Providing Hope in the Midst of Despair: A Person Centered Response to AIDS
Dr. Timothy Flanigan draws heavily on his vast experience as Director of Infectious Diseases at The Miriam and Rhode Island Hospitals as well as the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He also draws on his knowledge of theology and Church social teaching that he has gained from his studies to become a deacon for the Diocese of Providence. Listen to this hope filled, informative presentation of a most compassionate response to the AIDS epidemic and the dignified treatment of those who suffer from it.
Naked Surrender - Coming Home to Our True Sexuality
Andrew Comiskey, Executive Director and Founder of Desert Stream Ministries, gives this talk at the 2012 Courage Conference at Mt. St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, MD. The talk is titled Naked Surrender - Coming Home to our True Sexuality based on his book of that title.
Reclaiming the Gift of Hope
Fr. James Livingston, Courage Chaplain for the Archdiocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis, explains that hope is a supernatural appetite for God's goodness that works primarily through the memory and employs many virtues of the intellect and will and thus shows the connection between faith and reason. It is memory of the good things God has done for us that will help us to maintain hope in the difficult times. He draws deeply from theology, scripture and the spiritual traditions of the Church, including Benedictine and Carmelite.
The Varieties of Guilt
Fr. Jeffrey Keefe, O.F.M. Conv., Chaplain of Courage in Syracuse, NY, speaks on the "The Varieties of Guilt" which we face on our pilgrimage to God and the appropriate pastoral approach to cope with them in a world where temptation and sin are increasing. In the process he explains the nature of shame and how shame and guilt are our built-in monitors of our behaviour. Yet, no matter how bad we mess up, we should look to God to help straighten out the mess and so find peace.
A Simple Plan: Blessed Mother Teresa's Perspective of Life
Fr. Joseph Klee of the diocese of Columbus outlines Mother Teresa's simple but radical remedy to the materialism of the modern world based on poverty, chastity and obedience. He points out how her solution which seems to be so restrictive, in fact, leads to true freedom in that it gives the strength to simplify life, reject vice, and embrace virtue.
Robin's Testimony
At the 2013 International Courage Conference in Mundelein, IL, Robin gives her witty, joyful testimony of her journey from a gay lifestyle that was not so gay, back to the Church. It all started when she unsuspectingly went into a Catholic Church to receive ashes. (Audio only)
Courage/EnCourage Young Adult Brochure
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St. Joseph: Head of the Holy Family
This presentation by Fr. Malachy is addressed to EnCourage parents of children with gender identity discordance
The Catholic Church and Same-Sex Attraction: A Radical Invitation
Father Philip Bochanski, executive director of Courage International, is the priest-in-residence at Saint Catherine of Siena parish. He presented this talk on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in the McClinch Family Center. Father Bochanski's talk covers what the Catholic Church teaches about sexual morality and same-sex relationships, and how to present this teaching to family, friends and neighbors in a clear and compassionate way. He also discusses what the Catholic Church proposes to men and women who experience same-sex attractions and wish to follow the Gospel call to chastity.