This is a typical presentation Susan makes to church groups. I stand before you as somewhat of a normal person. Like many of you, I am a Catholic Christian, a wife, a mom, a career woman, a friend, a daughter and a sister. I have been blessed with many wonderful gifts in my life. I [...]
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Jim came out to his Dad and me April, 2000. It was his junior year in high school and this was the evening of the annual honors banquet. Jim asked us to come to school early – he had to tell us something – and with his guidance counselor and youth minister – told us [...]
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The following story is by Jackie Frett, President PFLAG Hinsdale and Director Gay and Lesbian Ministry at Notre Dame Parish in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. The setting wasn’t what I expected. A lovely old home in Elmhurst, Illinois, with candlelight and comfy chairs around the fireplace and about 30 people, as I was soon to find out thirty amazing people. [...]
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Father’s Day 2009, my husband and I sat in our parish church of 29 years. Though it is a warm parish with an honest, friendly priest, I often feel separate and lonely in my Church. The Catholic Church has an enormous capacity for loving the sick, poor and disenfranchised. But to this love they add a [...]
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It felt as if someone had hit me in the chest with a cannonball, knocking all the air out of my lungs. I was blindsided and helpless when my son finally shared his struggle with us. Nine years ago my 21 year old son, Marc, first came out to his sister, then to his dad, Carmen, [...]
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