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    Ten men have been regularly meeting twice a month since February 2007 as part of the Courage chapter formed in the diocese last year. At these confidential meetings, they provide warm support to each other to live chaste lives according to Catholic teachings. The start of the Courage chapter in the diocese was noted as a "bright spot" at the Courage International conference this summer. The coordinator is requesting a follow up news article on the progress of the group to continue supporting homosexual men who have decided to pursue chastity according to Catholic teachings.

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    Ten men have been regularly meeting twice a month since February 2007 as part of the Courage chapter formed in the diocese last year. At these confidential meetings, they provide warm support to each other to live chaste lives according to Catholic teachings. The start of the Courage chapter in the diocese was noted as a "bright spot" at the Courage International conference this summer. The coordinator is requesting a follow up news article on the progress of the group to continue supporting homosexual men who have decided to pursue chastity according to Catholic teachings.

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    Ten men have been regularly meeting twice a month since February 2007 as part of the Courage chapter formed in the diocese last year. At these confidential meetings, they provide warm support to each other to live chaste lives according to Catholic teachings. The start of the Courage chapter in the diocese was noted as a "bright spot" at the Courage International conference this summer. The coordinator is requesting a follow up news article on the progress of the group to continue supporting homosexual men who have decided to pursue chastity according to Catholic teachings.

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    Ten men have been regularly meeting twice a month since February 2007 as part of the Courage chapter formed in the diocese last year. At these confidential meetings, they provide warm support to each other to live chaste lives according to Catholic teachings. The start of the Courage chapter in the diocese was noted as a "bright spot" at the Courage International conference this summer. The coordinator is requesting a follow up news article on the progress of the group to continue supporting homosexual men who have decided to pursue chastity according to Catholic teachings.

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    October 13, 2007

    [Editor]
    [Diocesan Newspaper]
    [Street]
    [City, State ZIP]

    Dear [Salutation]:

    The purpose of this letter is to update you on the progress of the Courage chapter that
    formed in the diocese last year and to propose a followup article in the Evangelist.

    Since your fine article “Diocese Begins Courage Chapter” in the November 30, 2006,
    issue of the Evangelist, Courage has received 30 calls from individuals and requests for
    brochures from parishes. Most of those calls are from individuals with feelings of
    attraction to the same-sex, feelings they neither chose nor want.

    Ten of those individuals, all men, have been meeting twice a month since February 2007.
    At these meetings, the men have grown to know and trust each other. They provide warm
    and loving support to live chaste lives. They also listen and ponder the difficulties each
    of them faces. We don’t give each other pat answers or stern rebukes, but speak from our
    own experience. We also strive to grow closer to Christ by bearing these very real
    difficulties together.

    That warmth and trust in the group is made possible by confidentiality. The meeting time
    and location is provided to prospective members after a discussion of the Courage goals
    (and often a screening interview) to ensure that the prospective member understands what
    Courage is and that they won’t feel out of place in the group. It’s not a debating society,
    and Courage has always been faithful to the teachings of the Roman Catholic church.

    At a typical meeting, six men gather and follow a consistent structure that begins with
    prayer, followed by scripture reading and reflection by Rev. Jeffrey L’Arche, the group’s
    moderator and spiritual leader. The group then discusses some aspect of the spiritual life
    relevant to their day-to-day struggles. A generous amount of time is set aside for getting
    current about progress and specific situations that most challenge them.

    “Bright Spot.” At a recent meeting, Jeffrey Keefe, OFM Conv., made a presentation on
    the causes of same-sex attraction. Fr. Keefe is the director of Courage in Syracuse and
    notes that the growth of the new chapter in Albany is “remarkable” and “very good.”
    One member of the Albany chapter traveled to the annual Courage conference in Chicago
    this summer. At the conference, the start of the Albany chapter was noted as a “bright
    spot” by Fr. John Harvey, the founder and director of Courage International.

    Courage Misunderstood. Courage meets with resistance among people who think it
    recommends that people change orientation. That’s not the case. Courage doesn’t ask its
    members to try to develop heterosexual attractions. Courage’s aim is to help persons with
    same-sex attractions develop a life of interior chastity in union with Christ. Few
    members choose to pursue heterosexual development. If any wish to explore that
    possibility for themselves, Courage stands by them, by helping them to keep the
    deepening of their Catholic faith and obedience to Christ as their first priority.

    ***

    On behalf of the group, I sincerely thank you for your support. Without your efforts,
    Courage could not have started as strongly as it has. We need your continued support
    to continue to serve homosexuals who, having carefully considered their same-sex
    attraction, have decided to pursue chastity.

    Please consider a followup article on the group. Feel free to contact me (315-219-6334
    cell) or Fr. L’Arche (518-861-8159).

    Sincerely,

    David Buddle, coordinator

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