{"product_id":"2940170182992","title":"Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJesus: A Pilgrimage \u003c\/em\u003eturns his attention to the relationship between LGBT Catholics and the Church in this loving, inclusive, and revolutionary book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the day after the Orlando nightclub shooting, James Martin S.J. posted a video on Facebook in which he called for solidarity with our LGBT brothers and sisters. \"The largest mass shooting in US history took place at a gay club and the LGBT community has been profoundly affected,\" he began. He then implored his fellow Catholicsamp;mdash;and people everywhereamp;mdash;to \"stand not only with the people of Orlando but also with their LGBT brothers and sisters.\" A powerful call for tolerance, acceptance, and supportamp;mdash;and a reminder of Jesus' message for us to love one anotheramp;mdash;Father Martin's post went viral and was viewed more than 1.6 million times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, Martin expands on his reflections in this moving and inspiring book, offering 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, \u003cem\u003eBuilding a Bridge\u003c\/em\u003e provides a roadmap for repairing and strengthening the bonds that unite all of us as God's children. Martin uses the image of a two-way bridge to enable LGBT Catholics and the Church to come together in a call to end the \"us\" versus \"them\" mentality. Turning to the Catechism, he draws on the three criteria at the heart of the Christian ministryamp;mdash;\"respect, compassion, and sensitivity\"amp;mdash;as a model for how the Catholic Church should relate to the LGBT community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA HarperAudio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099862286576,"sku":"2940170182992","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170182992_p0.jpg?v=1769904137","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170182992","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}