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    Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity
    Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity
    Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity
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    Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity

    Written by James Martin

    Narrated by James Martin

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    “A treasure...a wise and entertaining book that should appeal to the spiritual pilgrim in all of us, no matter what the faith and no matter whether believer or nonbeliever.”

    – Chicago Tribune

    The New York Times bestselling author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and Jesus: A Pilgrimage turns his attention to the relationship between LGBT Catholics and the Church in this loving, inclusive, and revolutionary book.

    A powerful call for tolerance, acceptance, and support—and a reminder of Jesus' message for us to love one another. In this moving and inspiring book, Martin offers a powerful, loving, and much-needed voice in a time marked by anger, prejudice, and divisiveness.

    On the day after the Orlando nightclub shooting, James Martin S.J. posted a video on Facebook in which he called for solidarity with our LGBT brothers and sisters. ""The largest mass shooting in US history took place at a gay club and the LGBT community has been profoundly affected,"" he began. He then implored his fellow Catholics—and people everywhere—to ""stand not only with the people of Orlando but also with their LGBT brothers and sisters."" Father Martin's post went viral and was viewed more than 1.6 million times.

    Adapted from an address he gave to New Ways Ministry, a group that ministers to and advocates for LGBT Catholics, Building a Bridge provides a roadmap for repairing and strengthening the bonds that unite all of us as God's children. Martin uses the image of a two-way bridge to enable LGBT Catholics and the Church to come together in a call to end the ""us"" versus ""them"" mentality. Turning to the Catechism, he draws on the three criteria at the heart of the Christian ministry—""respect, compassion, and sensitivity""—as a model for how the Catholic Church should relate to the LGBT community.

    WINNER OF THE LIVING NOW BOOK AWARD IN SOCIAL ACTIVISM/CHARITY.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJun 13, 2017
    ISBN9780062749963
    Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity
    Author

    James Martin

    Rev. James Martin, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America magazine, consultor to the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication, and author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestsellers Jesus: A Pilgrimage, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and My Life with the Saints, which Publishers Weekly named one of the best books of 2006. Father Martin is a frequent commentator in the national and international media, having appeared on all the major networks, and in such diverse outlets as The Colbert Report, NPR's Fresh Air, the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.  Before entering the Jesuits in 1988 he graduated from the Wharton School of Business.

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    • 5/5
      I have heard many bad things about this book up hzavng listened to it for myself I feel that most of them are out of prejudices towards the author. He calls out the behaviour of both sides in order to have them meet in the middle, and never does it compromising church teachings.
    • 5/5
      This was a great book, but the audio file is damaged. Some sections were inaudible or skipped. Nonetheless, Fr. Martin is a beautiful writer with a deep understanding of Catholic spirituality and ministry. His approach to bridge building is a breath of fresh air for us all.
    • 4/5
      It was an interesting read. Fr James Martin does a good job explaining how both sides can come together, treat each other with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Its a two way street not one way. This is a book everyone should read.
    • 1/5
      So much potential for discussion of this topic. Monumental disappointment.
    • 4/5
      What James Martin has to say to the institutional church, and all of us in the pews, about the LGBT community is hardly revolutionary, but his critique of the silence of church leaders in the face of hate crimes toward LGBT people strikes me as gutsy, if long overdue. This short book is a plea to both the church leadership and the LGBT community to come together with respect, compassion and dignity. Not controversial? I'll bet it is, unfortunately. For me, a straight cis male, the most useful part of the book is the set of biblical passages with reflection/dialogue questions after Fr. Martin's essay.

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    • 3/5
      I believe this is the first book of it's kind, the Catholic Church reaching out to the LGBT community. Short and concise, it talks about sensitivity, respect, and compassion due, not only to the LGBT community, but also to the Church from the LGBTs. The book is a first, baby step, towards even acknowledging this segment of God's children. I believe, without talking about acceptance, this will be the BIRTHCONTROL issue of this century,another elephant in the living room. The book includes a section with meditations and reflections and discussion questions for groups.