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Those We Have Lost Are Still With Us
A reflection on Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Be DignityUSA's Board President Vice President or At-large Member!
February 13, 2023
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DignityUSA
This spring will be holding elections for the PresidentVicePresident slate and three () atlarge Board members Please consider offering your time and talents to advance our missionClick here for more information about serving on the BoardNominations
Book Review: A Girlhood Letter to my Transgender Daughter By Carolyn Hays
February 13, 2023
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DignityUSA
This book is first and foremost about Love love for a child (their fourth child) who the parents realized at an early age identified as a gender that did not match her gender assigned at birth
Breath of the Spirit: What Would Jesus Have Us Do in Response to the Death of Tyre Nichols?
February 8, 2023
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DignityUSA
This weeks reflection asks us to apply the principles of Jesus moral vision to our own lives in light of the brutal death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police This exposes the fluffy feelgood approach to Christianity as insufficient We are reminded
Breath of the Spirit: The Light That Comes from Within
February 1, 2023
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DignityUSA
Todays reflection combines traditional mysticism and contemporary physics to remind us that the Scriptural call for us to be light to the world is not just metaphor but metaphysics both symbolic and literal truth In so doing this reflection challen
Detroit Based LGBTQIA+ Advocacy Group Lauds Pope's Statement That Being Gay is Not a Crime
January 30, 2023
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DignityUSA
With Dignity As president of Families With Dignity (FWD) a group that works for acceptance of LGBTQIA+ people in the Catholic Church Linda KarleNelson welcomed this weeks statement by Pope Francis that being homosexual is not a crime The Pope was res
Breath of the Spirit: I Want to Be More Love in my Heart
January 25, 2023
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DignityUSA
While the Commandments speak of behaviors the Beatitudes speak of dispositions Matthew seems to set up Jesus most famous sermon as the internalization of the Divine law But keeping the law in our hearts still leads to certain behaviors although perha
LGBTQIA+ Catholic Group Applauds Pope Francis Saying Being Gay is Not a Crime Says Statement Could Improve Global Condition of Queer People
January 25, 2023
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DignityUSA
The worlds oldest Catholic group advocating for LGBTQIA+ equality is celebrating Pope Francis statement that being homosexual isnt a crime in an interview with the Associated Press says this welcome change in the Vaticans position could vastly improv
Breath of the Spirit: When Do You Answer Your Phone? And Other Questions of Discipleship
January 18, 2023
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DignityUSA
The call of Jesus first disciples often challenges us to ask how we have responded to this invitation Todays reflection asks a preceding question Have I come to know the One who calls? Further do others at least implicitly come to know that same
Breath of the Spirit: An Abiding and Indwelling Love
January 12, 2023
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DignityUSA
Todays reflection connects Jesuss baptism with the mission and legacy of Dr Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King The indwelling of the Divine in Jesus as proclaimed at his baptism applies to us as a gift and a challenge Gods spirit remains in us not
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