How one DC parish discerns how they can “own” the response to the abuse scandal.
Category: Testimony/Lay Response
I Was an Adult. I Was Also a Victim of Abuse.
What happens when clergy sexual abuse happens to an adult?
What Catholic universities are doing to address the sex abuse crisis
The Catholic University of America is one of several universities developing special projects and task forces to respond to the abuse crisis.
Deliver Us: Episode 12
The last and final episode of Deliver Us, tackling the question of what lay people can do. Hear the voices of lay people and how they’ve been moved to effect change in the Church. In this episode we hear the voice of Monica LaBelle of St. Thomas More Church in Decatur, GA.
More Americans than ever are leaving the Catholic Church after the sex abuse scandal
A collection of testimonies from Catholics around US about the abuse crisis.
Survivor Stories
Listen to the stories of four survivors of clergy sexual abuse on the four most recent Deliver Us podcast episodes.
Deliver Us: Episode 5
The latest episode of Deliver Us focuses on the stories of survivors of clergy sexual abuse.
Faithful Catholics continue Christ’s mission despite abuse crisis
Evil can only be overcome by good. Here’s an acknowledgement of the people in the Church who do good.
Why I am still a Catholic — and why that becomes more difficult every day
A beautiful and honest reflection on the “deep spiritual turbulence” Catholics feel.