FORTUNATE FAMILIES RECORDS
WRITINGS
Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
5 | 1 | - | Speeches |
5 | 1 | 1 | Various Presentations |
5 | 1 | 2 | Always Our Children Panel--Casey Lopata; Albany, NY; June 1, 1998 |
5 | 1 | 3 | Always Our Children--Casey Lopata; Houston Catholic Charities; Sept 27, 1998 |
5 | 1 | 4 | Angst to Advocacy Presentation--Casey Lopata; Dignity USA Convention; July 4, 2009 |
5 | 1 | 5 | Are You a Part of My Community? Issues of Sexuality: Families with Lesbian & Gay Members--Mary Ellen Lopata; Brockport; Oct 27, 2000 |
5 | 1 | 6 | Ashbury First Methodist Church--Mary Ellen Lopata; Sept 19, 1999 |
5 | 1 | 7 | Baltimore St. Matthews--Casey Lopata, Sept 6, 2008 |
5 | 1 | 8 | Beyond Acceptance: My Parents are Fine, They Just Don't Want to Talk About It--Mary Ellen Lopata; AIDS Rochester; June 13, 1997 |
5 | 1 | 9 | Bishop Kearney--Casey Lopata; May 29, 1996 |
5 | 1 | 10 | Breaking the Silence: Diocesan and Parish Ministries Come Out--Mary Ellen Lopata; Dignity Convention, Boston July 12, 1997 |
5 | 1 | 11 | Cher & Claire Annec Blessing Ceremony Reflection, July 27, 1996 |
5 | 1 | 12 | Coming Out to Parents--Mary Ellen Lopata; Borders Books and Music; April 28,1997 |
5 | 1 | 13 | Compassion--Casey and Mary Ellen Lopata; St Gregory 1st Ann; Marion, NY; Oct 18, 1995 |
5 | 1 | 14 | Dignity 2017 Workship Script--Casey and Mary Ellen Lopata; Boston, MA; July 6, 2017 |
5 | 1 | 15 | Empire State College; Children & Families in the 21st Century; March 22, 1997 |
5 | 1 | 16 | From Angst to Advocacy--Casey and Mary Ellen Lopata; Chataqua PFLAG; Aug 13, 2009 |
5 | 1 | 17 | Gay & Lesbian Political Caucus Panel; Sept 9. 1996 |
5 | 1 | 18 | Gifted and Called for a Purpose in God's Design: Welcoming Gay and Lesbian Catholics in Your Parish--Casey and Mary Ellen Lopata, CTA; MKE, WI; Nov 5-7, 1999 |
5 | 1 | 19 | God's Love Revealed--Mary Ellen Lopata; Blessed Trinity Parish; Mississagua; May 4, 2001 |
5 | 1 | 20 | God's Love Revealed--Mary Ellen Lopata; Catholic Charities Community Services; Feb 26, 2002 |
5 | 1 | 21 | God's Love Revealed--Mary Ellen Lopata; Ithaea, NY; Dec 4, 2004 |
5 | 1 | 22 | God's Love Revealed & Untitled Speech--Mary Ellen Lopata; Owego, NY; Nov 18, 2001 |
5 | 1 | 23 | Good Morning--Mary Ellen Lopata; Third Presbyterian; Rochester, NY; Feb 22, 2011 |
5 | 1 | 24 | Greece Baptist Church Speeches; 1996 |
5 | 1 | 25 | Heterosexism--Casey Lopata; SUNY Brockport; Oct 27, 2000 |
5 | 1 | 26 | Homosexuality, Families and Church: Breaking the Silence--Mary Ellen Lopata; Incarnate Word; Jan 30, 2000 |
5 | 1 | 27 | Immaculate Conception; Jan 27, 1999 |
5 | 1 | 28 | Leaderships Day--Casey and Mary Ellen Lopata; Hobert E Williams Smith Colleges; Aug 12, 1998 |
5 | 1 | 29 | Learning to Swim... Ministry With Families Who Have Gay or Lesbian Members |
5 | 1 | 30 | My Story--Mary Ellen Lopata; Assumption; Nov 17, 1999 |
5 | 1 | 31 | My Story--Mary Ellen Lopata; SBI; Ithaca, NY; Jan 24, 1998 |
