The Second Vatican Council's landmark document Gaudium et spes
called Catholics to cultivate robust, mutually enriching dialogue
with the modern world by attentively and discerningly listening to
the "voices of our times." This distinctive new publication, the
first of two volumes that explore sexual diversity and the Catholic
Church, gathers an important set of these voices: the testimonies
and reflections of Catholic and former Catholic LGBTQ (lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) persons, their friends,
family members, and those who teach and accompany them. Drawn from
a series of conferences held in autumn 2011 and offering a spectrum
of professional, generational, and personal perspectives, the
essays in Voices of Our Times suggest the breadth and complexity of
Catholic experiences of and engagements with sexual diversity. Each
writer locates her or his reflections in careful attention to how
ways of experiencing sexuality and speaking about sexual diversity
are embodied in and shaped by particular practices-familial,
interpersonal, professional, ecclesial, cultural, and political.
Part I, "Practicing Love," introduces the voices of singles,
families, couples, parents, and children who reflect on their
experiences of sexual diversity in light of their experiences of
Catholicism and of Catholics. Part II, "Practicing Church," offers
the perspectives of clergy and lay ministers, casting light on what
pastoral workers, Catholic and otherwise, encounter as they walk
with people who are grappling with issues of faith and sexuality.
In Part III, "Practicing Education," writers discuss their
experiences with sexual diversity in Catholic educational settings
as teachers, as students, and as witnesses to the lives, loves, and
struggles of LGBTQ young adults. Finally, Part IV, "Practicing
Belonging," spotlights contributions by authors who have struggled
with their identities and place within and around the Catholic
community. Striving to acknowledge, honor, and respect the truth
and value embodied in both LGBTQ persons' lives and in the Catholic
tradition, this book provides a close-to-the-ground look at the
state of the conversation about sexual diversity among contemporary
Roman Catholics in the United States. Along with its companion
volume, Inquiry, Thought, and Expression, Voices of Our Times
represents a unique opportunity for readers inside and outside the
Catholic community to engage in a conversation that is at once
vibrant and complex, difficult and needed.
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