Hidden mercy : 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.

Record details

ISBN: 1506467717
ISBN: 9781506467719
ISBN: 1506467709
ISBN: 9781506467702
Physical Description: ix, 281 pages ; 23 cm
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Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Broadleaf Books, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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