I, frankly, have no idea
I, frankly, have no idea what to say about the Catholic Church and the priests that have been in the news lately. It’s all so sad and tragic that I can barely follow it at all.
Pin I saw this tweet yesterday shared by a few folks, and I was curious to find out what was going on: Yesterday, I found out that someone I followed and supported on social media has been using their platforms in an incredibly inappropriate way. They have posed as a mental health advocate to connect with…
I got an email from Lindsay with Zingerplatz Pictures about a screening of Hand Of God a film by Joe Cultrera. In his own words: The film centers on my brother’s abuse by a Catholic priest (Joseph Birmingham) in 1964, back in our hometown of Salem. The film goes on to tell the story of…
If you ever get the chance to sit by a quiet lake, at sunset and just watch the fish, ducks, and a turtle swim around, while listening to the sounds of the water and the crickets, I highly recommend it! It’s a great way to clear your mind and simply let the world be for…
Anyone who knows me knows that I have had the utmost respect for Sheldon Kennedy, a former NHL hockey player, for not only coming out and talking about the sexual abuse he survived at the hands of a youth hockey coach, but also helping put the coach in jail and all if the programs he…
Pin This is an important story. It tells the story of a young girl and how she wound up a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of her gymnastics coach. The reason this is important is that it’s become clear we have a problem with sexual abuse in sports, and her story, or some version…
I ran across this article today, about a high school in Minnesota and how they have, for several years now, assigned students a senior research project on child abuse. I think this is great, and I think that the more people we can get talking, thinking, acknowledging and listening to survivors, the more tools we…
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