Article
of the Month
On the Long Road to Healing
By Mark Arsenault, Boston Globe
In a lengthy interview marking the 10-year anniversary
of revelations about the Boston diocese's role in
protecting abusive priests, Mark Arsenault spoke with
the current Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal
Sean O'Malley. Nearly nine years into his tenure, the
cardinal still ministers to victims, still encourages
them to return to the church that so profoundly let them
down. "I pray for mercy for all of the people involved
and I pray that people will realize how much they are
loved by God."
Read the complete article here.
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Resource
of the Month
Trauma and Evil: Healing the Wounded Soul
By Rev. J. Jeffrey Means,
PhD and Sister Mary Ann Nelson
This book helps those who provide care to victims of
abuse and violence add to their knowledge base an
understanding of evil. The authors "demythologize" evil
and offer an integrated perspective that looks within
persons, relationships, and culture to better identify
the seeds of potential abuse and violence. The book
encourages caregivers to take an actively prophetic role
in addressing the seeds of abuse that lie within each
one of us and our culture.
ISBN:
9780800632700, 256 page, paperback, $23
Fortress Press
www.fortresspress.com
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