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The Catholic Review Online: February 12th, 2009

The Catholic Review is the Archdiocesan newspaper for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Three stories just happened to catch my eye this week and may be of interest to you. Longtime associate publisher of Catholic Review resigns Education meetings begin with sobering statistics Seminarians serve as sports chaplains at Mount St. Mary’s His Excellency, Archbishop O'Brien, has a further update on COURAGE .

Catholic Review Online: Courage

In an article dated today, His Excellency, Archbishop Edwin O'Brien discusses "Courage" in his weekly column, "Thoughts on Our Church ." To cite just a part of this column: With Father John Harvey, O.S.F.S., and Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R., I was involved in the founding of Courage, a support group for Catholics with same-sex attractions who seek to live chaste lives. Off to a small start in 1980, Courage now has branches in 95 U.S. dioceses as well as in 12 other countries. The strength it continues to lend individuals and their families is a sure sign of God’s grace at work. At present, we have EnCourage, a group that meets regularly in our Archdiocese. I wrote about it in this column in March after celebrating Mass for its members. EnCourage supports relatives and loved ones of individuals who are involved in same-sex relationships. These EnCourage members are often parents who have homosexually active children and see the sad gap between them and our Churc...