GLBT Marriage
Press
Release
was issued by the chapter, opposing the proposed ban on marriages of GLBTs.
GLBT Marriage
GLBT
marriage
ceremonies will be conducted at the Center shortly. Stay tuned here for more info.
July 4 Party
The July 4 Party will be at home of
Greg/Martin
from 4pm until after
the fireworks display. Click for
details.
Abuse of Power
A bishop from Australia spoke in L.A. and in San Diego in June on
abuse of power
by the hierarchy.
Memorial Day
The chapter had a Memorial Day party. Check
here
for photos.
New Center
Click for a
map
to the chapter's new Center.
Mass Times
Two Masses on each Sunday at Dignity Center, at 10 am and 5 pm.
Council Mtgs
Chapter Council meets monthly on the first 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.
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In 1969, a group of Catholics began to meet 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.
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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 10 am and 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.
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
information, on this website (or elsewhere); so just click on it to go there.
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