This Truth & Love Conference will offer practical and pastoral guidance on the topics of homosexuality and sexual identity to clergy, religious, pastoral ministers, and lay professionals.
The registration deadline for this event is April 24^th. Online Conference Fee - $75   

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Websites  
Courage Homepage – contains a variety of links for those who experience same-sex attraction, relatives and friends affected by same-sex attraction and those involved SSA ministry
http://couragerc.org/
 
Truth and Love – a Catholic site that contains tools to accompany those who experience SSA
https://truthandlove.com/ 
 
Online Support Groups 
For adults experiencing same-sex attraction
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/CourageOnline/info
 
For young men and women (18-24) who experience same-sex attraction
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/CourageYoungAdults/info
 
For clergy helping those with same-sex attractions
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/courageousclergy/info
 
For relatives and friends of persons with same-sex attractions
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/encouragesupport/info
 
Local Support Groups  
Courage – Support group for individuals experiencing same-sex attraction
Meets monthly in either Davenport/Cedar Rapids/Iowa City - Contacts: Fr. Thom Hennen (Diocese of Davenport); Fr. Jerry Kopacek (Archdiocese of Dubuque)
office:  (Fr. Thom) 563-333-6151
email:  (Fr. Thom) hennent@diodav.org; (Fr. Jerry) dbq075@dbqarch.org
 
Encourage – Support group for families with members experiencing same-sex attraction
Meets monthly in Davenport – Contact: Fr. Tony Herold
office: 563-322-7994
email:  herolda@diodav.org
    
Designated Diocese of Davenport Courage/Encourage Chaplains 
Fr. Thom Hennen - Diocese of Davenport Chancery Office – Davenport hennent@diodav.org
563-333-6151
 
Fr. Tony Herold - Diocese of Davenport Chancery Office/St. Paul the Apostle Church – Davenport – herolda@diodav.org   563-322-7994
 
Fr. Joseph Sia (Spanish and English) – St. Joseph, Columbus Junction – siaj@diodav.org  563-888-4255
  
 Publications
Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual Inclination:  Guidelines for Pastoral Care – USCCB  Publication     No. 5-788
 
Always Our Children: A Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children and Suggestions for Pastoral Ministers  - USCC Publication No. 5-131
 
Between Man and Woman: Questions and Answers about Marriage and Same-sex Unions – USCCB  Publication – No 5-611 (English), No 5-905 (Spanish) and No. 5-626 (Bulletin Insert)
 
Living the Truth in Love: Pastoral Approaches to Same-Sex Attraction – edited by Janet E. Smith and Father Paul Check, Ignatius Press, 2015
 
 
DVD’s available for check out from the Diocese of Davenport Media Library   
Desire of the Everlasting Hills – 2014 – English with Spanish subtitles – 63 minutes
The DVD includes three intimate and candid portraits of Catholics who try to navigate the waters of self-understanding, faith, and homosexuality. https://everlastinghills.orgLif
 
The Third Way:  Homosexuality and the Catholic Church- 2014 - English with Spanish subtitles – 38 minutes – Blackstone Films http://www.blackstonefilms.org/thethirdway/
 
Invited to Courageous Love: The Catholic Church and Homosexuality – Courage International – 2015 – Includes five DVD’s and Study Guide
 
 
LifeTeen Website Articles for Teens/Young Adults 
http://lifeteen.com/blog/gay-catholic-and-doing-fine/
http://lifeteen.com/blog/catholics-care-about-gays-the-myth-debunked/