Mission to Love Resources

There is much confusion concerning the Catholic Church’s response to persons who experience same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria. We know our call and mission to love, to will the good of the other. What does this look like in real life, especially in these situations? This question is especially relevant for parents with children struggling with these topics. As a parent, you don’t have to choose between the Church and your child. It is possible to have a loving and supportive relationship with your children or young adults while not embracing beliefs contrary to the Faith. Please reach out to [email protected] for resources, prayer, and support. All communication will be kept confidential.
 

Ministries

Courage/Encourage
The Catholic Church’s main ministry for both indivicuals experience same sex attraction and their families and friends.

Encourage members are parents, spouses, sibling and friends of people who identify as LGBTQ. They are looking for help to keep the faith and keep their family bonds intact.

EnCourage members work together to understand the experiences of their loved ones, and to respond to them with compassion. They know that it is possible to express love for someone even if we can’t support all of their choices or actions. Find out more.

Courage members are men and women who experience same-sex attractions and who have made a commitment to strive for chastity. They are inspired by the Gospel call to holiness and the Catholic Church’s beautiful teachings about the goodness and inherent purpose of human sexuality. Find out more. View resources from Courage/Encourage.

Eden Invitation
Creating space to receive the whole person, grow systems of mutual support, and empower for creative discipleship. This ministry has an excellent resource page for parents and those experiencing SSA and gender discordance.

Truth and Love
A Catholic resource for anyone seeking the tools to accompany our brothers and sisters who experience same-sex attraction.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
"The Church seeks to enable every person to live out the universal call to holiness. Persons with a homosexual inclination ought to receive every aid and encouragement to embrace this call personally and fully.”

Articles

Homosexuality and Catholic Evangelization: The Dorothy Day Way. 
 

Videos

Desire of the Everlasting Hills

The Third Way

Mary Bielski, Love and Same Sex Attraction

Overcome

Books

Made for Love by Fr. Michael Schmitz

Living the Truth in Love, Pastoral Approaches to Same-Sex Attraction by Fr. Paul Check

Catholic Therapists Free Guide

Gender Identity Resources

Male, Female, Other? By Jason Evert

A Catechesis on the Human Person and Gender Ideology (USCCB)

U.S. Bishops’ Chairmen Reaffirm Authentic Human Dignity and Rights in Letter to Congress Opposing Equality Act

Sex and Gender: Whence the Nonsense? (Mind & Spirit)

"Male and Female He Created Them”: The Vatican’s document on gender theory and education (Truth & Love)

Male and Female He Created Them, Towards a path of dialogue on the question of gender theory in education (Congregation for Catholic Education)