5 | 1 | 32 | My Story--Mary Ellen Lopata; SSJ/RMS; Gay, Lesbian, and Concerned Catholics; Oct 2, 1996 |
5 | 1 | 33 | My Story--Mary Ellen Lopata; St Josephs Penfield; March 24, 1997 |
5 | 1 | 34 | National Coming Out Day--Mary Ellen Lopata; Borders Rochester, NY; Oct 11, 1995 |
5 | 1 | 35 | Our Lady Queen of Peace--Casey Lopata; Bochen Class; April 25, 2002 |
5 | 1 | 36 | Parents Day of Reflection--Casey Lopata; Jan 15, 2000 |
5 | 1 | 37 | Parents Day of Reflection--Mary Ellen Lopata; Sisters of St Joseph Mother House; Elmira, NY; Feb 27, 1999 |
5 | 1 | 38 | Pastoral Staff Workshop--Casey Lopata; SBI; February 11, 1998 |
5 | 1 | 39 | Presentation for An Evenings Conversation on Ministry; St Bernards |
5 | 1 | 40 | Presentation: Homosexuality in the Context of Moral Discernment |
5 | 1 | 41 | RIT--Casey Lopata; March 26, 2002 |
5 | 1 | 42 | Rochester Diocese--Casey Lopata; Office of the Synod; Family Conference; Rochester, NY; Sept 30, 1995 |
5 | 1 | 43 | Section 1: Coming Out as Family Catholic Style--Mary Ellen Lopata; OLQP; April 25, 2002 |
5 | 1 | 44 | Speech at St Josephs; Penfield; March 24, 1997 |
5 | 1 | 45 | Speech at St Matthews Parish; Baltimore, MD; Sept 6, 2008 |
5 | 1 | 46 | Speech; Catholic Charities; Houston, TX |
5 | 1 | 47 | Speech: Putting Our Synod Values Together |
5 | 1 | 48 | Spring Enrichment--Casey Lopata; Diocese of Albany; May 13, 2014 |
5 | 1 | 49 | St Margaret Mary; Apalachin |
5 | 1 | 50 | St Mary's--Casey Lopata; March 21, 1996 |
5 | 1 | 51 | St Pat, Owego In-Service; May 3, 2001 |
5 | 1 | 52 | The Church and Sexuality: Women as Partners in the Dialogue--Mary Ellen Lopata; Helen Barrett Montgomery Institute on Women in Church and Society; Colgate Rochester Divinity Scool/Bexley Hall/Crozer Theological Seminary; Nov 7-11, 1996 |
5 | 1 | 53 | The Courage of Allies: Telling the Storoies Panel--Casey Lopata; CRCDS Christian Faith and LGBT Experience; Rochester, NY; April 25, 2019 |
5 | 1 | 54 | Toronto Day of Reflection--Casey Lopata; May 31, 2014 |
5 | 1 | 55 | What's It Like for Parents?--Mary Ellen Lopata; Precious Blood Community; Kansas City, MO; Jan 20-22, 2012 |
5 | 2-4 | - | Writings |
5 | 2 | 1 | 3 Ms in 3 Minutes: Putting Meaning into the Elevator Speech |
5 | 2 | 2 | 3rd Sunday of Easter Summary of Exegesis |
5 | 2 | 3 | Always Our Children |
5 | 2 | 4 | American Catholicism |
5 | 2 | 5 | A Personal Timeline History of How Fortunate Families Came to Be |
5 | 2 | 6 | Book Report: Between the Sexes by Lisa Sowle Cahill |
5 | 2 | 7 | Book Report: Heterosexism by Patricia Beattie Jung & Ralph F Smith |
5 | 2 | 8 | Book Report: Sacrament of Sexuality by Morton Kelsey & Barbara Kelsey |
5 | 2 | 9 | Book Report: The Sexual Creators: An Ethical Proposal for Concerned Christians by Andre Guindon |
5 | 2 | 10 | Book Report: What Are They Saying About Sexual Mortality? By James P Hanigan |
5 | 2 | 11 | But Some Doubted...An Ascension Thursday Reflection on Gay Spirituality |
5 | 2 | 12 | C304 Theology of Church Final Exam |
5 | 2 | 13 | Canon 748: Religious Freedom |
