In our society the month of June is increasingly labeled “Pride Month.” This observance originated to commemorate the June 1969 Stonewall riots that launched the modern gay rights political movement. In recent years Pride Month has achieved a wider cultural significance focused on celebrating gay, lesbian, transgender, and related lifestyles and identities under the banner of the LGBT movement.
There has been little media coverage of the great compassion and humility among the majority of priests today. In my part of western North Carolina, we have had many, many clergy appointed to our parishes over the years, and the upside to all that change has been the opportunity to meet so many wonderful priests. Each one has helped me and taught me different things.