
LGBT Ministry at James Martin’s “home parish:” “Buoyed by their hope that the church’s teaching will change.”
On June 11, 2017, Dennis J. Yesalonia, S.J., the Pastor at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York City, announced the establishment of the parish’s new LGBT ministry: LGBT Catholics & Friends. In
James Martin “salutes” the radical gay activist group – Global Network of Rainbow Catholics
On December 4, 2017, during the group’s “Second Assembly,” members of the radical pro-gay marriage LGBT ministry, Global Network of Rainbow Catholics, celebrated a “Eucharistic liturgy” at the historic Bürgersaalkirche Church in Munich, Germany. The
James Martin argues that the Catechism contributes to LGBT youth suicide
In a recent interview, James Martin, S.J., clearly implied (by repeating gay-advocacy talking-points) that language in “The Catechism of the Catholic Church” directly contributes to the high level of teen suicides among LGBT young people. [Interviewer] Well
Archdiocese NY LGBT Ministry Recommends: Avoid the Confessionals! …and other gay Catholic news
On December 11, 2017, the official LGBT ministry of St. Paul the Apostle Church in the Archdiocese of New York, promoted via its authorized Facebook page, a “reflection” by Craig A. Ford, Jr., a doctoral
The Vatican Nativity, Homoeroticism, and the Difference Between Art and Porn
The 2017 Vatican Nativity, located at the center of Saint Peter’s Square in Rome, recently incited controversy primarily because of a figure depicting a nude man. The theme for the Nativity is the “Seven Corporal
In remembrance of my father…
Above: John Byam Liston Shaw, The Prodigal’s Return (late-19th Century) Hail, holy queen, mother of mercy! Our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve, to thee
Finding Faith in the Flames: How two young priests inspired me to not abandon God
On the night of October 8, 2017, my life changed forever. A fire swept through the lofty peaks which surround the Napa Valley. There was no time to gather any of my belongings. I simply
James Martin promotes the rainbow-color Queer-Christ
(Warning: Some links contain graphic material.) On October 7, 2017, James Martin, SJ, posted an article by University of San Diego Professor Emily Reimer-Barry to his official Facebook timeline. Reimer-Barry is a graduate of Loyola
Priest who offered gay “leather” retreat to speak at Archdiocese of SF Parish
[Update: On March 13, 2021, Fr. Thomas P. Bonacci will speak at MHR via Zoom.] On October 7, 2017, Fr. Thomas P. Bonacci, CP will speak at Most Holy Redeemer (MHR) Parish in the Archdiocese
The Return of the Prodigal: Surviving Homosexuality and Pornography and Finding Peace in Jesus Christ
Pictured above: Max Slevogt, “The Return of the Prodigal Son” (1898–1899.)
James Martin in LA: 2018 Religious Ed Congress will again feature dissent on the LGBT issue
(Above: I personally attended the 2017 LA Religious Education Congress where Massingale, Trujillo, and Fitzmaurice spoke; there were no speakers from Courage and no one who unequivocally upholds Catholic teachings with regards to homosexual activity
James Martin recommends dissident pro-same sex marriage ministry to parents with “gay” children
(Above: James Martin with the founders of Fortunate Families, Mary Ellen and Casey Lopata, at a New Ways Ministry event in 2016.) On September 22, 2017, James Martin via his official Facebook page recommended the dissident
James Martin and His “Same-Sex Afflicted” Centurion
During an interview with The Jesuit Post, James Martin said the following: …it seems like the majority of the LGBT Catholic community does not agree with the church’s teaching on same-sex relations:
Diocese of San Diego to offer Mass for families of the LGBT community – gay activists call it “historic”
Honoring the 20th Anniversary of the 1997 USCCB pastoral message “Always Our Children,” on October 7, 2017, Auxiliary Bishop John Dolan (pictured above) and Father Lucio Castillo of the Diocese of San Diego will celebrate
The day Father started Mass before the guitar choir was ready
When I returned to the Catholic Church in 1999, I did so as a man who could only remember the folk guitar Masses of the 1970s. For I grew up believing that Simon and Garfunkel’s
Look What You Made Me Do: Sexual Freedom and Bondage from Soft-Core to Taylor Swift
In her latest music video, for the single “Look What You Made Me Do,” during one scene, Taylor Swift appears in the guise of a dominatrix, holding a riding crop whip as she stands in
James Martin says anyone who disagrees with him is on the “far far right” – I guess that includes me
In a recent interview, James Martin said: I’m trying to start some dialogue. The reactions been really interesting - I mean the majority has been overwhelming positive - people hugging me, literally, crying…not a day
The Next Target for Gay Rights: A Warning from Bishop Thomas Paprocki
In terms of the pressure being put on the Church as mentioned in that CDF* document, I think is really what we are seeing happening very forcefully right now. Because the push for gay rights
James Martin prefers not to make public his own sexuality
On September 5, 2017, Fordham University will host “a conversation” between James Martin, S.J., and Dr. Patrick Hornbeck. A similar event with Martin and Hornbeck took place at Fordham in 2014. Hornbeck is currently Associate
Archdiocese of NY Catholic Parish Comes-Out in Support of Gay Marriage
On August 18, 2017, the official Facebook page for the Catholic LGBT ministry “Out at St. Paul,” located at the parish of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City, featured a link to an
St. Monica Catholic Community – LA’s Gayest Parish
On March 1, 2016, The Catholic Ministry for Lesbian and Gay Ministries (CMLGP), the official outreach to the LGBT community for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, posted a video (for an edited version watch here) to
Grade-School Teachers and the Pre-Homosexual Boy
Above: Hamlet Bannerman, "His First Day at Work" (1890). I never knew a male teacher until I entered middle-school. Before that, all of my instructors were female, predominantly middle-aged, and generally caring, compassionate, and even-tempered.
