US bishops reaffirm: New Ways Ministry not a Catholic organizationThe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has reaffirmed that New Ways Ministry dissents from Catholic teaching on homosexuality and is not a Catholic organization.
Cardinal Donald Wuerl and Bishop Salvatore Cordileone said in a statement that
In view of the recent booklet Marriage Equality: A Positive Catholic Approach, by Francis DeBernardo (published by New Ways Ministry), we, as the respective chairmen of the USCCB Committee on Doctrine and the Ad Hoc Committee for the Defense of Marriage, wish to reaffirm Francis Cardinal George's statement of February 12, 2010 and assure Catholics that in no manner is the position proposed by New Ways Ministry in conformity with Catholic teaching and in no manner is this organization authorized to speak on behalf of the Catholic Church or to identify itself as a Catholic organization.Seven years after New Ways Ministry’s 1977 founding, Cardinal James Hickey barred the organization from the Archdiocese of Washington because of its dissent from Catholic teaching. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith condemned the organization’s positions on homosexuality in 1999.
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New Ways Ministry 4012 29th Street Mount Rainier, MD 20712
Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 3186 Hyattsville, MD
The Seventh National Symposium on Catholicism and Homosexuality
THURSDAY - SATURDAY MARCH 15-17, 2012 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
For Catholic leaders, ministers, laity, educators, LGBT persons and their family, friends, and advocates
Sponsored by New Ways Ministry Established 1977 – Celebrating its 35th Anniversary 4012 29th Street Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712 301-277-5674
R elationships are at the heart of lesbian/gay ministry in the Catholic Church. Many types of relationships impact this ministry: within families, within parish communities, with the institutional structures of Catholicism, with friends, with society, with one’s conscience, with God. R ooted in our Catholic faith, we believe that the power of relationship is the power to transform people and structures. As the Gospel story of the wedding miracle at Cana tells us, when Jesus enters into our relationships, they are trans- formed from ordinary into miraculous, from water to wine.
Lesbian/Gay Catholics & Relationships
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Plenary Session Speakers
Doing the Truth in Love: Eros, Relationships, and the Communion of Saints LUKE TIMOTHY JOHNSON is a Professor of New Testament and Chris- tian Origins at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta. He has written 27 books and hundreds of scholarly and popular articles and reviews. His rebuttal of the Jesus Seminar in 1996 sparked a national discussion and made the cover of Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News & World Report. . Faithful Sexual Relationships and Marriage PATRICIA BEATTIE JUNG is a Professor of Christian Ethics at Saint Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, MO. Since 2006, she has served as co- editor of the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics. Among her books are: Heterosexism: An Ethical Challenge and Sexual Diversity and Ca- tholicism: Toward the Development of Moral Theology.
Sexual Relationships: Where Does Our Morality Come From? BISHOP GEOFFREY ROBINSON has been a parish priest, a teacher of canon law, president of the Canon Law Society of Australia and New Zealand, Chief Justice of the Archdiocesan Marriage Tribunal, and Chair- man of the Catholic Education Commission of New South Wales. After his retirement as an auxiliary bishop of Sydney, he wrote Confronting Power and Sex in the Catholic Church: Reclaiming the Spirit of Jesus.
A Geography of Relationships: Crossing Borders RICHARD RODRIGUEZ is a noted prose stylist and appeared regularly on PBS’s show, NewsHour. He came out as gay in his book of essays, Days of Obligation: An Argument With My Mexican Father, which was nomi- nated for a Pulitzer Prize. His original ideas were further explored in his collection of essays entitled Brown: The Last Discovery of America, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Award. .
The Web of Relationships: Faith, Family, and Fairness KATHLEEN KENNEDY TOWNSEND authored the book, Failing America's Faithful: How Today's Churches Are Mixing God with Politics and Los- ing Their Way. She served as Lieutenant Governor and Assistant Attorney General for Maryland, and was a Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice. The eldest daughter of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Kathleen is a faithful Catholic.
Luke Timothy Johnson
Patricia Beattie Jung
Richard Rodriguez
Bishop Geoffrey Robinson
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Focus Session Leaders
African Americans and Lesbian/Gay Issues: Developing Relationships JOSEPH A. BROWN, SJ is a professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, and an asso- ciate member of the Newman Catholic Center staff. Active as a lecturer in the areas of African American spirituality, history and culture, he has published poetry, prayer services, and articles on black Catholic spiritual- ity, theology and literature.
