Joelle Casteix at TEDx: The Power of Responsibility
We must embrace responsibility. Once we do, every one of us has limitless possibility and potential.
View ArticleThe Well-Armored Child featured in the Orange County Register
I’m especially proud of this article because the reporter talked to my dad, who has a very important voice. You can read Theresa Walker’s great article here.
View ArticleStreet closures in NYC for Papal visit
From the NYPD: NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES STREET CLOSURES AND EXPECTED TRAFFIC DELAYS RELATING TO THE VISIT OF POPE FRANCIS The New York City Police Department today announced street...
View ArticleOn eve of Pope visit: a Huntington Beach priest and a discussion of predatory...
Note: This post and the author are not implying that Huntington Beach priest Rev. Daniel Barica, ofm, is a child predator. But the post does serve to show possible RED FLAG behavior that should alert...
View ArticleTalking to KABC Radio about the Papal vist
You can listen to our discussion about sex abuse and cover-up, Roger Mahony, and protecting whistle-blowers here.
View ArticleThe math: Pope Francis’ meeting with survivors
Since yesterday’s announcement, I have been hearing a lot of this: But Pope Francis met with survivors. He’s promised to hold bishops accountable. That’s good, right? Um … not really. But first, let’s...
View ArticleMaking the case to eliminate statutes of limitations for sex crimes
Click here for my interview with Larry Mantle of KPCC’s AirTalk. We discuss the Cosby cases, statutes of limitations, and helping victims expose abuse.
View ArticleParenting.com: Ten Myths about Sexual Abuse
This is no myth: Being a parent is hard. Click here for my October 10 article on Parenting.com.
View ArticleThe Well-Armored Child is featured on San Diego Living
Click here to see my interview on San Diego Living (Channel 6 – the CW). I talk about protecting your child from abuse, the importance of statute of limitation reform, and … I say vagina (gasp!) on...
View ArticleHeaven forbid you abscond with the paperwork …
The next time someone tells you that “Pope Francis is different” when it comes to child sexual abuse, invite that person to think about this: If you steal a few Vatican documents and expose corruption,...
View ArticleThe importance of connecting to parents – in person
Such a great speaker at mops yesterday ! Joelle Casteix author of new bestselling book THE WELL -ARMORED CHILD : A PARENTS GUIDE TO PREVENTING SEXUAL ABUSE. A difficult subject to talk about but...
View ArticleSPOTLIGHT: It’s not depressing. It’s not icky. Go see it.
In September, I was listening to AirTalk on KPCC, one of LA’s NPR stations. On Fridays, they feature Film Week (one of my favorites), a show where reviewers talk about new film debuts, international...
View ArticleFormer Orange priest subject of US Bishops’“Warning!” OC Bishop stays silent.
A priest who worked for six years at Orange’s St. Joseph Hospital has been accused of “improper conduct” in numerous assignments. The conduct was so bad, in fact, that he was “dismissed” from his...
View ArticleWhat do you do when the Bishop won’t listen? You go to Yelp!
Why would Orange County Catholic parishioners go on a popular review site to voice their displeasure with how their parish is being run? Because no one else is listening. …and because the diocese...
View ArticleIt’s time for the Bishop Quiz!
Did you just see Spotlight and get all fired up? Or maybe you have noticed that your bishop’s actions don’t reflect transparency, humility … or anything remotely resembling Christianity. But you...
View ArticleVatican: We can indict foreign journalists, but not our own priests
** Update: only two journalists were indicted. Note corrections below Events last week showed that the Vatican has the power to indict foreign journalists … but earlier this year needed to draft new...
View ArticleMN Abbey: Prep School/University campus has housed abusers for decades
Earlier today, attorneys for sex abuse victims by priests and monks at a prestigious Benedictine high school, university, and abbey released hundreds of pages of documents that show a decades-long...
View ArticlePriest who destroyed evidence now taking reports of abuse in San Diego
A controversial priest accused of covering up abuse in the Diocese of San Diego is in charge of taking victims calls and emails. Msgr. Steven Callahan shot to the spotlight in 2014 after he became the...
View ArticleVatican thwarts review boards, documents show
Everything the bishops have been led you to believe about the independent power of lay review boards is deliberately misleading. Citing a sex-offening priest’s “right to privacy,” a newly released...
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