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February 2026

February 23, 2026

On Millennials, Purity Culture, and the Epstein Files

I was born in 1984. I'll be forty-two this fall. That makes me a...

August 2024

August 08, 2024

Father Michael Scanlan has been Accused of Sexual Abuse

I just want to say a few words about a lawsuit filed several...

February 2024

February 19, 2024

Father Fulbright and the Catholic Abuse Crisis

The discourse on Catholic X/Twitter this weekend was about the priesthood. This conversation was...

May 2023

May 09, 2023

A Verdict for Donald Trump, and for All His Disciples

I was planting potatoes when Michael leaned out the window. "In case you need...

March 2023

March 07, 2023

A Word on John Paul the Second

We need to talk about Pope John Paul the Second. In case you haven't heard,...

September 2022

September 01, 2022

What is Grooming, Anyway?

"Grooming" is a word that a certain set of people have become fond of,...

March 2022

March 22, 2022

Touch, Spiritual Abuse, and the Charismatic Renewal

I want to say a couple of things to people who have been spiritually...

August 2021

August 12, 2021

Gymnastics, Objectification, and Father Nix

Today I am completely disgusted by a tweet by Father David Nix. Nix is a...

July 2021

July 09, 2021

On The Feast of the Intact

We got through another first week and a half of July. It's never easy, if...

July 05, 2021

For Those Who Hurt On This Miserable Feast

It's that time of year again. It's time for the feast day of that saint,...

April 2021

April 15, 2021

The Courtroom and the Mask

I had never been in court before, not for a proceeding like this. I...

April 09, 2021

Franciscan University Responds to the Father Morrier Rape Indictment, And I Have Questions

This morning the Steubenville Herald-Star published an article quoting a statement on Father David...

April 02, 2021

Good Friday and the Scandal of Christ the Victim

Yesterday I re-posted my piece on Christ as a victim of sexual abuse, drawing on...

January 2020

January 22, 2020

Why the Legionaries of Christ Cannot be Reformed

No doubt many of you have read the shocking article in the Associated Press,...

December 2019

December 27, 2019

Christ the Refugee and Other Things that Shouldn’t be Controversial

On the second day of Christmas yesterday, it began as usual: the annual insistence...

December 23, 2019

The Legionaries of Christ Report: All I Can Ask Is, “Why?”

The lay arm of the Legionaries of Christ is called Regnum Christi, and the...

November 2019

November 07, 2019

Who are the Real “Nones?” A Reply to Bishop Barron

Sometimes, even though I ought to be used to it by now, I am overwhelmed...

September 2019

September 12, 2019

“Stay With Us” Says the USCCB, But Can They Hear Themselves?

In case you haven't noticed, the Church is a ghastly mess. I almost said...

September 07, 2019

What is Spiritual Abuse?

It's now September. the time of year when I'll start re-sharing my posts on...

August 2019

August 20, 2019

From Trauma to Addiction and Back

(This post is part three in a planned four-part series by my courageous friend Celia...

August 15, 2019

Addiction, Mental Illness and Trauma: How I Became an Addict

(This post is part two in a four-part series on addiction by my friend...

July 2019

July 09, 2019

A Seminarian and Survivor Addresses the Abuse Crisis

[Blogger's note: this piece was submitted to me by someone I've verified is a...

July 08, 2019

A Bad Feast for Victims

We got through another Feast of Saint Maria Goretti and its aftermath, somehow. It's over...

June 2019

June 15, 2019

Trauma has no Timeline

By Jaime Mahler To where shall our money go? If you have followed some of...

May 2019

May 30, 2019

The Diocese of Buffalo is Endangering the Faithful

I have, on and off, been following the case of the seminarians in the Diocese...

April 2019

April 11, 2019

A Survivor Responds to Pope Emeritus Benedict

I was talking last night to my friend who is a member of SNAP. She...

March 2019

March 14, 2019

Catholic Authenticity, Church Militant, And the Smearing of Abused Women

Today, I'm feeling less hopeful than ever that the Catholic Church has learned her lesson...

March 10, 2019

More on Christ the Victim, And the Necessity of Speaking Out

I was going to let the trolls take over the combox and retire on...

March 09, 2019

Blasphemy, Scandal and the Divine Victim

Just another warning to my dear readers, I'm going to talk about sexual abuse and...

March 07, 2019

Was Jesus Really Sexually Abused?

Just a heads up for my friends who have been abused, I'm going to...