Gay Priests: Coming Out While Staying In REV. FRED DALEY is the pastor of All Saints Church, Syracuse, NY. His pastoral experience includes serving as regional vicar, director of voca- tions and seminarians, inner city ministry, ministries for the poor, and church reform. One of the nation’s few openly gay priests, Fred is devel- oping the first shrine in memory of another openly gay priest, Fr. Mychal Judge, OFM, who died in the September 11th attacks.
Joseph A. Brown, SJ
Rev. Fred Daley
Focus Session Leaders
LGBTQs among Latinos/as and Latino/as among the White LGBTQs ORLANDO ESPIN is professor of theology and religious studies at the University of San Diego, where he also directs the interdisciplinary Cen- ter for the Study of Latino/a Catholicism. An author or editor of nine books, he specializes in the study of popular religion and culture, and is regarded as a founder of U.S. Latino/a theology.
Young Adults, LGBT Issues, and the Catholic Church: A Relationship with a Future? JAMIE MANSON received her Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divin- ity School where she studied Catholic theology and sexual ethics. She is an affiliate faculty member at Fairfield University and has a weekly col- umn, Grace on the Margins, in the National Catholic Reporter. As a lay minister, she has worked extensively with New York City’s homeless and poor populations.
Accidental Lesbians: Catholic Marriage Through a Gender Change CELESTINE AND HILARY RANNEY-HOWES are both lifelong professional theater designers and have been married for 33 years. Hilary authored the article, “To Be or Not to Be: A Catholic Transsexual Speaks,” which de- scribes her conversion to Catholicism and her gender transition. She is involved with several transgender rights organizations.
From Spotless Bride to Working Partner: Relationships, Marriage, and the Church SUSAN ROSS is Professor and Chair of the Theology Department at Loyola University Chicago. She authored For the Beauty of the Earth: Women, Sacramentality and Justice and Extravagant Affections: A Femi- nist Sacramental Theology, as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters. She is currently President-Elect of the Catholic Theological Society of America.
Lesbian Nuns: Journeys of Integration SANDY YOST, CSJ is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of De- troit Mercy and is Vice President, External Relations, of the Board of Directors of the American Society for Engineering Education. She participated in the several New Ways Ministry projects for and about lesbian religious. Sandy authors a blog called "nunsuch - the adventures of a techie nun," at techienun.org.
Marianne Duddy-Burke
Dwayne Fernandes Mary Ellen and Casey Lopata
Orlando Espin
Celestine and Hilary Ranney-Howes
Nicole Sotelo
Jamie Manson
Susan Ross
Sandy Yost, CSJ
Building a Movement: It’s All About Relationships EQUALLY BLESSED is a coalition of four Catholic organizations committed to LGBT equality in our Church and the larger society with a combined experience of 115 years of ministry and advocacy. These four organizations will be represented by Marianne Duddy-Burke, Executive Director of Dig- nityUSA; Dwayne Fernandes, Associate Director of New Ways Ministry; Mary Ellen and Casey Lo- pata, co-founders of Fortunate Families; and Nicole Sotelo, Director of Communications and Pro- grams at Call To Action.
Symposium Schedule
Thursday, March 15, 2012 8:00 AM - Retreat Day—Registration and Breakfast. 4:00 PM See below. 3:00 PM - Symposium registration 9:00 PM 6:30 PM Plenary Session Welcome, Opening Prayer, Introductions R ICHARD RODRIGUEZ—A Geography of Relationships: Crossing Borders 9:30 PM Reception Friday, March 16, 2012 7:30 AM Continental Breakfast 8:30 AM Plenary Session Morning Prayer P ATRICIA BEATTIE JUNG—Faithful Sexual Relationships and Marriage 10:45 AM Coffee/Tea Break 11:15 AM Focus Session 1
A. JOSEPH A. BROWN—African Americans and Lesbian/ Gay Issues: Developing Relationships B. REV. FRED DALEY—Gay Priests: Coming Out While Staying In C. EQUALLY BLESSED COALITION REPRESENTATIVES: MARIANNE DUDDY-BURKE, DWAYNE FERNANDES, MARY ELLEN AND CASEY LOPATA, AND NICOLE SOTELO —Building a Movement: It’s All About Relationships D. ORLANDO ESPIN—LGBTQs among Latinos/as and Latino/as among White LGBTQs E. JAMIE MANSON—Young Adults, LGBT Issues, and the Catholic Church: A Relationship with a Future?
