News
Flashes
Due to a fire in building housing the chapter, there will be no liturgies
there until further notice. Mass on Feb. 14 is 5 pm at Jerry/Ron home; click for
map.
Announcements
Click to read the
Announcements.
Council Election
Click for a
photo of election results.
AIDS Fund
On the 3rd Sun-
day each month, donations for the chapter's AIDS Fund are solicited at
special basket in the lobby.
Food Drive
Non-perishable food items can be put in a basket in lobby any Sunday.
Anointing
In odd-number months, a healing Anointing is held at the Mass on the 1st Sunday.
Time of Liturgy
Each Sunday at 5 pm, the Liturgy (the Mass) is cel-
ebrated.
Because of the fire, check this column each week for location.
Council Mtgs
Chapter Council meets monthly, on the 2nd Sunday at 3 pm.
Check cal-
endar
to be sure.
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WELCOME TO DIGNITY
Dignity/Palm Springs is an independent lay organization that seeks
to reform both the Catholic Church and society in general, mainly on
issues regarding the sexuality of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and
transgender (GLBT) persons, and to minister to the spiritual
(and other) needs of GLBT persons. We are an affiliate of
Dignity/USA,
which is a nationwide organization with scores of chapters
(including several
chapters in California,
four of them located in southern California) and thousands of members.
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In 1969, a group of Catholics began meeting to discuss
GLBT issues and to celebrate Mass. We took a statement of the then only
recently completed Second Vatican Council (the quote is in the box
at the right) as our inspiration in the choice of a name for our
organization. In only a very few years, the organization had
developed into the high-profile nationwide advocate for all GLBT
persons that Dignity is today.
During most of the pontificate of Pope John Paul II (1978-2005), Cardinal Joseph
Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) was the chief enforcer of orthodox doctrine. Ironically,
however, he had long ago vigorously defended (see the quote in the box to the right) the
primacy of conscience, even in the face of contrary demands from the pope or other church
authorities.
In late 2008, there was a United Nations resolution pressing for the
de-criminalization of homosexuality worldwide. The Vatican did not support the whole
resolution, but it did explain (see the box at the right) that it does support
de-criminalizing sex between consenting adults.
We urge you to get to know Dignity/Palm Springs better.
We cordially invite you (and bring a friend also, if you can) to attend one of the chapter's
regular Sunday liturgies
, held at 5 pm at
Dignity Center,
and the fellowship (i.e. a social) that follows the liturgy.
Click for an
index
to photos of Dignity Center, and click for a
Map
(including a zoom-in/out feature) and for
directions.
In the meantime, please explore further on this website to learn more
About Us.
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Anything that is underlined (in the text of any page of this website or in the two rows
that are just below the banner at the top of each page of this website) is a link to more
info, on this website (or elsewhere); so just click on it to go there.
We echo a saintly Philadelphia pastor who posted this welcoming message on his parish
website: "Come into this house and bring all you are. No need to check your failures
at the door. There are no perfect people here. You are invited, so come.
Come in seeking, come in wandering, come in hurting. Come into this house of
companionship and compassion. Come in. You are welcome here."
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