New York Times bestselling author Fr. James Martin, SJ, will join us LIVE from New York for a video conference about his new book: "Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity".
He will also be answering questions from the audience!
You can join this session at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Toronto, Canada. Or watch online via this link: http://bit.ly/buildingbridge
Audience questions will gathered ...
New York Times bestselling author Fr. James Martin, SJ, will join us LIVE from New York for a video conference about his new book: "Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity".
He will also be answering questions from the audience!
You can join this session at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Toronto, Canada. Or watch online via this link: http://bit.ly/buildingbridge
Audience questions will gathered from attendees at the parish event.
Order Fr. Martin's book here: http://jamesmartin.hc.com/
ABOUT THE CONTENT:
On the day after the Orlando nightclub shooting, James Martin S.J. posted a video on Facebook in which he called for solidarity with our LGBT brothers and sisters. "The largest mass shooting in US history took place at a gay club and the LGBT community has been profoundly affected," he began. He then implored his fellow Catholics—and people everywhere—to "stand not only with the people of Orlando but also with their LGBT brothers and sisters." A powerful call for tolerance, acceptance, and support—and a reminder of Jesus' message for us to love one another—Father Martin's post went viral and was viewed more than 1.6 million times.
Now, Martin expands on his reflections in this moving and inspiring book, offering a powerful, loving, and much-needed voice in a time marked by anger, prejudice, and divisiveness. Adapted from an address he gave to New Ways Ministry, a group that ministers to and advocates for LGBT Catholics, Building a Bridge provides a roadmap for repairing and strengthening the bonds that unite all of us as God's children. Martin uses the image of a two-way bridge to enable LGBT Catholics and the Church to come together in a call to end the "us" versus "them" mentality. Turning to the Catechism, he draws on the three criteria at the heart of the Christian ministry—"respect, compassion, and sensitivity"—as a model for how the Catholic Church should relate to the LGBT community.
You can order Fr. Martin's book here: http://jamesmartin.hc.com/
IMPORTANT:
This event will be followed by All Inclusive Ministries' 5th anniversary Mass and celebration. All are welcome to join us!