F. CELESTINE AND HILARY RANNEY-HOWES— Accidental Lesbians: Catholic Marriage Through a Gender Change G. SUSAN ROSS—From Spotless Bride to Working Partner: Relationships, Marriage, and the Church H. SANDY YOST, CSJ—Lesbian Nuns: Journeys of Integration
12:30 PM Break 12:45 PM Luncheon 1:45 PM Focus Session 2 Same Choices as Focus Session 1 3:00 PM Break 3:15 PM Plenary Session B ISHOP GEOFFREY ROBINSON—Sexual Relationships: Where Does Our Morality Come From? 5:15 PM Break 5:30 PM Pre-dinner Reception 6:30 PM Dinner (on your own) 8:00 PM Open Space Saturday, March 17, 2012 7:30 AM Continental Breakfast 8:30 AM Plenary Session Morning Prayer L UKE TIMOTHY JOHNSON—Doing the Truth in Love: Eros, Relationships, and the Communion of Saints 10:30 AM Coffee/Tea Break 11:00 AM Plenary Session K ATHLEEN KENNEDY TOWNSEND—The Web of Relationships: Faith, Family, and Fairness 12:45 PM Closing Prayer Service 1:15 PM Departure
Retreat Fired by Love’s Urgent Longings, Thursday, March 15, 2012 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
About the retreat St. John of the Cross wrote several religious poems, one of them entitled The Dark Night of the Soul. It begins with the words, “One dark night, fired by love’s urgent longings – Ah, the sheer grace – I went out un- seen, the house being now all stilled.” He saw this longing for love in the depths of our being as the source of all that is spiritual within us. The retreat day will call us to grow in our spiritual relationship with God and creation.
Registration: March 14, 7:00-9:00 pm Registration & breakfast: March 15, 8:00-9:00 am Retreat includes continental breakfast and luncheon
Presented by BISHOP GEOFFREY ROBINSON, author of Love’s Urgent Longing
All Saints Parish, Syracuse, NY Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church (ARCC) Benedictine Sisters of Baltimore, MD Call To Action Catholic Coalition for Church Reform-Minnesota Catholic Community of Greenbelt, MD Catholic Lesbians of St. Francis Xavier, New York City, NY Clerics of St. Viator [Viatorians] Provincial Council, Arlington Heights, IL Communitas Intentional Eucharistic Community, Washington, DC DignityUSA Dominican Sisters of Tacoma, Leadership Team, Tacoma, WA Elephants in The Living Room, Detroit, MI Fortunate Families Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, MN Franciscan Sisters of Mary, Saint Louis, MO FutureChurch Gay and Lesbian Alumni/ae of Notre Dame and St. Mary’s College (GALA-ND/SMC), IN Holy Wisdom Inclusive Catholic Community, Olympia, WA
Symposium endorsement is a statement of the need to provide a public forum for addressing critical issues facing lesbian and gay persons and the Catholic Church. It does not imply that the speakers’ views are necessarily those of the endorser.
Loretto Community, Littleton, CO Loretto Women's Network, Denver, CO Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns National Coalition of American Nuns NETWORK, A Catholic Social Justice Lobby Paulist Center, Boston, MA Racine Dominicans, WI Sisters of Charity BVM, Dubuque, IA Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joseph, OH Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, KY [Nazareth Literary and Benevolent Institution] Sisters of Divine Providence, Allison Park, PA Sisters of St. Francis, Consultation Council, Dubuque, IA Sisters of St. Joseph, Buffalo, NY Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province, MO Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, MA, Leadership Team St. Monica-St. George Parish Newman Center, Cincinnati, OH St. Veronica Catholic Church, Baltimore, MD Wheaton Franciscan Leadership Team, IL Endorsers of the Seventh National Symposium
Getting to Baltimore Y
AirTran Airlines: Call 1-866-683-8368, and give Event Code: DC031312. American Airlines: www.aa.com Go to “book travel” box on left of page; at bottom click “more flight search options;” at #9 promotion code, use 6932BM. Or call 1-800-433-1790 and use event code, 6932BM (greater discount on website). Amtrak: Call 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245), press “0” or say “agent.” Use convention fare code: X07I-935 (the letter “I” not the number “one”). Discount fares are not available via the inter- net. From train station, use taxi or public transportation. From Airport to Hotel: SuperShuttle : $22 one-way; $43 roundtrip; additional discount with parties of two or more. www.supershuttle.com, 1-800-BLUE-VAN (1-800-258-3826) Group/Discount Code: JKA82 Airport Shuttle: Go to www.theairportshuttle.com On top right, enter “NWM” in the Group/Corporate/Promotion Book- ing ID, or call 1-800-776-0323, press 2 and say “My profile number is 158127.” ($14 each way.) Taxi: Estimated fare from BWI airport: $30.00 (one way) Public Transportation Take light rail ($1.60/$.55 senior) to Camden Yards. Taxi to hotel. Or walk to Pratt & Eutaw to take Orange Route of the Charm City Circulator (free bus) to Calvert Street (Inner Har- bor). Cross Pratt Street to Gallery Mall and enter hotel. Light rail info: www.mta.maryland.gov/light-rail Circulator info: www.charmcitycirculator.com Or call 1-866-RIDE-MTA (1-866-743-3682).
