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             "The arc of the moral universe is long, but

     it bends toward justice." 

                                                        Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

About Us

    Dignity is a prophetic voice for reform, in Church and Society. Wonderous how much easier it is to say so with conviction so many years after our small, first steps back in 1969 (the year of the Stonewall riots, that gave birth to the modern GLBT movement).
    Who can seriously doubt that once the Church had admitted that being homosexual was not really a choice for the most of us, straights and gays alike would then refuse to deny us our sexuality? So the only "reason" left was how we express our love for each other; and that is an inadequate reason, one that simply cannot be credibly attributed to the Christ whom we know from the Gospels.
   In May 2018, Pope Francis advised a gay man that:
"God made you like this, and God loves you just as you are." The Pope went on to urge him to accept himself as he is, for that reason. In January 2023, he gave an interview commenting on homosexuality; and after it, he clarified his comments. To read the AP analysis, click on “News” in the banner that is atop each page of this website (and scroll down until you reach the AP article, under “Interview of Pope on Homosexuality”).
   So right now, if you have not already done so, click on Sexuality (here or under the banner found up top, on each page) to read our critique of the teachings of the Church. Read also what those teachings are, in the words of the Church itself in its Catechism and other documents (from the Vatican and from the American Bishops), as linked in the critique or otherwise found on (or linked from) the Resources page of this website; and read Dignity's own Statement of Position & Purpose and its statement of its position on Sexual Ethics and its Guidelines on the pastoral care of GLBTs. Form your own conscience on the issues, in both a careful and prayerful manner. It is your duty to do so, as well as your inherent
DIGNITY as a human being, created and loved unconditionally by God, who created you. Read the quote from Vatican Council II as found at the very top in the vertical box at the right on the Home page of this website.
    One more thought: one specific insight of Catholicism is that salvation takes place in a community, including at the Eucharistic table at Mass. We hope that you will join us in such celebrations, as often as you can do so. Click Contact Us here or under the banner found up top of each page of this website, for more information on how to get to Dignity Center (including a link to a Map with a zoom in and out feature, plus a link offering you specific Directions to Dignity Center).
   
See you at Dignity Center.

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The
President's
Little
Corner

    Hi, I am Michael Rademacher; and I am the president of Dignity/LA.


  

A revised article for this President's Corner is being prepared and will be posted here, as soon as it can be made ready for publication.









Peace and Blessings,

Michael Rademacher
President of Dignity/LA


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PHOTO GALLERY INDEX

To access the pages of this website with illustrative photos about the chapter and its activities, click on the subjects that interest you in the index just below (and each page of photos has a link at the bottom of that page that will return you to this index: just click on it to return here).

·         Facilities at Dignity Center

·         The liturgy as celebrated at Dignity/LA

·         Social activities, in this case a chapter Summer Party in August 2005

·         The biennial national Convention of Dignity/USA, in Philadelphia in July 2005

·         The 36th annual Anniversary Dinner of Dignity/Los Angeles, held in October 2005.

·         The 37th annual Anniversary Dinner of Dignity/Los Angeles, held in October 2006.

·         The visit of ECC Bishop Peter Hickman on November 27, 2005.

·         The 2006 Christmas Party in December 2006.

·         The 2007 MOTA Day excursion to Museums of the Arroyo on May 20.

·         The 2007 Anniversary Dinner on October 6 at Maggiano's Little Italy in The Grove.

·         The 2007 Christmas Party on December 8.

·         The 2007 "Midnight" Mass on Christmas Eve, at the Center.

·         The Hollywood Bowl excursion in July 2008.

·         The Wedding of Jim & Raoul, 2008

·         The 2008 Anniversary Dinner on Oct. 11 at Maggiano's Little Italy in The Grove.

·         The annual Homecoming, as Advent approaches, in 2008.

·         The annual Xmas Party in December 2008.

·         The biennial national Convention of Dignity USA, in July 2009.

·         The 2009 Anniversary Dinner on Oct. 3 at the Hilton Hotel in Pasadena.

·         Major events in chapter history in a timeline format made for its 40th Anniversary Dinner in 2009.

·         The annual Xmas Party in December 2009.

·         The annual Xmas Party in December 2010.

·         The annual Anniversary Dinner in October 2011.

·         The annual Christmas Party in December 2011.

·         The annual Anniversary Dinner in October 2012; and Pax Nidorf speech at the event.

·         The annual Christmas Party in December 2012.

·         The Catholic Tipping Point tour of Austrian reformer priest, including his visit locally on August 2

·         The annual Anniversary Dinner in October 2013; and the Keynote Speech at the event.

·         The annual Christmas Party in December 2013.

·         The annual Anniversary Dinner in October 2014

·         The annual Anniversary Dinner in October 2015

·         50th Anniversary of ordination of Fr. Kevin Steen in June 2016.

·         The annual Anniversary Dinner in October 2016.

·         The annual Homecoming Sunday in November 2016.

·         The annual Anniversary Dinner in October 2017

·         The annual Christmas Party in December 2017.

·         The annual Anniversary Dinner in October 2018.

·         Chapter's Reflections from Program Book of Anniversary Dinner in October 2018.

·         Memorial Service for Fred Kraft on March 16, 2019.

·         Chapter's ad for the program booklet for the national DignityUSA Conference in Chicago in July 2019.

·         The annual Anniversary Dinner (Year 50) in October 2019;

·         Anniversay Dinner speech of Guest Speaker Mary Hunt in October 2019 (year 50).

·         The annual Christmas Party in December 2019.

·         Anniversary celebration in 2020 held by ZOOM on Nov 21; click here to read about it.

·         New webmaster appointed; click for background with photos of new & retiring webmasters.

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HAPPENINGS

See the DignityUSA section on the Contact page of this
website about getting news from DignityUSA.


Check the chapter calendars for chapter events, by
clicking on This Month or Next Month, here or in the
two links lines that appear just below the banner at
the top of each page of this website.

Fall

Solidarity Sunday
Discoverers Day
Anniversary Dinner
Halloween
All Saints Day
Dia de los Muertos
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Homecoming

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Winter

World AIDS Day
Advent begins
Immac. Conception
Virgin de Guadalupe
Xmas Party
Xmas Eve Mass
New Years Day
M.L. King Day
Valentines Day
Presidents Day

Spring

Lent begins
St. Patrick Day
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Easter Vigil Mass
Easter Brunch
Ascension Day
Pentecost Sunday
Marian Day
Mothers Day

Summer

Memorial Day
Flag Day
Fathers Day
Independence Day
Assumption
Summer Party
Hollywood Bowl
Labor Day
Grandparents Day
Constitution Day