Dore Alley Outreach 2017
And they began to pray him that he would depart from their coasts. And when he went up into the ship, he that had been troubled with the devil, began to beseech him that he
In the Midst of Sorrow and Squalor – There is Still a Human Being
In my mid-to-late-twenties, I looked pretty extreme. I think almost everyone who knew me before had given up on me: an aunt I rarely saw, a close friend of my fathers, even some of my
Archdiocese of Los Angeles Prominent Deacon Speaks Out for Gay Marriage
On June 21, 2017, Deacon Guillermo Rodriguez (pictured above in "Star Wars" costume) of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles posted several comments on Facebook in response to a post from Catholic author and blogger Leila Miller concerning the pastoral
Marianist LGBT Ministry Ties with Dissident Pro-Gay Marriage Fortunate Families and Call to Action
The Society of Mary, or the Marianists, in the United States sponsor an LGBT ministry through their Marianist Social Justice Collaborative headquartered in Covington, Kentucky. Simply titled The LGBT Initiative, according to the Marianist, their
Spokesperson for Diocese of Memphis Gay Ministry is Radical Pro-Same-Sex Marriage Advocate
Above: Deb Word and her husband Steve with Fortunate Families. One of the current contact persons for the “Ministry with Gay and Lesbian Persons” in the Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee is Deb Word and her
HIV, Gay Marriage, and the Crisis in Male Homosexuality
Above: Hugh Steers, "Breathing" (1987). There exists today a massive crisis within the “gay” community that is a direct result of the intense trauma, particularly in “gay” men, experienced during the height of AIDS epidemic.
Spokesman at James Martin Recommended Catholic LGBT Ministry: “I love di*k…”
On July 16, 2017, James Martin, S.J., addressed the LGBT Ministry, Out at St. Paul, located at St. Paul the Apostle Parish in New York City. He had previously spoken to the group on March
It’s Lonely in Hell – Fear, Isolation, and Male Homosexuality
Above: Edvard Munch. "The Absinthe Drinkers" (1890). “I’m only here to make a friend; to find someone who I can talk with; a nice guy that will understand me.” I kept saying that in my
Jesuit Pastor Says the Bible Does Not Prohibit “Loving” Gay Relationships
On July 7, 2017, James Martin S.J. posted on his Facebook page a response from John D. Whitney, S.J., Pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Seattle, to Archbishop Chaput’s review of Martin’s book “Building
Organizer of LGBT Pilgrimage to Newark Cathedral is Gay Married Man
David Harvie (first on left) and Fr. John Alvarado at an "In God's Image" barbeque. On May 21, 2017, two Catholic parishes in New Jersey cosponsored an LGBT Pilgrimage and Mass to the Cathedral Basilica
Archdiocese Chicago LGBT Ministry to Attend Play Featuring Full Frontal Male Nudity
On July 8, 2017, AGLO (Archdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Outreach of Chicago) is hosting a “Night at the Theater.” At the Pride Arts Center, the official LGBT Ministry of the Chicago Archdiocese will attend a
Cardinal Cupich and Thomas Rosica Host Pro-Gay Journalist at Chicago Theology on Tap
On July 10, 2017, the Archdiocese of Chicago will launch “a revitalized Theology on Tap for Summer 2017.” According to an announcement from St. Clement Parish in Chicago: Cardinal Blase J. Cupich will be hosting
James Martin or Bishop Thomas Paprocki: Who is Truly Compassionate and Sensitive?
