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Posted inCulture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

To Protect Children from Sexual Abuse, the Catholic Church Must Eliminate the Clergy

by Aaron Gilbreath May 29, 2019October 19, 2022

One ex-priest shows how the clergy lies at the root of the Catholic Church’s problems.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

The Silence of Women

by Longreads January 15, 2019October 19, 2022

Women who spoke too angrily or too publicly were punished in cruel and unusual ways.

Posted inEditor's Pick

We Saw Nuns Kill Children: The Ghosts of St. Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage

by Sari Botton August 30, 2018October 19, 2022

A wide-ranging piece of investigative journalism — the result of four years of research — on widespread abuse and in some cases, the killing of children at St. Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage in Vermont and other orphanages, in the 20th century.

Posted inNonfiction, Reading List

The Lives of Nuns: A Reading List

by Emily Perper October 26, 2014October 19, 2022

Life inside the cloister is fascinating. Poverty, silence, chastity, obedience: these are not characteristics most of us would devote our lives to. These women find freedom in strictures and structure. What is it like inside the convent walls? Here are five pieces explore the lives of nuns and those inspired by their works.

Posted inNonfiction, Reading List

The Lives of Nuns: A Reading List

by Emily Perper October 26, 2014October 19, 2022

Life inside the cloister is fascinating. Poverty, silence, chastity, obedience: these are not characteristics most of us would devote our lives to. These women find freedom in strictures and structure. What is it like inside the convent walls? Here are five pieces explore the lives of nuns and those inspired by their works.

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