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    Tag: Courageous Conversations

    Courageous Conversation: Panel Reveals the Impact of Clergy Sexual Abuse on Families

    By Anselma Dolcich-AshleyGuest Writer Awake’s January Courageous Conversation provided an opportunity to listen to a mother, a husband, and a daughter of victim-survivors of abuse. The conversation…… Read more “Courageous Conversation: Panel Reveals the Impact of Clergy Sexual Abuse on Families”

    January 24, 2023January 25, 2023 by Erin ODonnell

    What Should I Do If Someone Tells Me They’ve Been Abused? The 5-Step VEEEL Method

    During Awake’s Courageous Conversation in May, “Trauma and Resilience in the Body of Christ,” panelist Deborah Rodriguez, MD, described the five-step method that she recommends using if…… Read more “What Should I Do If Someone Tells Me They’ve Been Abused? The 5-Step VEEEL Method”

    June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 by Erin ODonnell

    Courageous Conversation: Survivors Discuss the Sacred Power of Listening

    In the latest installment of Awake Milwaukee’s Courageous Conversations last week, two survivors of clergy sexual abuse offered moving testimony about the power of having others listen…… Read more “Courageous Conversation: Survivors Discuss the Sacred Power of Listening”

    March 16, 2022March 17, 2022 by Erin ODonnell

    Spotlight Reading List: Who is Reporting on Clergy Abuse Today?

    During Awake Milwaukee’s recent Courageous Conversation about the Boston Globe Spotlight series, panelist Anne Barrett Doyle named multiple journalists currently shining a light on sexual abuse and…… Read more “Spotlight Reading List: Who is Reporting on Clergy Abuse Today?”

    January 25, 2022January 26, 2022 by Erin ODonnell

    Courageous Conversation: Panel Marks Twentieth Anniversary of Boston Globe Spotlight Stories About Clergy Abuse

    The realities of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church might still be unknown without the efforts of investigative journalists. That was one of the main messages of…… Read more “Courageous Conversation: Panel Marks Twentieth Anniversary of Boston Globe Spotlight Stories About Clergy Abuse”

    January 18, 2022January 25, 2022 by Erin ODonnell

    Courageous Conversation: Examining the Ripple Effects of Clergy Abuse in the Church

    Last week Awake Milwaukee launched the 2021-2022 season of its Courageous Conversations series by discussing the ripple effects of the twin crises of sexual abuse and leadership…… Read more “Courageous Conversation: Examining the Ripple Effects of Clergy Abuse in the Church”

    September 14, 2021September 22, 2021 by Erin ODonnell

    Courageous Conversation: Panelists Describe Pain, Loneliness, and Healing After Clergy Sexual Abuse in Adulthood

    Awake Milwaukee’s latest Courageous Conversation was an emotionally intense discussion of the wounds suffered by people sexually abused as adults in the Catholic Read more

    March 23, 2021 by Erin ODonnell

    Courageous Conversations: First Awake Event Addresses the Harm of “Clerical Culture” in the Church

    The twin crises of sexual abuse and leadership failures in the Church are fostered by an “insular clerical culture” that needs transformation, said speaker Fr. Dan Griffith…… Read more “Courageous Conversations: First Awake Event Addresses the Harm of “Clerical Culture” in the Church”

    December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 by Erin ODonnell
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