Beloved Inclusive Catholic Community
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This is a community of Roman Catholic believers dedicated to full inclusion of all who come seeking to belong, to worship, to serve and be fed. We are progressive in nature and strive to model a church that is void of the patriarchy and power dynamics.
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Join us for an inclusive Catholic Mass Sunday at 11AM.

Come be you and be loved! All are welcomed and celebrated!

For those unable to attend in person, please contact us to get on the mailing list to receive a Zoom link.

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which teaches that while homosexual acts are immoral, gay people “must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity”
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to ask spiritual questions as they wrestle with their identities. New Ways accompanies LGBTQ Catholics on that search, “building bridges of justice and reconciliation,” promoting inclusion while also never turning their back on the Church,
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We will be meeting on Wednesdays from now till the Wednesday before the parade. If you are not on the email list, but would like to join us, make sure to send us a message with your email so we can include you in all the planning!
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It's that time again! Time to pick out our music, plan our t-shirt, make posters, and come up with a way to decorate the convertible! If you would like to get in on the planning or just find out what we plan to do, this is for you.

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no matter when you join us, be it this first session or many sessions down the road. We will begin with the framework of Centering Prayer, but will explore other ways to practice letting go to help everyone find a contemplative prayer method that works best for them.
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We will be gathering to both explore the facets of contemplative prayer and sit in silence with each other in that practice. This will be ongoing and is intended to be very beginner-friendly,

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women’s leadership has contributed to ruptures that were also caused by a combination of internal disagreements over the ordination of LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex marriage as well as more theological concepts such as biblical inerrancy.
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Join us for an inclusive Catholic Mass Sunday at 11AM.

Come be you and be loved! All are welcomed and celebrated!

For those unable to attend in person, please contact us to get on the mailing list to receive a zoom link.

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In his thinking, Christ himself—the story of the Gospels—is the antidote to this pattern of destruction.
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he argued in his book The Scapegoat, communities and groups within society naturally look for someone upon whom blame can be laid. Girard wrote that this blame leads to violence, which in turn generates more violence in the manner of a meme spreading through society.
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René Girard, the French Catholic philosopher and historian who died in 2015, warned that an environment like this has within it the seeds of violence. When troubles with no clear cause and no clear solution befall a society,

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The Gospel alternative to scapegoating and political violence
René Girard warned that the desire to assign blame can generate violence in the manner of a meme spreading through society.
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They see obstacles and life problems as transformational opportunities—without which—they would never become who they need to be in order to be successful.
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U.S. Catholics and C.H.A. membership, she said, “believe that health care is a basic human right and everyone needs access in order to flourish.” C.H.A. represents more than 650 hospitals and 1,600 long-term care and other health facilities in all 50 states.