9/16/25 Editors Note: The civil case against Timothy Ramaekers has been dismissed. Original post: I admit it: I’m one of those true crime dorks. I can’t get enough. But I’m picky—there have to be clear stakes. The good guys win. The bad guys get caught. Survivors get some form of justice and closure. Still, in…Continue reading It’s time to stop doubling down on asbestos and abusers.
For too many institutions, survivors aren’t seen as people. They’re seen as problems. Not because they lied. Not because they exaggerated. But because they spoke up. Because they had the nerve to interrupt the status quo. Because they refused to stay silent about the harm that was done to them—and often, the harm still being…Continue reading The Difference Between a Survivor and a Problem
That was not the headline I was expecting to write in 2025. But alas, here I am. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the head of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, is one of only a handful of US bishops who has refused to release any lists of credibly accused priests. Since the 2018 Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report…Continue reading Archdiocese of SF removes predators on the quiet
September 16, 2025 EDITORS NOTE: I just received word that the bellwether civil case against Fr. Timothy Ramaekers has been dismissed. I will post links when they come in. At this time, I do not have confirmation as to why. **************************************************************** Original post: Fr. Timothy Ramaekers suddenly vanished. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. Readers of this…Continue reading 9/16/25 EDIT: Case Dismissed: A “troubling” priest is NOT going to trial.
Recent hazing and violence lawsuits against Mater Dei have alerted a lot of noses to a stink that has been brewing for years: decades of child sexual abuse, hazing, and cover-up at the infamous high school. The parents of a recent hazing victim remarked to me that they had had no idea about the scandals…Continue reading School for Scandal 101: Santa Ana’s Mater Dei High School
