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: 641-792-2050
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 641-792-2050
Fr. Joseph Sia (Spanish and English) – 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/