5 | 2 | 14 | Case Study: The Morality of Stable, Committed Gay Relationships |
5 | 2 | 15 | Catholic Parents of Gay Sons & Lesbian Daughters; 1998 Survey Summary |
5 | 2 | 16 | Church as Reconciler with Gay & Lesbian Catholics |
5 | 2 | 17 | Coming Out to Parents: Book Review Speech |
5 | 2 | 18 | Conference Handouts/Outlines |
5 | 2 | 19 | Conference: Rochester Diocese; Sept 30, 1995 |
5 | 2 | 20 | Conversion in Cartoons |
5 | 2 | 21 | Critique & Contrast of Justice & Only Justice & Blood Brothers; Holy Land Study/Pilgrimage |
5 | 2 | 22 | Dignity; A Report to the Catholic Diocese of Rochester; NY; April 1980 |
5 | 2 | 23 | Diocesan & Lesbian Family Ministry |
5 | 2 | 24 | Diocese of Albany |
5 | 2 | 25 | Final "Take Home" Exam; Church History |
5 | 2 | 26 | God's Love Revealed |
5 | 2 | 27 | "Hey, It Looks Different From This Steeple!" |
5 | 2 | 28 | How a Catholic's View of Church Shapes His/Her View of Homosexuality |
5 | 2 | 29 | How Equally Blessed Came About & Supplementary Info |
5 | 2 | 30 | If the Church is Serious About Welcoming Gays |
5 | 2 | 31 | Insertion Paper |
5 | 2 | 32 | Introduction to Theology; Seminar; 1989; Fr Joseph Hart |
5 | 2 | 33 | Jesus as the Compassion of God and Some Implications for the Church Involvement in State Legislation |
5 | 2 | 34 | Key Developments in the Understanding of Homosexuality as Sin (or Not) |
5 | 2 | 35 | Leaders Without Followers: the Catholic Hierarchy's Campaign Against LGBT Rights |
5 | 2 | 36 | Legal Research |
5 | 2 | 37 | Lost Coin Homily |
5 | 3 | 1 | Mid-Course Take Home Exam; Contemporary Moral Theology |
5 | 3 | 2 | My Personal Perspective on Sexual Morality in Dialogue With My Faith Tradition: Tensions, Transitions, & Trajectories |
5 | 3 | 3 | My Son Jim: Gay AND Catholic |
5 | 3 | 4 | My Story: SBI |
5 | 3 | 5 | On Suffering Because of Joes Death |
5 | 3 | 6 | Pastoral Strategy |
5 | 3 | 7 | Reflection Paper & Creative Activity Notes for Slide Presentation: Holy Land Study/Pilgrimage |
5 | 3 | 8 | Rolling the Stone Away |
5 | 3 | 9 | Sacramentality of Gay Unions |
5 | 3 | 10 | See Me as the Person God Made |
5 | 3 | 11 | Social Analysis |
5 | 3 | 12 | St Bernards Institute; Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens: A Reflection |
5 | 3 | 13 | St Bernards Institute; Anonymous Christian |
5 | 3 | 14 | St Bernards Institute; Comparative Assessment of Roetzels "The Letters of Paul" and Furnishs "The Moral Teaching of Paul" |
5 | 3 | 15 | St Bernards Institute; Day of Yahweh (Day of the Lord) in Amos |
5 | 3 | 16 | St Bernards Institute; Dei Verbum & the Magisterium |
5 | 3 | 17 | St Bernards Institute; Faith & the Nicene Creed |
5 | 3 | 18 | St Bernards Institute; History of the US Catholic Church and Homosexuality |
5 | 3 | 19 | St Bernards Institute; Initial Working Outline & List of Works to be Consulted; Luke 3:15-22 |
5 | 3 | 20 | St Bernards Institute; Expanded Working Outline & List of Works Consulted; Luke 3:15-22 |
