same-sex attraction
Panel talks same-sex attraction, gift of sexuality
Tabitha Silva Staff Writer Both floors of the Gentile Gallery were filled with students Monday 9 p.m. for the panel discussion titled “Same-sex desire/same-sex attraction: Living an integrated life,” one of the last events of the Gift of Human Sexuality Symposium. Moderated by the Rev. Jonathan St. Andre, TOR, the panel consisted of the Rev. […]
Dynamic speaker examines sexual identity in faith
KATHRYN FORTENBERRY STAFF WRITER Sunday night, the founder of a movement which promotes authentic Catholic living spoke to an audience in the Gentile Gallery about the role of identity within the faith. Anna Carter, co-founder of Eden Invitation, presented her talk, “Into the Longing: Life and Love Beyond the LGBT Paradigm,” which was the first […]
Speaker shares testimony, tips for Christian charity toward friends with same-sex attraction
SARAH WANDOR STAFF WRITER The Gift of Human Sexuality Symposium began its second week on Sept. 8 with a presentation in the Gentile Gallery focusing on how to love and help people experiencing same–sex attraction (SSA). David Prosen, Catholic author, speaker and newly-hired counselor at the Wellness Center, shared the testimony of his experience with SSA […]
Catholic speakers share their stories of same-sex attraction
JEN HANTZ STAFF WRITER Two Catholic speakers shared stories of God’s love through their struggles with same-sex attraction to a gallery full of students on the evening of Sept. 5. The talk, titled “Who are you? Identity and Same-sex Attraction,” began the second week of the Gift of Human Sexuality Symposium. Speakers Dan Mattson and […]
Franciscan welcomes speaker with witness on homosexuality
TONIANNE ZOTTOLI STAFF WRITER On Tuesday night, dynamic speaker and author of “Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay,” Daniel Mattson, drew crowds to the Gentile Gallery at 7:00 p.m. The talk, entitled the same as Mattson’s book, was the last in the Gift of Human Sexuality symposium for the month of September. Mattson brought a […]
Franciscan alumnus discusses hope, healing for homosexuality, shows film “The Third Way”
BY PABLO BOTEYO STAFF WRITER A Franciscan University alumnus and licensed mental health counselor addressed causes and healing of homosexuality, the importance of chastity and presented the film “The Third Way” on Tuesday in the Gentile Gallery. “Why would God create (homosexuals) this way and then call it an abomination?” said David Prosen, LMHC, in […]