Can "Reparation Therapy" Work?
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Marriage on Wednesday, September 14, 2011
My intent was to publish something about the Triumph of the Cross, today’s feast.
I decided this reflection on same-sex attraction provides an exemplar of how a cross can lead to triumph.
Responding to homosexual scoffing at so-called “reparation therapy,” a chaplain for the Courage apostolate wrote this in his local paper.
The plain truth is that people with same-sex attractions experience them... READ MORE
"We Will Never Stop Witnessing to Christ"
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Friday, August 05, 2011
Wednesday morning a Catholic church was bombed in Kirkuk.
For some reason, as I used to say when I was a Protestant, the Lord has laid the Christians of the Middle East on my heart; I think about them and their struggles and pray for them almost constantly.
My heart aches for families like yours and mine, wanting just to live a decent life in peace, attacked and hated for no reason other than their... READ MORE
The Pope's Pep Talk to Families
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Many thanks to our Canadian friends in Quebec, Michel et Myrielle, for highlighting an important message in the pope’s homily in Croatia on the National Day of Croatian Catholic Families:
Christian families are a decisive resource for education in the faith, for the up-building of the Church as a communion and for her missionary presence in the most diverse situations in life.
and ...
Dear families,... READ MORE
The Good People Of Tucson
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Thursday, January 20, 2011
It is terribly sad that it often takes an awful event to illuminate the incredible goodness all around us and how much we have to be grateful for.
A family in my neighborhood lost their home in a fire two nights ago. We all heard the sirens in the middle of the night and later heard the terrible news.
Four children were involved, one now sadly passed away, one fighting for life, two in critical condition... READ MORE
Benedict Among The Scots
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, September 16, 2010
The Pope arrived in the United Kingdom today, first heading North to Scotland.
Yes, there were protesters: about 50 in a crowd of more than 100,000 according to reports.
During his homily in Glasgow, which introduced me to the wonderfully named Saints Ninian and Mungo, he focused on the recovery of Christian identity in Europe, urging the faithful as follows:
The evangelization of culture is all the... READ MORE
Missing Fr. Red
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Monday, August 30, 2010
Amidst the coverage of the aftermath of hurricane Katrina comes this touching portrait of a priest who’s still among the missing.
“Joe,” Ginart said patiently, “I’ve already told you. No cher, I’m staying. If it’s God’s will, I’ll get washed away. If it’s God’s will, I’ll go down with the church.”
There are some tributes and memories of him in the comments here.
... READ MORELove Among The Ruins
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Wednesday, January 20, 2010
In the midst of all the devastating stories from Haiti, a rescue—and a story of faith, hope and love.
(With a polite nod to Ann Althouse.)
Fear & Fun
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Thursday, August 20, 2009
Behold, my children’s first experience with a roller coaster.
It’s the log flume at Wonderland in Ocean City, NJ, where we spent last week.
The terror in their faces here belies the fact they all begged to ride again afterwards.
The 5-yr-old, interestingly (I almost didn’t let him ride) was the most enthusiastic. “Mom! It’s really scary and then it’s fun!” he exulted.
That applies to almost everything, I find.
A Courageous Heart
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Sunday, April 19, 2009
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler airs tonight on CBS.
Sendler was a Polish Catholic social worker who used a fake nurse’s i.d. to go in and out of the Warsaw ghetto.
Together with a network she set up, she rescued more than 2500 Jewish children during World War II.
Eventually the Gestapo caught and tortured her, but she told them nothing.
Not only brave but modest, to her dying day (here’s her... READ MORE
Profile In Courage
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Monday, September 29, 2008
On September 18, Jaime Soto, the coadjutor bishop of Sacramento, addressed a convention of the National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries taking place in Long Beach, CA.
It didn’t go over well with some.
Several people walked out and there were some hostile questions when he finished.
But I think you’ll want to read what he said. It’s beautiful.
He begins by reflecting... READ MORE
