Courage Apostolate

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Veni Redemptor Gentium!

Terence Cardinal Cooke, Servant of God, was inspired to start this ministry, which was later named Courage by one of its members.

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- The Courage Apostolate
- Our Five Goals

Community
- The Central Office
- International Chapter Listing    - Member Testimonies
- Encourage                             - Priests With Courage
- ListServs:Email Group Support - Courage Conference 2008       - SportsCamp 2008
- Men's Retreat 2008                 - Women's Retreat 2008            - Youth Site                             - YouthWorkers                       - Youth Leaders' Conference      - Courage Reparational Groups - C-MAC

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- Tell Others About Us - Make a Contribution

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- Copyright Info.

To Contact Us, Click on The Central Office (also above, under Community)

Mr. Harvey Graveline, RIP

Dear Members and Friends of Courage,

It is with sadness that we inform you of the death of Harvey Graveline earlier this week. From early 1980, Harvey worked closely with Fr. John F. Harvey O.S.F.S., Fr. Edwin F. O'Brien (now Archbishop of Baltimore), Fr. Benedict Groeschel and others, to set the foundation for the first Courage meeting on September 26, 1980. He was Fr. Harvey's "right hand man" in New York in the early years when
Fr. Harvey was commuting from Washington. He worked tirelessly to sow and nurture the seed that has blossomed into the COURAGE INTERNATIONAL INC. that we know today. Please keep Harvey's soul in your prayers.

Wake:

Sunday, August 17th, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

O'Brien's Funeral Home

17 Clark Street

Easthampton, MA 01027

413-527-0222

Mass
Monday, August 18th, 11 a.m.
(procession will leave O'Brien's Funeral Home at
10:00 a.m. for the Church)

Notre Dame Parish Church

35 Pleasant St.

Easthampton, MA 01027

413-527-9778

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Are you or a loved one experiencing homosexual attractions and looking for answers?

Courage, an apostolate of the Roman Catholic Church, ministers to those with same-sex attractions and their loved ones. We have been endorsed by the Pontifical Council for the Family and our beloved John Paul II said of this ministry, "COURAGE is doing the work of God!" We also have an outreach called Encourage which ministers to relatives and friends of persons with same-sex attractions.

From our website you will learn about homosexuality and chastity. By developing an interior life of chastity, which is the universal call to all Christians, one can move beyond the confines of the homosexual identity to a more complete one in Christ.

In Courage you will get to know men and women who share in your concerns, meeting them online through our Listservs, or in person at Chapter Meetings, Conferences, Days of Recollection, and Retreats.

Come see what we are about. Browse our pages. Get to know our community.   You'll be glad you did!

Currents - Click on a headline below for more information!

Fr. Harvey's New Book "Homosexuality & the Catholic Church -
Clear Answers to Difficult Questions" Now Available!

Read the Latest Courage Newsletter Online! (PDF file)

Get Ready for Courage Conference 2008!

Courage/Encourage Pilgrimage to Lourdes!

Fr. Harvey's Sermon at Peter Rudegeair's Funeral

Courage Philadelphia Day of Recollection - January 12th

Courage Becomes Courage International, Incorporated

Courage in Manila Begins a Reparational Group!

Sexual Common Sense 12 Talk Series with Prof. Janet E. Smith

Visit the Priests With Courage Website!

Zenit Interview with Fr. Harvey on Vatican Instruction

Instruction Concerning the Criteria for the Discernment of Vocations with Persons with Homosexual Tendencies in View of Their Admission to the Seminary and to Holy Orders

Fr. John Harvey's Comments on the Vatican Instruction on Seminary Admissions (from the Courage Newsletter 2006, Vol. 1)

Msgr. Peter Magee: "God's Mercy Revealed: Healing For a Broken World"

The Pastoral Problem of Masturbation - by Fr. John Harvey, OSFS

An Interview With Vera, on the Courage Reparational Groups

A Homily on Marriage - by Fr. Paul Check

Running a Courage Meeting: One Way Among Many - by Fr. Jim Lloyd, CSP

The Theology of Weakness: Courage Reparational Prayer Group

Fr. Jim Lloyd's Website - Take a Look!

Friendship & Holiness - by Msgr. Peter Magee

Priests With Courage Listserv!

Vatican Document on Legal Recognition of Homosexual "Unions"

"Suffering Servant's Courage" - Now in Second Edition!

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