Oceania Courage Conference "Beyond Courage" This Conference is for all those interested in the field of human sexuality: educators; counsellors; priests; same sex attracted people; family members of same sex attracted people; pastoral associates." When: October 16 - 18 2009
Conference Times: 9am - 5pm Friday and Saturday, 9am - 4pm Sunday with Mass conclusion
Public rally: 8am - 9.30pm Friday
Where: La Valle Centre, Rosalie (inner Brisbane)
Cost: $120 full conference or $50 per day (includes moring tea, lunch and afternoon tea)
Contact: brisbanecourage@bigpond.com Download the flyer Speakers and topics: - Fr Anthony Percy - Rector of Sydney Seminary / Author of Theology of the Body
Topic: "Original Solitude, Original Nakedness, Original Unity" - Mr Ray Campbell - Director, Brisbane Archdiocesan Bioethics Centre
"Human Integrity in Human Sexuality" - Mr John Poon - Psycologist of Sydney
"Counselling the Same Sex Attracted" - Fr Paul Check - International Director of Courage / Former Marine now Moral Theologian
"The Movement and Pastoral Insights of the Courage Ministry"
| What is Courage? Courage is a movement begun in New York in 1980 by a group of same sex attracted Catholics who had decided to commit themselves to a life of chastity. The five goals of Courage:- - To live chaste lives in accordance with the Roman Catholic Church’s teachings on homosexuality.
- To dedicate our entire lives to Christ through service to others, spiritual reading, prayer, meditation, individual spiritual direction, frequent attendance at Mass and the frequent reception of the sacraments of Penance and of the holy Eucharist.
- To foster a spirit of fellowship in which we may share with one another our thoughts and experiences and so ensure that none of us will have to face the problems of homosexuality alone.
- To be mindful of the truth that chaste friendships are not only possible but necessary in a celibate Christian life and to encourage one another in forming and sustaining them.
- To live lives that may serve as good examples to others.
They are really a disciplined way or call to holiness which all of us are called to by God and certainly echo the decrees and deliberations of the 2nd Vatican Council 1962 – 1965. Brisbane Courage began in 1998 and is a ministry of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane. |
