{"id":2153,"date":"2017-05-04T14:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T18:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2017-04-27T23:58:56","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T03:58:56","slug":"homosexuality-gender-identity-and-the-catholic-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/2017\/05\/04\/homosexuality-gender-identity-and-the-catholic-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Homosexuality, Gender Identity, and the Catholic Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;Homosexuality, Gender Identity, and the Catholic Faith: Welcoming and Accompanying with the Heart of Christ&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Fr-kevin-belgrave.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2154\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Fr-kevin-belgrave.jpg?resize=245%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fr kevin belgrave\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Fr-kevin-belgrave.jpg?resize=245%2C300&amp;ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Fr-kevin-belgrave.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a>A talk by Father Kevin Belgrave at 7:00 pm on Wednesday May 10, 2017 in the Parish Hall.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Questions of sexual identity in our time are as important as they are challenging. 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Catholic schools foster supportive communities where young people can experience the joy of God\u2019s love and understand the Christian mission in the world. 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Today this can be done by inviting someone to consider joining the R.C.I.A. in the parish where they would like to attend Sunday Mass. The \u201cR.C.I.A.\u201d is the Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults. 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