Many men and women in today's world identify as LGBTQ+. Christians who want to defend God's plan for marriage sometimes don't know how to respond. How can we lovingly minister to friends or family members while still affirming truth?

Christians must learn how to lovingly accompany individuals experiencing same-sex attraction. Fr. Colin Blatchford, Associate Director of Courage International, joins us for two episodes exploring this issue.

In the first episode, we discussed Catholic anthropology (and why it's important). In this episode, we'll discuss what loving accompaniment practically looks like.

Listen now to discover how YOU can best help your friends or family members who identify as LGBTQ+.

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Courage International's website: Courage (couragerc.org)

National Catholic Bioethics Center article on Catholic responses to transgenderism (including using pronouns vs. names): Summary: Catholic Pastoral and Canonical Responses to Transgenderism — The National Catholic Bioethics Center (ncbcenter.org)

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Chapters:

00:00 Episode 1 Recap

02:20 Road to Emmaus

08:12 Affirming a Lie?

12:30 What to Avoid

14:04 Spiritual Parenthood

16:23 Questions to Ask

17:55 Growing in Virtue

19:56 Sinful Relationship?

22:20 Loneliness and Depersonalization

27:04 Parish Support

30:15 Advice for Parents

34:02 Emotional Intelligence

37:52 Not Trying to Fix People

39:59 Labels are Insufficient

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