We are delighted to tell you that Father James Martin, SJ will be returning to Saint Cecilia on Monday, June 19. The evening is titled: “A Conversation with James Martin, SJ on LGBT Catholics.” Father Martin’s presentation will begin at 7:30 and the church will be open at 6:30.

Father Martin will be speaking about his latest book, Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity. In this moving and inspiring book, Father Martin offers a powerful, loving, and much-needed voice in a time marked by anger, prejudice, and divisiveness. Adapted from an address he gave to New Ways Ministry, a group that ministers to and advocates for LGBT Catholics, Building a Bridge provides a roadmap for repairing and strengthening the bonds that unite all of us as God’s children. Father Martin uses the image of a two-way bridge as a model for how Church leaders and LGBT Catholics can move together toward reconciliation and love.

Copies of Building a Bridge will be on sale before and after Father Martin’s presentation. Following his presentation, Father Martin will be available to sign books. This event is free and open to the public. Please feel free to pass this along to anyone or any organization that you think might be interested. I have attached some press materials that might pique your interest.

This event is co-sponsored by the Saint Cecilia Adult Faith Formation Commission and the Saint Cecilia Rainbow Ministry.

We hope that you will be with us again for another enlightening and informative evening with our good friend Father James Martin, SJ.