Sexuality
Sexuality
By Donna Markham OP
For the past 20 years or more, I have consistently declined to speak publicly on matters pertaining to sexual orientation. My decision to be silent in the public arena has been based on three convictions: it is too easy to be misinterpreted and thus become caught in endless, if not wearisome, debate on this issue; frankly, it has not been a topic that I believe is all that central to one’s response to God’s call to enter unreservedly into a communal life of consecrated celibacy in service to the Gospel. Read more...
Does it surprise you to learn that some of the most sexual people I know also live lives of celibate chastity? Spend time with any one of them, and you will be left with this lasting impression: here is a person who is deeply spiritual and profoundly human. So, all the bad press about celibate chastity these last few years troubles me. Read more...
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