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The Fortunate Families newsletter is published 8 to 10 times yearly. It
includes up-to-date news concerning lesbian and gay Catholics and their parents, thought-provoking articles, stories from parents and others, and a calendar of events.
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December 2008
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Words to ponder
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Listening Parents Network - Coming
Soon—Casey Lopata
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Family Life: Fortunate Families—Tom Fox
(NCR)
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Despite challenges, savor this year's
blessings—Deb Price
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The Empty Tomb: Cardinal Newman's last
laugh?—David Gibson
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Gay penguins steal eggs from straight
couples
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Fortunate Families year-end appeal
November 2008
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Words to
ponder
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The sin of heterosexism?—Casey Lopata
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Always Our Children Springfield
Massachusetts Awarded Grant
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Grace and gratitude abound where love
and forgiveness live—Kay Skonieczny
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Queer Town: Catholic Fall Out
Over Proposition 8—Patrick Range McDonald
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From the Episcopal Bishop of San
Diego—The Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes
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Catholics Support Marriage Rights and
Responsibilities for Same-Gender Couples During the Meeting
of the U.S. Bishops
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Hope springs eternal for LGBT Phillies
fans—Matthew E. Pilecki
October 2008
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Words to
ponder
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California priest: 'bishops wrong on
same-sex marriage ban'—Chuck Colbert
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A Statement of the Catholic Bishops of
California in Support of Proposition 8
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From the bottom of my heart
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Union-Tribune Editorial No on Prop. 8
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End gay adoption ban—Palm Beach Post
Editorial
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Offended by homily? Write!—Deb
Word
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Partner benefits for gay federal
workers makes sense—Deb Price
September 2008
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Words to
ponder
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My Big Fat Straight Wedding—Andrew
Sullivan
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Moving Cardinal Newman's body runs into
controversy—Dennis Coday
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Mitcham wins gold!—Cyd Zeigler jr
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Gay medal count—Ryan Quinn
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Gay advocate criticizes cardinal's
remarks to Anglicans—Tom Roberts
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Always Our Children: Accepting God's
Plan and the Church's Ministry—Jackie Frett
August 2008
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Words to
ponder
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Thank you for your love: A ministry
grows in Brooklyn—Rosemary Grebin Palms
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Rite or Right: Civil Discussion In
Order—Thomas J. Reese
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Position Paper on Courage—Casey Lopata
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GLAAD series suggests way to more
effectively discuss issues of LGBT justice with undecided
Americans—Jerry Furlong
July 2008
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Words to
ponder
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When I
Came Out to My Mother—Lourdes Rodriguez-Nogues
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Bishop urges gays to walk into faith
storm—Deb Price
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First GayPride Marching
Experience—Kathleen Conneen
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An Overview of the Same-Sex Marriage
Debate—David Masci
May 2008
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Words to ponder
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Write the Bishops? Why Bother??—Joe
Gentilini
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Educating Educators—Ann Franczyk
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Pope waves to gay Catholic group—Lou
Chibbaro Jr.
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Gay Catholics send letters to Pope
April 2008
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Words to
ponder
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Conscience--some relevant
notes--compiled by Casey Lopata
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Bulletin ministry
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My many blessings …--Susan Kolb
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A place at the table--Deb Word
March 2008
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Words to ponder
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Dear Pope ... —Casey and Mary Ellen
Lopata
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Terrifying Tango: Religious Right
Horrified by the March of the (Gay) Penguins—Rob Boston
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Let's Talk About Homosexuality—feedback
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What Straights Can Learn From Gays
About Relationships and Parenting—Robert Jay-Green
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God Spoke Via Mass. Court—Robert A.
Bernstein
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The joy of giving ourselves—Timothy
Radcliffe
February 2008
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Words to ponder
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Dear Pope ...
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Ministry development opportunity
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Love within a family is what
counts—Chester Franczyk
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Let's Talk about
Homosexuality—educational series
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Still dissenting after all these
years—The Tablet
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For thousands of years—Chris Thomas
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Lost and found in the Catholic
Church—CITY newspaper
January 2008
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Words to ponder
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Let’s Talk about
Homosexuality—educational series
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What’s this new sin called
complicity?—Ann DeGroot
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Being called out, again—Steve Balog
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Law within limits—The Tablet
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Let Me Sow Love—Jackie Frett
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An activist?—Tom Nelson
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Excerpt from Parents Voice Project
survey report
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