The March 22 bulletin of St. Ignatius Church, the flagship Jesuit parish of San Francisco and the parish church of the University of San Francisco contained the following entry:
“Adult Faith Formation. Because of the Synod of Bishops on the important topic of marriage and the family, most of the talks this coming year will be on the topic of marriage and family, but there will also be a few talks on spirituality and one on social justice. The bulletin then listed this speaker:
‘How to Talk to Your Teenage Children About Sex’ Presenter: Tim Lewis, Psy.D.
Dr. Lewis is a clinical psychologist at the California Counseling Institute.
When: Sunday, March 22, from 10:50 – 11:45 am.
Where: Xavier, Fromm Hall”
Who is Dr. Lewis? His profile at California Counseling Institute includes the following: “I work with individuals, families, and couples. Of particular interest is my work with families, adolescents, and children in overcoming seemingly intractable impasses.”
In 2013, Dr. Lewis served as the editor for the San Francisco Psychologist, a quarterly publication of the San Francisco Psychological Association. His “letter from the editor” in the Spring, 2013 issue closed with this description of his practice: “Tim Lewis is a clinician practicing in downtown San Francisco. He specializes in the treatment of addiction and issues facing gay men.”
Dr. Lewis has a personal webpage, www.timlewis.com. Under the section Relationship Issues, in the subsection Challenging Childhood, Dr. Lewis lists two topics: “Dealing with a difficult childhood history” and “Growing up LGBT.”
Dr. Lewis’s focus on homosexuality is reinforced in his profile on the Psyris.com. website. “Psyris” is an acronym for “psychology resource information system.” He indicates the services he provides: “Adult, Individuals, and couples treatment.” No mention there of children. But he does include in his Areas of Expertise: “LGBT and Questioning Individuals” and “Occupational Issues of Persons with HIV.” The profile closes with:
“LGBT and questioning individuals face special challenges in life no matter what age or where they are in the coming out process. A therapist who knows and understands these issues can be key in helping you to overcome obstacles associated with living in a heterosexually-biased world….”
The California Counseling Institute, where Dr. Lewis works, is located on the grounds of San Francisco’s St. James Episcopal Church. More than that, the California Counseling institute is an outgrowth of the Episcopal Church, an organization founded in opposition to the Catholic Church over the issue of divorce: “The California Counseling Institute began as the Center for Pastoral Care established at the Episcopal Church of the Advent of Christ the King in 1978… Four years later, Canon Pastor George Foxworth spearheaded relocation to Grace Cathedral where we remained until 1988…From 1984 to 1991, the Reverend John Gallagher acted as executive director and developed the core therapeutic staff.”
Coincidentally, San Francisco’s St. James Episcopal Church has appeared in the pages of California Catholic Daily before, most recently on Monday, March 23. We reported that a number of homosexual activist priests and laity had left the Faith and joined the Episcopal Church, including ex-Jesuit Father Cameron Ayers, who now serves as Priest Associate at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in San Francisco. We mentioned Reverend Vincent Pizzuto, associate professor and ex-chairman of the department of theology and Religious Studies at the same University of San Francisco that is hosting Dr. Lewis, and who in 2007 was ordained priest of the Celtic Christian Church. In 2014 Rev. Pizzuto was received into the Episcopal Church.
We mentioned David Differding, ‘leatherman’ and ex-coordinator of the worship committee at San Francisco’s Most Holy Redeemer church. Differding is a parishioner of St. James Episcopal, and he is listed on the church’s website as one of two delegates to the 2015 General Convention of the U.S. Episcopal Church. The pastor of St. James Episcopal is same-sex “married” Rev. James Kirkley. On August 12, 2009, CalCatholic reported that in 2006 Kirkley had been invited to preach at Most Holy Redeemer, where he gave a homily on “The Healing of the Centurion’s Boyfriend,” in which he implied a Biblical endorsement of sodomy. The article noted that the projection of homosexuality into the Bible is an ongoing theme of Rev. Kirkley’s ministry.
So, why the concern? The establishment Catholic Church, more and more, will try to hammer into the skulls of all who still try to be faithful, and particularly of parents, that homosexual sex is a gift of God, and we must all welcome it. Stop protesting, parents, if little Melvin (or Muffie) want to “experiment” with others of their gender (or the opposite, too, for that matter).
Instead of teaching children to control their own natural sexual impulses (which are normal) for the good of God, and of themselves, they are being taught to do whatever they want. In this way, the Catholic Church is no different than the Protestants. In fact, objecting parents of Catholic high school students would be much more comfortable attending local Methodist or Episcopalian services, than those of a Cathlic Church (if Faith is taught there).
People — you must object to the scheduling of these events, and fight against the administration of any Catholic school that schedules them. And, teach your children, including especially teenagers, what is right for them about their bodies and about sex. Girls need to save themselves for their future husbands, boys need to respect girls and see in them future wives and mothers; homosexuals need to recognize their worth before God, and that they are, and will be, called to a life of chastity. None of this is easy, and it is made all the harder by handing the whip to people like Dr. Lewis.
“Girls need to save themselves for their future husbands,” — St. Christopher you neglected to add “Boys need to save themselves for their future wives.”. Oh, but I forgot — boys can’t manage that.
Barbara, in all fairness St. Christopher did say that boys need to respect girls. That does mean by not using them as sexual objects I would assume.
St. Christopher also wrote in the second paragraph that children (I would assume both boys and girls) should be taught to control their natural sexual impulses.
Girls should not be “teases” either.
WILL IT EVER END???
Don’t go to ANYONE who does not use a Catholic Bible and the CCC as his source for Catholic Teaching.
Otherwise they can only form you in their own opinions.
If they do not encourage reading the Bible and CCC at home – they are fakes, who merely wish to impart their own propaganda.
Send this article to Abp Cordileone.
All Catholic Churches in the SFO diocese are under him.
I feel sorry for the mess he has to clean up from the heretics, even if they be Jesuits.
No sexual activity for those who are not married (one man and one woman).
This includes all singles. Priests, all unmarrieds, all homosexuals.
This is about 50% of the US population.
The Church does not discriminate.
It’s the word “Jesuit” in the article’s subtitle that first gave me pause.
We’ve come to expect this from the Jesuits. Time to suppress them Pope Francis!
An antidote to the Jesuitical sodomite activities is to read:
The Jesuits: The Society of Jesus and the Betrayal of the Roman Catholic Church
By Malachi Martin
Simon and Schuster
Still in print and worth the read.
This talk is TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE!! What is BADLY needed— is a talk given by an excellent and holy priest, on the subject of teen dating and marriage, and the TEACHINGS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH!!
I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them Sam I am. You can try to hide them in a pie, you can try to drop them from a sky. You can dress them up or dress them down but upon these “eggs” I display a frown.
God created one man from clay, breathed onto the clay form in His male image, the clay became a living being, He called him Adam. From one of Adam’s ribs He formed His female image, God brought her to Adam. Adam said: “You are flesh of my flesh and bones of my bone, you are woman.” God joined them together as man and wife and told them to go forth and multiply and covered the earth. He did not create two men, nor two women at that moment. Please, those of you are Catholics, especially if you are Catholic priest, you should know better than us the Laity, Never to challenge the Majesterium! Even the popes must obey! Sodomy is Mortal Sin, period!
All you need to know about sodomites and their agenda is right here:
http://www.tinyurl.com/SodomiteMyths
http://www.tinyurl.com/HomoAbusers