Barbara Lekatsas

A Catechism of the Heart

History & Biography

“Benjamin Brenkert's ardent and witty memoir recalls his quest as a member of the Jesuit Society of Jesus to become the first officially ordained 'gay' priest. Challenged by his Catholic family's rejection, he holds on to the all-tolerant Jesus, a man he can love openly, as he navigates between erotic misadventures and spiritual abnegation. Fluctuating between confession and expose, this memoir draws the curtain on an enigmatic fraternal order, its spiritual and, yes, carnal appetites.”