Kathleen McKitty Harris recalls the series of events which led to her departure from the Church.
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Posted inCulture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
To Protect Children from Sexual Abuse, the Catholic Church Must Eliminate the Clergy
One ex-priest shows how the clergy lies at the root of the Catholic Church’s problems.
Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Quotes
How Do You Shepherd If You’ve Never Had a Sheep?
“You couldn’t have a particular friendship with a man, because you might end up being homosexual. And you couldn’t have a friendship with a woman, because you might end up falling in love.”
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We Saw Nuns Kill Children: The Ghosts of St. Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage
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.
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Writing the Monsignor
A personal Essay in which young adult author Mary O’Connell reflects on her early writing endeavors, with a local priest’s scandals and her own questioning of faith as her “material.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Writing the Monsignor
Mary O’Connell recalls her college efforts to write about a scandalized priest from her youth.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Writing the Monsignor
Mary O’Connell recalls her college efforts to write about a scandalized priest from her youth.