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
Fr. Timothy Ramaekers suddenly vanished. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. Readers of this blog should remember the Troubling Case of Timothy Ramaekers. Back in 2012, I wrote about how family and friends of Matthew Carrigan protested outside of Aliso Viejo’s Corpus Christi parish, saying that Ramaekers sexually molested Carrigan when Carrigan was a child at St.…Continue reading A “troubling” priest is 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
I had the honor to host a survivor-centric informercial on victims’ rights in New Jersey. If you were sexually abused as a child in that state, you need to watch – time is running out.
Healing your heart and your mind often starts with making peace with your body (and, as a result. how you nourish that body). In the next series of blog posts, I am going to do a deep dive into the big connection between childhood sexual abuse/childhood trauma and food issues. The connection is a troubling…Continue reading Childhood Sexual Abuse and Food Part One: Why do I have gut issues?
