Recent Entries

• Bringing you up to date

  August 16, 2007

  It's been almost three years since I left the priesthood, and it's been an interesting ride. I'm now living in Sydney (Australia), have a good job as a funeral consultant, very involved in the GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual transgender) community - especially through Metropolitan Community Church S...

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• New Life

  November 20, 2004

  Don't despair, I'm still alive, and life is slowly working out for me. Much has happened, most of it good. I'll try to write an entry this weekend to bring you up to date.

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• Still in Limbo

  March 22, 2004

  I'm sorry for not keeping this diary up-to-date, but most days the thought of sitting down and writing about my ordeal leaves me cold. For those who are wondering, I'm still on leave, but I've had legal advice from within and without the church and I'm now standing up for myself and the injustice...

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• Week in Big Smoke

  January 29, 2004

  I'm home from a week in Big Smoke. I drove there last Sunday not really knowing what to expect from the coming week. You see, I went there to select a therapist to help me process the whole experience of my having to take leave, as well as to see if there are any issues…

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• Interview With Assessors

  January 21, 2004

  Last Saturday I finally had my interview with the "assessors", the ridiculous term used for the people investigating my situation. It was a gruelling experience, commening at 10am and concluding at 4pm. We did, of course, have a break for lunch, and a couple of very short breaks in between. While...

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• Saints Polyeuct and Nearchus

  January 21, 2004

  Today is the feast day of Saints Polyeuct and Nearchus, two saints who appear to be in a relationship with each other. Soldiers in the Roman army and deeply attached to each other, they were both stationed in Militene, Armenia. The earliest account of Polyeuct’s martyrdom was written by Nearchus....

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• A Response to Lillia

  January 13, 2004

  You accuse me of hypocrisy for not leaving the Catholic Church when I don't agree with everything it believes and teaches. Jesus didn't believe everything the Jewish community believed or taught and pushed for change - so I am in good company, following in the footsteps of my Master. I don't agre...

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• Curious Letter

  January 13, 2004

  A curious letter arrived in the post today. It's from my local state government representative. I've never received a letter like it in my fifteen plus years as a priest. The cynical part of me says it's a standard form letter that's gone out to all ministers of religions in the area, and is a&he...

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• Standing up for Gays and Lesbians

  January 9, 2004

  Twenty-three priests from Chicago have written an open letter to the hierarchy of the Catholic Church to complain of the treatment of gay and lesbian people. Below is the full text of the letter. I spent this afternoon writing to everyone of these men congratulating them on their courage, honesty...

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