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Mezzo by Chris Damian — 55 episodes

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Deconstructing FOCUS: Part Seven

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Deconstructing FOCUS Catholic: part six

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Deconstructing FOCUS Catholic: part five

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Deconstructing FOCUS Catholic: part four

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Deconstructing FOCUS Catholic: Part Three

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Deconstructing FOCUS Ministries: Part Two

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Deconstructing FOCUS ministries: Part One

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A Girl Started SCREAMING During Eucharistic Adoration... Here's What I Think Happened

9

Black Natural Law & the Christian Response to Oppression, with Dr. Vincent Lloyd

10

What It's Like to Be a "DEI Hire": My Story as a Gay Catholic Lawyer

11

Why Christian Stories Need More Honesty (Not More Arguments)

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Does the Catholic Church Really Condemn Socialism?

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From Youth Ministry to Mental Health: Faith, Fear, and Healing with Ashley Kieffer

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Why So Many Women Don’t Believe Women (From Someone on the Front Lines)

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Why I Protested: A Catholic Response to ICE in Minneapolis

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My Grandfather Was an "Illegal Immigrant": A Catholic Perspective

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Why Catholic Arguments Against Transgender People Don't Work

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Can Gay Men Be Ordained Catholic Priests? Canon Lawyer Explains the Rules

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Do Gay Penguins Matter? Unpacking Catholicism and Natural Law

20

“Catholicism Is for Bad People”: James Alison on Faith, Forgiveness, and LGBTQ Catholics

21

Coming Out as Civil Disobedience in the Church

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Why put migrants and diversity at the center of an encyclical on AI?

23

Navigating Niche Internet Fame as Gay & Ex-Catholic Creators

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My Pastor Lied, the Diocese Covered It Up… and I Stayed Catholic

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Can Religious Schools Take Public Money and Still Discriminate?

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Bizarre Things My Conversion Therapist Told Me to Do

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The Pope Benedict XVI Argument For Gay Love

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Betrayed by Catholic Studies: My Story of Abuse and Institutional Failure

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The Complete History of Conversion Therapy in the Catholic Church

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Catholics discuss the Supreme Court's decision on conversion therapy

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Blessed is She: a live discussion with Lindsay Shaw

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How a Catholic Women’s Ministry Betrayed Its Own Writers

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Two Gay Catholics Talk Conservatism, Immigration, and the Church

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Does Catholicism Really Forbid LGBT People From Falling in Love?

35

What ‘Traditional Marriage’ Actually Meant (It’s Not What You Think)

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Chastity Isn't What You Think: A Gay Catholic's Take

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Queer Catholics on Faith, Deconstruction, and Rebuilding a Life

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Mental Health, Suicide, and Being LGBTQ in the Catholic Church

39

LGBTQ Catholics in Conversation: Chastity, Integration, and Deconstruction

40

Debunking Conversion Therapy: Why Nicolosi's Studies Don't Hold Up

41

Minnesota Catholics respond to ICE occupation, with Laura Kelly Fanucci and Jacqui Skemp

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A Catholic Interviews An Immigration Attorney on Dairy Farms, Visas, and Trump-Era Policy

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How Catholic saints fought fascism and showed up in hard times - with Meg Hunter-Kilmer

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Catholicism and Conversion Therapy: The Dark Secret

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How Catholic Seminarians Are Subjected to Conversion Therapy

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Leaving the Catholic Priesthood: Conversion Therapy and Finding Integration

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Four Ways Catholics Define Sexuality

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Can Therapy Be Catholic—and Ethical? A Priest Weighs In

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Can Catholicism Evolve on LGBTQ+ Sexual Ethics?

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The Dark Side of Conversion Therapy No One Talks About - Chiles v Salazar

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Catholic “Experts” and the Supreme Court Conversion Therapy Case (Chiles v Salazar)

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The Catholic Church’s “Ex-Gay” Pyramid Scheme Exposed

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Helping Families Navigate Gender Questions - A Catholic Therapist's Perspective (Chiles v Salazar)

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'I Spent $50,000 On Conversion Therapy, and It Still Didn't Work' - One Catholic's Story

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Chiles v Salazar: Why Catholic Bishops Are Backing Conversion Therapy