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LGBT Families in HI ask “Can you see me now?”

Posted on February 1, 2011 by freecatholic808 — 2 Comments

Faith asks a great deal of us. We are expected to see what is not necessarily visible and hear and understand that which is ineffable. That capacity to see and hear with both faith and conscience lies at the heart…

MLK Revisited: End the Injustice of “For Heterosexuals Only”

Posted on January 16, 2011 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

Nearly 50 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King challenged America to “stand up for freedom together.” He called for an end to the assault on the dignity and rights of black citizens that the signs “For Whites Only” represented. Today…

End Bullying of LGBT Youth: HI Clergy Need to Sign On

Posted on October 18, 2010 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

At the Solidarity Sunday service at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church recently, the homilist Rev.Danette Kong told the story of a rural Oahu woman whose only social circle was her immediate family and her church and the constant fear she lived…