My op-ed in today’s Lafayette Advertiser: Releasing priests’ names a matter of public safety
Thomas Stitts and the 40-year Minnesota “memory loss”
A couple of things struck me about the recently released clergy file of St. Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocese priest Thomas Stitts. I saved the best for last, so be sure to read to the end. There is the 1985 “mystery letter.” The letter, which became known around the time of Stitts’ death, allegedly “named names” of scandalous…Continue reading Thomas Stitts and the 40-year Minnesota “memory loss”
Two parenting must reads
1) Call the cops, not your college president. There has been a ton of press about the problem of sexual assaults on campus. Recent government intervention—telling universities that they must have better “policies” and “procedures” to handle the crime—is ALL wrong. Why? Check out this article from (the most unlikely of places) the Harvard Gazette.…Continue reading Two parenting must reads
Katie Reed at Andrea Hurst agrees to represent THE WELL-ARMORED CHILD
I teased last week that I had secured an agent for THE WELL-ARMORED CHILD. Now that the paperwork is signed and the deal is sealed, I am very excited to disclose the big news that Katie Reed at Andrea Hurst and Associates Literary Management (knows a good thing when she sees it and) is representing my parents’ guide…Continue reading Katie Reed at Andrea Hurst agrees to represent THE WELL-ARMORED CHILD
Indiegogo campaign helps survivors expand support groups
Even $5 can make a huge difference. I have often mentioned my volunteer work with SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. They are the nation’s largest and oldest support group for adult survivors who were sexually abused as children in religious and institutional settings. In the past few years, their mission has…Continue reading Indiegogo campaign helps survivors expand support groups