How to Reconcile Your Faith and Your Sexuality

As a gay Catholic, I'm often asked questions like "How are you gay AND Catholic?", "Aren't those two forces constantly at odds"?, "Do you have to do some sort of mental gymnastics to justify it to yourself?", and "Why don't you just leave the church?" So today I'm going to try to answer those questions and talk about how to reconcile your faith with your sexuality. Follow us! Instagram -   / it_takes_courage_   TikTok -   / ittakescourage   Shorts Channel -    / @ittakescourageshorts   00:00 Intro 00:23 The Church vs. LGBTQ+ People 01:21 Get rid of "All or Nothing" thinking 03:34 Step away from the Church 04:40 Find a more accepting community 05:59 Learn to see God outside the Church 06:32 Conclusion 07:14 The Merton Prayer 08:08 Outro Helpful Resources: Catholic LGBT organizations: New Ways Ministry - https://www.newwaysministry.org Dignity USA - https://www.dignityusa.org Vine and Fig - https://vineandfig.com Fortunate Families - https://fortunatefamilies.com America Magazine - https://www.americamagazine.org Equally Blessed - https://www.equallyblessed.org/ Books: "Queer and Catholic" by Amie Evan - https://www.routledge.com/Queer-and-C... "Gay and Catholic" by Eve Tushet - https://www.amazon.com/Gay-Catholic-A... "Building a Bridge" by Fr. James Martin - https://www.harpercollins.com/product... "God and the Gay Christian" by Matthew Vines - https://www.amazon.com/God-Gay-Christ... "The Velvet Rage" by Alan Downs, Ph. D. - https://www.amazon.com/Velvet-Rage-Ov... "Torn" by Justin Lee - https://www.amazon.com/Torn-Rescuing-... YouTube Channels: It Takes Courage -    / ittakescourage   That Theology Teacher -    / theksource2012   Talks: Spirituality and sexuality. You can have both | Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes, C.M. | TEDxToronto -    • Spirituality and sexuality. You can have b...   Articles: "Theology of the Closet: A Reflection on the Queer Catholic" by Danny Warwick - https://luccatholicstudies.wordpress.... "In Not Supporting LGBTQ Marriages, the Church Preaches a Hospitality It Does Not Practice" by Dr. Cristina Traina - https://www.newwaysministry.org/2021/... Subreddits: r/RainbowCatholics -   / rainbowcatholics   r/LGBTCatholic -   / lgbtcatholic   r/gayChristians -   / gaychristians   r/QueerTheology -   / queertheology   r/Progressive_Catholics -   / progressive_catholics   r/OpenChristian -   / openchristian   Bonus Non-denominational org: Q Christian Fellowship - https://www.qchristian.org #FaithfullyLGBT #GayAndChristian