5 | 3 | 21 | St Bernards Institute; Implementing an Offertory Procession at St Marys; A Pastoral-Litergical Approach |
5 | 3 | 22 | St Bernards Institute; Justice and Righteousness in the 8th Century BCE Prophets |
5 | 3 | 23 | St Bernards Institute; Mid-Term Take Home; Christology |
5 | 3 | 24 | St Bernards Institute; Muling, Muddling Morality |
5 | 3 | 25 | St Bernards Institute; On the Notion of Sacrament in Ambrose's "On the Mysteries" |
5 | 3 | 26 | St Bernards Institute; Our Mother/Our Father |
5 | 3 | 27 | St Bernards Institute; Outline & Works to be Consulted; The Historical Evolution of the Primacy of the Bishop of Rome from the Beginning of 500 CE |
5 | 3 | 28 | St Bernards Institute; Romans Ch16: Original or Not? |
5 | 3 | 29 | St Bernards Institute; Sensus Fidelium: Norm or Catalyst? |
5 | 3 | 30 | St Bernards Institute; The Baptism of the Lord? Luke 3:15-22 |
5 | 3 | 31 | St Bernards Institute; The Catholic, Homosexual Male in the US: Social Analysis |
5 | 3 | 32 | St Bernards Institute; The Catholic, Homosexual Male in the US: Pastoral Strategy |
5 | 3 | 33 | St Bernards Institute; The Catholic Homosexual Male in the US: Theological Reflection |
5 | 3 | 34 | St Bernards Institute; The Catholic Homosexual Male in the US: Insertion |
5 | 3 | 35 | St Bernards Institute; The Difficulties of Interpreting 1 Cor 11:10 |
5 | 3 | 36 | St Bernards Institute; The Great Entrance |
5 | 3 | 37 | St Bernards Institute; The Historical Development of the Primacy of the Bishop of Rome from the Beginning to Leo the Great |
5 | 4 | 1 | St Bernards Institute; The Meaning and Purpose of Holy Spirit in Paul |
5 | 4 | 2 | St Bernards Institute; The Meaning and Purpose of Third Heaven in 2 Cor 12:2 |
5 | 4 | 3 | St Bernards Institute; Theology and Experience |
5 | 4 | 4 | St Bernards Institute; Psalms 42 & 43 |
5 | 4 | 5 | St Bernards Institute; Take Home Final: Christology |
5 | 4 | 6 | St Bernards Institute; Take Home Final |
5 | 4 | 7 | St Bernards Institute; The Sacramentality of Gay Unions |
5 | 4 | 8 | St Bernards Institute; The Story of Rahab: Introduction to the Old Testament |
5 | 4 | 9 | St Bernards Institute; History & Development of the Theology of the Sacrament of Marriage and History and Development of the Rite of the Sacrament of Marriage |
5 | 4 | 10 | St Bernards Institute; Verbatim #1; Analysis Introduction to Pastoral Counseling |
5 | 4 | 11 | St Bernards Institute; Verbatim #1; Report: Introduction to Pastoral Counseling |
5 | 4 | 12 | St Bernards Institute; Verbatim #2; Analysis: Introduction to Pastoral Counseling |
5 | 4 | 13 | St Bernards Institute; Verbatim #2; Report: Introduction to Pastoral Counseling |
5 | 4 | 14 | St Bernards Institute; Vertatis Splendor and Reconciliation; Rites of Christian Reconciliation |
5 | 4 | 15 | The Archbishops Heartbreaking Opposition to SB48 |
5 | 4 | 16 | Theological Reflection |
5 | 4 | 17 | To Heed or Not to Heed |
5 | 4 | 18 | Various Articles |
5 | 4 | 19 | Vertatis Splendor and Reconciliation |
5 | 4 | 20 | What I Did on My Summer Vacation |