{"product_id":"9780062694317","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 \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e bestselling author of \u003cb\u003eThe Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything\u003c\/b\u003e turns his attention to the relationship between LBTGQ 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. appeared in a video on Facebook in which he called for solidarity with our LGBTQ brothers and sisters. \"The largest mass shooting in US history took place at a gay club and the LGBTQ community has been profoundly affected\" he began. He then implored his fellow Catholics-and people everywhere-to \"stand not only with the people of Orlando but also with their LGBTQ brothers and sisters. . . . Sadly of all the US Catholic bishops who expressed their condolences after the shooting, only one that I know . . . made any explicit reference to the LGBT community.\" A powerful call for tolerance, acceptance, and support—and a reminder of Jesus' message for us to love one another—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 a talk he gave to New Ways Ministry, a group that ministers to and advocates for LGBT Catholics, \u003cb\u003eBuilding a Bridge\u003c\/b\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 for LGBTQ 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 ministry—respect, compassion, and sensitivity—as a model for how the Catholic Church should relate to the LGBT community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008045367536,"sku":"9780062694317","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062694317_p0.jpg?v=1763634552","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062694317","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}