Symposium on Catholicism and Homosexuality

From Water to Wine: Lesbian/Gay Catholics and Relationships
Symposium -Thursday to Saturday, March 15-17, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland

Major Speakers

Bishop Geoffrey Robinson of Sydney, Australia, 
               author of the book, Confronting Power and Sex in the Catholic Church;
Patricia Beattie Jung, Professor of Christian Ethics, 
               St. Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, MO;
Luke Timothy Johnson, Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, 
               Emory University, Atlanta, GA;
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, niece of John F. Kennedy 
               and author of Failing America's Faithful: How Today's Churches Are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way;
Richard Rodriguez, a gay author, 
               whose book, Days of Obligation: An Argument With My Mexican Father, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

Workshops On

African American concerns
Latino/a issues
Youth and young adults
Transgender issues
Marriage equality
Lesbian nuns, gay priests and religious
Coalition building

Bishop Geoffrey Robinson will facilitate a pre-symposium retreat day.

See attached brochure.

For more information:
info@NewWaysMinistry.org or
(301) 277-5674 or
http://www.newwaysministry.org/symp2012.html