Hotel Information
Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel 202 E Pratt Street Baltimore, MD, 21202-6101 Phone (410) 547-1200
Room rates: $119 (single, double, triple, or quad, plus 15.5% tax)
Check in time is at 4:00 pm; check out is at noon. Special room rates apply March 11-19, 2012.
For hotel reservations, call 1-800-468-3571 Ask for the "New Ways Ministry" block or "market code" NWMO at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel.
For online reservations, go to Renaissance Harborplace Hotel or www.marriott.com/renaissancehotels Search for Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel. Enter group code “NWMNWMA.” Choose “$119.00.”
Reservations must be received before 5:00 PM (EST), February 23, 2012 to assure special room rates.
Hotel parking: $28.00 daily; valet parking: $40.00 daily. Internet access: free in lobby; $12.95 daily in guest room.
ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE: Go to www.NewWaysMinistry.org & follow the instructions. Name __________________________________________ Title ______________________________ Organization/Diocese_________________________________________________________________ Address _________________________________________ Work Phone _______________________ City________________________ State____ Zip ________ Home Phone _______________________ E-mail __________________________________________ Date _____________________________
I learned of the Symposium through _________________________________________________________
I wish to register for: Young Adult Early bird Regular Late scholarships ___ ALL EVENTS: $245 $285 $315 $75 Retreat + Symposium ___ Symposium: Thursday night $185 $210 $235 $50 through Saturday ___ Retreat Day only $ 90 $105 $120 $30 ___ All day Friday $120 $135 $150 $30
Early bird: Postmarked on/before Dec. 31, 2011 Late: Postmarked after Feb. 20, 2012 Young adults: Under 30 years of age. Include proof of age (e.g., driver’s license) Registration includes a $50 non-refundable cancellation fee. Registration at the door: $25 additional. Four or more people who mail registration forms postmarked on or before Feb. 20, 2012 in the same envelope will receive the early bird rate.
For symposium, please indicate first and second focus session preferences with a #1 and #2 ___ A. Joseph A. Brown, SJ - African Americans and Lesbian/Gay Issues: Developing Relationships ___ B. Rev. Fred Daley - Gay Priests: Coming Out While Staying In ___ C. Equally Blessed: Marianne Duddy-Burke, Dwayne Fernandes, Casey and Mary Ellen Lopata, Nicole Sotelo - Building a Movement: It’s All About Relationships ___ D. Orlando Espin - LGBTQs among Latinos/as and Latino/as among White LGBTQs ___ E. Jamie Manson - Young Adults, LGBT Issues, and the Catholic Church: A Relationship with a Future? ___ F. Celestine and Hilary Ranney-Howes - Accidental Lesbians: Catholic Marriage Through a Gender Change ___ G. Susan Ross - From Spotless Bride to Working Partner: Relationships, Marriage, and the Church ___ H. Sandy Yost, CSJ - Lesbian Nuns: Journeys of Integration
Special Requests Vegetarian luncheon ___ Other: _________________________________________________
Enclosed is a check for my total registration fee of $________made payable to “New Ways Ministry.” Credit cards: call 301-277-5674 or visit www.NewWaysMinistry.org
International registrants, use checks drawn on a U.S. bank or register online at www.NewWaysMinistry.org.
Mail this form along with your check to: New Ways Ministry, 4012 29th Street, Mount Rainier, MD 20712. For further information, call 301-277-5674 or e-mail info@NewWaysMinistry.org.
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