If we are ever going to be taken seriously by the young today, we need a discussion about sexuality and spirituality in the Catholic Church and beyond. This is the place for such a discussion, one that is going on throughout the world in the Synod that will culminate in Rome in the Autumn of 2024. We want to be a part of the voices heard in this synod. I also have a blog where you can read pieces about these issues and you can offer your own feedback in the comments section. A “prayer card” below names some of the challenges we hope to discuss. This will not be a top-down discussion, with all of the answers known ahead of time. We will try to be honest and upfront about Church teachings, as well as listen to your experiences and views, as long as they are suitable to be printed. As facilitators, we will try to evoke your ideas, as well as contrast them at times, as a group spiritual director might do while leading a session. The goal will be to hear the voice of the people about your sexual-spiritual lives, and by so doing to contribute toward healthier ways of understanding our human sexuality as a gift of God. 

At the same time, we want to open ourselves up to the plight of those imprisoned throughout America and the world. Any struggles we have with our sexuality can help us have compassion for these people whom Christ identifies with, as well as for ourselves. (Mt. 25:36) See separate page for this.

Meet the Moderator of this website, Fr. Paul Morrissey, OSA

About Fr. Paul’s Prison Chaplaincy in Philadelphia

A Prayer for the gift of sexuality

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