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Sunday Liturgy
   A regular weekly liturgy takes place each Sunday, at 5 pm, at St. Paul in the Desert Church; click here for map.

Council Mtgs
  Chapter Council meets monthly, on the 2nd Sunday at 3 pm. Check cal-
endar to be sure. None in August.

Announcements
   Click to read the Announcements.

Hans Kung Letter
   Renowned Swiss theologian writes an Open Letter to all bishops, to seek a new Ecumenical Council.

Picking Bishops
   VOTF petitions to reform the process of picking bishops.

Catholic or R.C.?
   Dilemma Rome poses for Catholics analyzed by priest in QV article.

Accountability
   Read the VOTF demand that R.C. bishops be more accountable.

KOA Fund
   Ten percent of the collection each Sunday goes to the KOA Fund (former-
ly the AIDS Fund
). It helps members in need, regardless of cause.

Anointing
   In odd-numbered months, a healing Anointing is held at the Mass on the 1st Sunday.

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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.

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, at 5 pm. In the wake of a fire in the building where the chap-
ter had been meeting, Mass starting March 14, is at St. Paul of the Desert Episcopal Church at 125 W. Alameda, in Palm Springs (click here for a map), and fellowship (i.e. a social) follows the liturgy. Meanwhile, please explore this website further to learn more About Us.


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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