Bibliograph

Hidden mercy, AIDS, Catholics, and the untold stories of compassion in the face of fear, Michael J. O'Loughlin

Type

Label

Hidden mercy, AIDS, Catholics, and the untold stories of compassion in the face of fear, Michael J. O'Loughlin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hidden mercy

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1237694483

Responsibility statement

Michael J. O'Loughlin

Sub title

AIDS, Catholics, and the untold stories of compassion in the face of fear

Summary

The height of the AIDS crisis in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s left many profound stories that remained untold. In Hidden Mercy, gay Catholic journalist Michael O'Loughlin uncovers the stories of Catholics who at great personal cost chose compassion. A compelling picture of those who responded to human suffering with mercy, offering insights for LGBTQ and other people of faith struggling to find a home in religious communities today

Table Of Contents

Author's Note -- 1. Time Was of the Essence -- 2. "Through Their Own Fault" -- 3. Hospital Sisters -- 4. "It Has to Be a Gay Person" -- 5. Catholic to the Bones -- 6. "An Intrinsic Moral Evil" -- 7. Saint Vincent's -- 8. Letter of the Law -- 9. "Stop the Church" -- 10. "You Couldn't Say It Was Wrong" -- 11. Born This Way -- 12. Priests with AIDS -- 13. Friends of Dorothy -- 14. A Tangible Love -- 15. Redeemed in San Francisco -- 16. A Church Filled with Gospel Love -- 17. "Just Who the Hell Are These Two Nuns?" -- 18. AIDS Crucifixion

Target audience

adult

Classification