issues including sexual ethics, Fundamentalism, and Vatican teaching. Meditation without Myth: What I Wish They'd Taught Me in Church about Prayer, Meditation, and the Quest for Peace (Crossroad Publishing Co., 2005, ). This is a popular three-part presentation of Helminiak's psychology of spirituality applied to the specific topic, meditation—practically, how to do it; psychologically, why it works; and religiously, what it means. What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality (Alamo Square Press, 1994, 2000 ; now available on Kindle through amazon.com). Religion and the Human Sciences: An Approach via Spirituality (State University of New York Press, 1998, ). The Human Core of Spirituality: Mind as Psyche and Spirit (State University of New York Press, 1996, ISBN cloth 0-7914-2949-0, paper 0-7914-2950-4). Spiritual Development: An Interdisciplinary Study (Loyola University Press, 1987, , out of print). The Same Jesus: A Contemporary Christology (Loyola University Press, 1986, , out of print). References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20070404151759/http://www.dignityusa.org/faq.html https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/assault/interviews/helminiak.html 1942 births Religious leaders from Pittsburgh American Roman Catholic priests Living people People from Syracuse, Indiana LGBT theologians LGBT Roman Catholic priests Catholics from Indiana 21st-century LGBT people