Hi. . .I identify prety well with this story. .hehe. . since I am Catholic also. . felt similar,as I have expressed in my OUT story on this blog.
There is another story - 2 parts - from a hugh school guy wearing a red sweater . . check the pics at the bottom of the completed story. Look around. Sorry i didnt grab the URL for you.
Ho. . .Coop caught this. I was at my friend Jerry's and used his computer to check on blogs and left a comment or two. I didn't notice his name until the COOP babes spied it out. Sshhhh.. he misses NOTHing! hehehe
What a fortunate experience. I went to confession with a priest face to face to say the same thing, and he ended up telling me that I needed psychological counseling. Talk about devastating. I was pretty comfortable with myself until that moment.
Now things are better, and I am talking to other Catholic priests about this and they are completely understanding and their ideas are less archaic. So don't think that the Catholic church condemns gays. That is solely reserved for purist fanatics.
Funny to note: the bishop of my diocese got wind of what this priest said to me during confession and was deeply distressed and angry.
All around the world young people are struggling everyday with their sexuality. As young people it can be hard to find messages of hope and affirmation in the world today. Too many young people take their own lives because they feel lost. They feel unloved. They feel worthless. They feel like the ugly Duckling. Within every ugly duckling there is something amazing, something that should be nurtured, something that deserves to be loved. A friend once said to me "if you have any ideas that could help change the minds of kids thinking as you did....please offer them to them. who knows how many swans weve lost." So this is it. This is the Ugly Ducklings Project. This is a place for anybody to speak. Leave your own story, make your own video. Add your own messages of hope and affirmation or leave a tribute to a lost swan.
How do I contribute?
To Contribute to the Ugly Ducklings Project write your story or create your youtube video and send it or the link to
theuglyducklingsproject@live.com
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Hi. . .I identify prety well with this story. .hehe. . since I am Catholic also. . felt similar,as I have expressed in my OUT story on this blog.
ReplyDeleteThere is another story - 2 parts - from a hugh school guy wearing a red sweater . . check the pics at the bottom of the completed story. Look around. Sorry i didnt grab the URL for you.
Take good care. justin o'shea
Ho. . .Coop caught this. I was at my friend Jerry's and used his computer to check on blogs and left a comment or two. I didn't notice his name until the COOP babes spied it out. Sshhhh.. he misses NOTHing! hehehe
ReplyDeleteSo it's mine. . vintage o'shea. . .
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What a fortunate experience. I went to confession with a priest face to face to say the same thing, and he ended up telling me that I needed psychological counseling. Talk about devastating. I was pretty comfortable with myself until that moment.
ReplyDeleteNow things are better, and I am talking to other Catholic priests about this and they are completely understanding and their ideas are less archaic. So don't think that the Catholic church condemns gays. That is solely reserved for purist fanatics.
Funny to note: the bishop of my diocese got wind of what this priest said to me during confession and was deeply distressed and angry.
Nick