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The Problem of Masturbation Among Homosexual Persons

Author: Harvey OSFS, Fr. John

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Suggested Aids for Emotional Healing and Spiritual Growth

Author: Sutton, Dr. Philip M.

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Catechesis and Policy on Questions Concering Gender Theory

Author: Archdiocese of Milwaukee

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Professing faith, professing medicine: Physicians and the call to evangelize

This paper, originally an address to medical students, considers the role of Catholic physicians as evangelizers, those who spread the message and values of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Author: Bochanski, Fr. Philip G.

February 1 2014

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Providing Hope in the Midst of Despair: A Person-Centered Response to AIDS

Dr. Timothy Flanigan gives an inspirational presentation at the 2012 Courage Conference in Mt. St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, MD.

Author: Flanigan, Dr. Timothy

August 28 2012

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Realizing Our True Identity

The hardest thing for us to believe may be this: that God is good, even when things are not as they should be — for example, when someone we love is in difficulty, confused about the truth and perhaps acting on this confusion. But this parable reassures us that nothing falls outside of God’s providence or the reach of his grace.

Author: Check, Fr. Paul

November 7 2014

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RECLAiM Sexual Health

RECLAiM Sexual Health offers a science-based, Catholic Online Recovery Program and other resources for those who desire to reclaim God's plan for their lives and the lives of loved ones impacted by pornography or other unhealthy sexual behaviors.

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Recommended Reading by Fr. Paul Check

Includes titles on anthropology, spirituality, homosexuality, chastity & sexual wounds.

Author: Check, Fr. Paul

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Romance Porn: More Women Are Addicted Than You Think

It is a case in point: our culture considers romance novels to be a harmless hobby, almost like scrapbooking. No wonder that many female readers of these books do not even recognize that they are addicted to pornography, or that these books are twisting their brains in the same way that visual pornography is debilitating their husbands.

Author: Singh, Lea Z.

July 21 2016

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Same Sex Attraction: Catholic Teaching and Pastoral Practice

This practical booklet explains the experience of same-sex attraction, examines the related moral issues, and offers sound pastoral guidance.

Author: Harvey OSFS, Fr. John

January 1 2007

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Same-sex attraction: Read this before you risk your credibility

Before addressing same-sex attraction again, read this extraordinarily apt, fascinating and incomparably convenient book.

Author: Mirus, Dr. Jeff

October 14 2015

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Same-Sex Attractions as a Symptom of a Broken Heart

Drawing on secular empirical research and the insights of mental health clinicians who adopt a Catholic anthropology, Dr. Lock looks at how the psychological sciences support the Catholic understanding of the human person and same-sex attraction. He examines how this research can be used to support various aspects of pastoral care.

Author: Lock, Dr. Timothy

August 11 2015

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Same-Sex Attractions in Youth and Their Right to Informed Consent

Youth have the right to be provided with accurate medical and psychological knowledge about homosexuality by pediatricians, mental health professionals, school counselors, educators and parents. Presently, well-organized attempts are under way to attempt to block youth from being given both the appropriate scientific knowledge, and informed consent about: same-sex attractions, gender identity disorder, transsexual issues, the psychological needs of a child for father and mother, and marriage.

Author: Fitzgibbons M.D., Rick

May 21 2012

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Same-Sex Attractions: A Parents’ Guide

Renowned scholars in scripture, dogmatic and moral theology, philosophy, canon and civil law, pastoral theology, and psychology and psychiatry address the many aspects of the subject with care, sensitivity, and clarity.

Author: Harvey OSFS, Fr. John and Bradley, Gerard V. (Editors)

June 15 2003

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Selected Quotations from Documents of the Popes and Members of the Roman Curia On the Subject of “Gender Theory”

A compilation of quotations on "gender theory" from papal and curial documents.

Author: Bochanski, Fr. Philip

April 1 2015

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