Above: Jean Louis Forain, "Return of the Prodigal Son" (late-19th Century). On June 12, 2017, Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, issued an official decree “Regarding Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ and Related Pastoral
Kiss of Peace and Topless Women – How They Outreach to the LGBT Community in the Archdiocese of NY
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Francis of Assisi LGBT Ministry hosted a “weekend of inclusion and prayer” culminating with the "United in Love" Mass on June 24, 2017. An advertisement for the event
What do “gays” want from the Catholic Church: Mercy or Acceptance?
Cardinal Robert Sarah, head of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship, said: “If there’s no repentance, there’s no mercy.” Famed “gay” essayist and novelist Andrew Holleran wrote this about the uneasy relationship between homosexual men
Synod Fathers: “gays” do not need you to “accompany” them, but to be there when they return…
Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago said: “In Chicago I visit regularly with people who feel marginalized: the elderly, the divorced and remarried, gay and lesbian individuals and also couples. I think that we really need
Embracing “intrinsically disordered” – Why “less condemnatory” language hides the Truth of homosexuality
One of the Synod Bishops remarked that a new approach to the Church’s outreach to homosexuals should include a revision in terminology: “There’s very strong support for a less condemnatory approach and language is at
“It’s an improvement…” Why Cardinal Schönborn is Dead Wrong!
In a recent interview with Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna, he had this to say about a homosexual friend who recently entered into a so-called “stable” gay relationship: “It’s an improvement,” he said. They share
Catholicism, Clarity, and the Gay Problem: An Answer to Dr. Janet Smith and the Current Courage Confusion
“We must search for the laws of its simplicity and clarity, for its power and authority, so as to overcome our natural lack of skill in the use of the great and mysterious spiritual instrument
Coming to Terms with My Own Disordered Gay Brokenness and Realizing that Jesus Was the Only Man Who Could Fix Me
Above: Carl Larrson, "In the Carpenter Shop" (1905). “God created us to love and to be loved, so it is our test from God to choose one path or the other. Any negligence in loving
Band-Aids on Bullet Wounds: Where Faith Based Approaches to Homosexuality Have Failed
When the Lord first Saved me from the sad and lonely world of homosexuality – I quickly realized that my problems, past, present and future, would go way beyond just the struggle for any enduring
Why Catholics Should Never Attend a Gay Wedding
“In those situations where homosexual unions have been legally recognized or have been given the legal status and rights belonging to marriage, clear and emphatic opposition is a duty. One must refrain from any kind
The Continuing Catholic/Gay Debate – A Discussion that Should Have Ended with AIDS
Fr. Jack McClure, former pastor at the notoriously pro-gay Catholic parish of The Most Holy Redeemer in San Francisco’s Castro District, upon his arrival, said: “We didn’t come here to change anybody…” Sadly, this priest
Catholic and Gay – Something Must Change: My Message to Most Holy Redeemer Parish in San Francisco
From a recent article which appeared in “Catholic San Francisco” about Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish in the Castro: “We didn’t come here to change anybody,” said Father McClure who sat with Father Link near
My Conversion Through Orthodoxy
The icon I bought in 1992. “This world deceives even the wise with its appearance, for at times it appears desirable. It even offers benefits and treasures for loan, but in the day of death
Beyond Courage: Homosexuality and My Experience with Small Group Support
Be of good courage; God will be present, as we now feel, to us who seek, who promises a certain most blessed body after this, and an utter plenitude of Truth without any falsehood. –
The Helpers of the Hopeless: The Good and the Bad Priests in the Lives of Gay Men
Growing up as a marginal Catholic in the already marginal Catholic world of 1970s and 80s America, I had a dualistic view of priests: as either old and stodgy or as somewhat young and iconoclastic.
If I Could Address the Synod for the Family…
Recently, a Japanese bishops’ report for the next session of the Synod for the Family in October says: “Even though the Church cannot recognize same-sex marriages, there is no way that we can assume that
In & Out of the Church: From an Ex-Gay Perspective – How Inconsistency Is Destroying Catholicism
Cardinal Raymond Burke: “If homosexual relations are intrinsically disordered, which indeed they are as reason teaches us and also our faith, then what would it mean to grandchildren to have present at a family gathering
Saint Predicted That Catholic Ireland Would One Day Go Gay; or Growing Up With An Irish Jesus
“Should your faithful forsake your church, Their time will be a time of tribulation; Evil customs will prevail in it; It shall be changed from Paradise to hell.” ~ Notes on the Life of St
Should the Catholic Church Evolve on Homosexuality?
“Without truth, charity degenerates into sentimentality. Love becomes an empty shell, to be filled in an arbitrary way. In a culture without truth, this is the fatal risk facing love. It falls prey to contingent
The Divine Mercy Image as a Window into Salvation
At the moment of Christ’s intervention in my life, I saw the beautiful countenance of Jesus in the Image of Divine Mercy; at the time, I had no idea the history or background of the
85% of Young Catholics in the US Think Homosexuality is Okay!
