John Montague earned his Master of Divinity from Regis College, University of Toronto. He is an active member of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish. He has a Master of Social Work, and, until his retirement, provided counselling to individuals, couples, and families. For the past seventeen years he has organized a Day of Reflection for Catholic parents of lesbian daughters, gay sons, and transgendered children.
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"Pope John Paul II declared Maximillian Kolbe “The Patron Saint of our difficult century.” All these people I thought, now share in the mystery of life not ending upon the death of the body."...
"Our relationship was founded on a shared belief in Jesus’ cross and resurrection."...
"This has been a ministry of acknowledging reality, educating parents about what the Church actually teaches about LGBT people, and including the important use of Conscience."...
"In the beginning I was nervous being close to a dead person. The most dramatic part of the funeral mass for me was the singing of the “Dies Irae.” I had no idea what it meant, but the tone of dread was palpable."...
"But I also remembered the words a priest friend said years ago: “When someone we love dies, sometimes the symbols of faith are the only thing that seems meaningful.”"...
" I’m not looking for signs of God’s presence, but that day in unexpected circumstances, I knew that I was a loved."...
" What I realized over the following days was how much my instinctive love of Holy Mother Church is almost visceral. I have a reflex instinct to defend her"...
"The first ten days went well until my spiritual director Father John Govan asked me to pray over the Nativity story in Luke"...
