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MommyNoire features my latest post on keeping your kids safer this summer.
View ArticleThe Not-So-Secret Institutional Code Words for Child Sex Abuse
There has been no shortage of news this summer when it comes to the US clergy sex abuse crisis. Although the Vatican is attempting to clean up the mess as much as possible before Pope Francis’...
View ArticleLA’s Vicar General poor choice for bishop
The more things change … the more they stay the same. This morning the Vatican announced the appointments of three new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. And one of them is a...
View ArticleSNAP, SLAPP, and the ugly business of exposing abuse
I was in an interview the other day when I was asked whether SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (the group for whom I have volunteered for the past 12 years) paid me. When I said,...
View ArticleRadioMD: Beyond the Duggars
Click here to listen to my recent interview on RadioMD, discussing easy and clear ways to prevent child sexual abuse.
View ArticleGerald Funcheon … sued again
A number of years ago, a family reached out to me asking for help. Their son had been abused by a priest named Gerald Funcheon, and the family wanted to know what happened to the Crosier cleric....
View ArticleArchdiocese of Milwaukee settles bankruptcy – painfully
One of the ugliest, most painful Catholic diocese bankruptcies has come to an end. Just in time for Pope Francis to visit the U.S. I haven’t spoken much here about the Milwaukee Archdiocese Chapter...
View ArticleFairfax VA church “Care Director” is outed as a violent sex offender. Guess...
Amy Smith is a hell of a blogger and advocate for victims of sexual abuse in Protestant churches. A few weeks ago, she discovered that the “Care Director” at Fairfax (VA) Community Church is a...
View ArticleA question for Cupich: When does “Zero Tolerance” begin?
In light of the upcoming Papal visit to the U.S., I have a question: When does Zero Tolerance begin? Here are some hypotheticals to help illustrate my question: If you found out that a new priest in...
View ArticleMonitor the Xbox: A textbook example
I am always telling parents the importance of keeping all Internet-enabled devices in common areas of the home. Many parents challenge me on this—telling me that they trust their child. It’s not a...
View ArticleGoodreads Signed Book Giveaway!
The Well-Armored Child: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Sexual Abuse is ALMOST HERE! Enter NOW by clicking the link below or visiting Goodreads to win your free signed copy. Well … the contest starts...
View ArticleUsing “healing” to end the conversation … when the conversation is far from over
Here’s a hypothetical: Your boss borrows your car and runs over your beloved dog Rover in the company’s parking garage. When your boss returns the car, you ask him about your dead dog and the blood...
View ArticleWant to learn about crime victims’ rights?
Next month, Anaheim is hosting one of the best national training institutes on crime victims’ rights. I’ll be presenting—and if you are going to be in Southern California in early September, this is a...
View ArticleTalking to Tamron Hall about the Jared Fogle scandal
I am interviewed via phone (Skype was not cooperating). We discuss Jared Fogle’s plea in child porn/child sex trafficking (underage prostitute) charges. I come in at around 8:30.
View ArticleUN committee blasts Mexico/Church collusion in sexual abuse
The UN Committee for the Rights of the Child recently released their “Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Mexico.” Much in the June 5 report wasn’t surprising:...
View ArticleDiscussing the Jared Fogle Scandal with KPCC’s Take Two
Click here to listen to my discussion with Alex Cohen about the Jared Fogle child pornography scandal and how to protect your children from predators.
View ArticleMy two September pieces for OC Family
I wrote two pieces in September’s issue of OC Family. CASA’s volunteers make a difference in the lives of Orange County’s foster children and TWO LOCAL NON-PROFITS HELP KIDS IN THE FOSTER SYSTEM It’s...
View ArticleWhen the media gets it wrong about Francis
Tell me what is wrong with these two excerpts from this week’s news: From Newsday: Francis, 78, a Jesuit from Argentina, is moving in a similar direction, McCartin said. He has overhauled the Vatican...
View ArticleAt least we aren’t poisoning each other’s chalices anymore
Pope Francis is a contentious figure … among his own bishops. Today’s news boasts two must-read articles on the business and the politics that are the hierarchical Catholic Church. No matter your...
View ArticleThe wait is over!
The Well-Armored Child is here and available for purchase! It’s been a long wait, but the day has come. Click here to purchase what reviewers are calling “smart and well-written” and “the most...
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