Fully 85% of self-identified Catholics ages 18-29 said in a 2014 Pew Research Center survey that homosexuality should be accepted by society, compared with just 13% who said it should be discouraged. Older age groups
Freedom From Sex and Porn Addiction Through The Seven Sorrows and Joys of St. Joseph
Sadly, nowadays, St. Joseph is most often invoked by those trying to sell a home – yet, he is the most powerful Saint, after Our Lady, that has ever been. For, St. Thomas Aquinas wrote:
How Often Should I Go To Confession?
“When I go to confession, it is in order to be healed, to heal my soul, to heal my heart and to be healed of some wrongdoing. The biblical icon which best expresses them in
Those Who Embrace Chastity Are Always Closest to Christ
(Avove: Ottilie Roederstein, Mary Magdalene at the Foot of the Cross: early-20th Century.) “…as Catholic theology clearly states, to give oneself out of love for the Kingdom of heaven to Jesus alone and, through Jesus,
“Jesus Calling:” A Warning to All Catholics
Recently, a woman in my store urged me to carry the book “Jesus Calling.” She said that all of her Catholic friends were reading it and that she recommended it to a Catholic school. Then,
Saint John Paul and Homosexuality
Two things are plainly clear about St. John Paul’s view of homosexuality: 1.) His teachings were both grounded solidly on Holy Scripture and Tradition and his own philosophy popularly known as “The Theology of the
Hell Is For Real
Yesterday, I saw the very sweet film “Heaven Is For Real;” a movie about what happens when a precious, innocent, and untouched little boy has a near-death experience. I could immediately relate, as I too
The Results of 1970s Catholic Education Experiments: Welcome to the Church of Me
According to Dr. William Coulson, a disciple and coworker of Carl Rogers (who, along with Abraham Maslow, were the pioneers of the 1960s “human potential movement”) during the late-1960s and 70s, a “self-fulfillment” model of
Fr. Vincent Capodanno, Homosexuality, and the Need for Masculine Role Models
I just finished the book “Grunt Padre,” written by Fr. Daniel Mode, about the life and death of Fr. Vincent Capodanno. Fr. Capodanno was a military chaplain during the Vietnam War; he gave his life
The Qualifications for a Priest-Missionary to the Gay World
Recently, I have been pondering the question: What type of priest would make a good missionary and or chaplain to the gay community? Of course, the penultimate example that always enters my mind is the
Fasting As the Best Means to Control Porn and Sex Addictions
And immediately the father of the boy crying out, with tears said: I do believe, Lord: help my unbelief. And when Jesus saw the multitude running together, he threatened the unclean spirit, saying to him:
10 Most Powerful Porn-Fighter Saints: Heavenly Helpers in the Battle Against Pornography
Since leaving the "gay" community in 1999, and rededicating my life to chastity, I have found the following Saints to be very efficacious in terms of battling all sorts of sexual vices, including: porn addictions, promiscuity,
Embarrassment at Confession and The Habitual Sexual Sinner
“You wrote to tell me that you have at last gone to confession and that you experienced the humiliation of having to open the sewer — that is what you say — of your life
Cardinal Ratzinger, the Catechism and Homosexuality: How the Future Pope Saved Millions From Confusion and Death
The decision to publish a Catechism was taken at the Extraordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops that was convened by Pope John Paul II on January 25, 1985 for the 20th Anniversary of the
Top 10 Holy Helpers
Here are my Top 10 favorite Saints (besides Our Lady; who is in a category all her own,) and why I love them: 1. Saint Joseph: He literally saved me; the male part of my
The Most Simple and Powerful Prayer for Sinners
One of the dearest people in the world to me, a Catholic priest who literally helped save my life, came up with this prayer at a recent spiritual conference: “Oh God, I give you myself
The Virgin Mary Assists Those Who Struggle With Sexual Sins and Addictions
Our Lord Jesus Christ has given us a powerful advocate in heaven: His Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the Catholic Church, we honor the Mother of God who is the highest of all mortal
Alessandro Serenelli: The Patron of Porn-Addicts
Hardcore porn (left) from 1892. Alessandro Serenelli was the murderer of St. Maria Goretti. The then 19-year old Serenelli violently killed Maria on July 6, 1902, during a failed rape attempt. Serenelli was a pornography
San Francisco: A Catholic Guide to the City of Sin
Some may be surprised to learn that San Francisco, which is often more remembered for it's liberal present and bohemian past, has a rich Catholic tradition. Although, Los Angeles is now the largest city in
Movie Recommendation for Lent: “The Robe”
The somewhat forgotten masterpiece “The Robe is my movie recommendation for Lent this year. Released in 1953, “The Robe” is the story of the Roman tribune Marcellus and his quest for personal sanity that eventually