What I Dread About Pride Month Each Year

AH YES. PRIDE MONTH IS HERE . . .

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I don’t think I dread logging onto my feed and being active in the online Catholic / Christian community more than I do during this particular time of the year.

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It gets tiring scrolling through post after post containing nothing but “fire and brimstone” verses from Leviticus and Genesis.

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It’s disheartening to click through stories and see blatant mockery + belittling of others masked under the guise of “being truly loving” and “calling them out”.

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I’m tired of having to witness the irony of us within the Church actually being the most prideful of them all.

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You’re not “doing your part” by posting a Catechism quote regarding homosexuality on your page and calling it a day.

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You’re not authentically loving anybody if you’re solely posting truth without any charity, any encounter, or any willingness to actually meet the other where they’re at.

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Church: we need to be better during the month of June.

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If the rainbow is truly a sign of God’s love for us, not a symbol for humanity’s pride, then shouldn’t our invitation as a Church be a bit clearer?

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How are we tangibly extending our arms to reach our brothers and sisters within secular LGBT+ spaces? Where’s the hope for them if they choose to accept our invitation?

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This is where our attention should be.

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June is the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Let’s focus our efforts on inviting our brothers and sisters who have LGBT+ experiences to journey with us in the pursuit of His Sacred Heart.

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The journey towards His Heart is hopeful. The journey is exciting. The journey is freeing.

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Not just for “them”. But for all of us.

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My feet are ready to venture upwards. Are yours?

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