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 Circle of Life Journey
Session 4:  Respect for All,
Including the Marginalized


 

The readings for Session 4 are available online at AmericanCatholic.org
Go directly to each article by clicking on the links below:


What the Church Teaches
About Homosexuality

by Richard Sparks, C.S.P.


What Catholics Should Know
About Solidarity

by Marie J. Giblin, Ph.D


 FOLLOW-UP LINKS:

On compassion and respect for persons with a homosexual orientation:

Bishop Kicanas' article on Welcoming
Homosexuals in the Church

See page 2 of The New Vision May 2007 issue

Always Our Children
A Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children & Suggestions for Pastoral Ministers --
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Fortunate Families
Fortunate Families ministers primarily with Catholic parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender daughters and sons.

On Solidarity:

Called to Global Solidarity:
International Challenges

 for U.S. Parishes

U.S. Conference of  Catholic Bishops

On others who tend to be
 marginalized by society:

Persons with Disabilities:

Welcome and Justice for Persons
with Disabilities

U.S. Conference of  Catholic Bishops

National Catholic Partnership on Disability (NCPD)

Persons with Mental Illness:

NCPD Council on Mental Illness

Mental Illness Justice issues (doc)

Pope Benedict XVI:  World Day of the Sick Message on Mental Illness


Go to Session 5 for the next set of  articles