- September 4, 2012
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Conf #171: Courage2012-5 – Andrew Comiskey, Coming Home to our True Sexuality
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Andrew Comiskey, Executive Director and Founder of Desert Stream Ministries, gives his talk at the 2012 Courage Conference at Mt. St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD. The talk is titled Naked Surrender – Coming Home to our True Sexuality based on his book of that title. He covers his long journey from a homosexual lifestyle to becoming a Christian and the long healing process involved in shedding the brokenness of a sin and coming to the wholeness of Christ and helping others to do the same in his ministry. He stresses that the process of healing is never finished here on earth and key to remaining fruitful both for healing oneself and others is to continually acknowledge one’s own brokenness before God and men in all humility. He intersperses references to his recent conversion to the Catholic faith and how this has integrated with his overall journey. Listen to this heartfelt talk, filled with pastoral wisdom and understanding for those suffering from same sex attraction.
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- September 3, 2012
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Conf #172: Courage2012-6 – The Varieties of Guilt
Fr. Jeffrey Keefe, O.F.M. Conv., director of Courage in Syracuse, NY, gives his talk at the 2012 International Courage Conference on the The Varieties of Guilt which we face on our pilgrimage to God and the appropriate pastoral approach to cope with them in a world where temptation and sin are increasing. In the process he explains the nature of shame and how shame and guilt are our built in monitors of our behavior. Yet, no matter how bad we mess up, we should look to God to help straighten out the mess and so find peace.
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- August 10, 2012
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Conf #168: Courage2012-2 – The Straight Story
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Melinda Selmys gives her talk at the 2012 Courage Conference titled, The Straight Story where she gives an account of her life where lived the lesbian life style and then came to God and became wife and mother of six children. She then gives her assessment of the origins and ramifications of her same sex attraction, discussing whether it is intrinsic to a person’s nature as many would have us believe today or whether it is simply a temptation for some people which can be resisted like any other temptation as part of one’s overall effort to conform their will to the will of God. She includes many references to philosophy, theology, psychology and to her own personal experience to form an intelligent, Christian, broadminded view of a very complex issue.
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- August 2, 2012
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Conf #167: Courage2012-1 – Bl. John Newman and Friendship
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Most Reverend James D. Conley gives the opening keynote address at the 2012 Courage Conference held in Emmitsburg, MD. The talk is titled: Friendship, Modern Isolation and the New Evangelization in the Thought of Bl. John Henry Newman. And he bases it on Newman’s motto Cor ad cor loquitur or Heart speaks to heart which Bp. Conley has taken as his own episcopal motto since Newman so profoundly influenced him. Newman says, it is friendship that was neglected in his isolated, individualistic society whereas Jesus wants us to become friends with him and with each other. Bp. Conley says this is all the more true today as we have become more materialistic and secular and how we must get back to true sacrificial charity exemplified by the crucified Christ. This will do more to reverse the moral decay of our society than anything else. This process starts with the gift of supernatural charity and faith in ourselves and spreads truth and charity which is then passed on, person to person, as heart speaks to heart. A hearty thank you to the Daughters of St. Paul for providing the audio of the second half of the bishop’s talk which they recorded separately after the power went out.
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- May 13, 2012
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Fr. Tito: Supernatural Courage
In confirmation we are given the grace to give witness to the truth of Christ. God never gives a test without the means to pass.
- April 20, 2012
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Apr 20 – Homily: Courage and Truth
The courage of the Apostles shows the truth of the risen Lord.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Friday 2nd Week of Easter – Wkdy – Form:�OF
Readings:�
1st: act 5:34-42
Resp: psa 27:1, 4, 13-14
Gsp: joh 6:1-15
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