Shattering the Silence

Another sad bit of news in the Roman Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal involves a lawsuit from men who were once students at a school for...

In childhood, children learn to differentiate between what belongs to them and what doesn't. The most intimate possession is our bodies....

One way some of us survive the pain is to forget it or push it out of our consciousness. If we have to deny or forget what was done to us so...

For adults who were abused as children, telling our stories can be powerful for us. It can be powerful for others, too, especially for those...

Two people abused me, both of whom were dead before I began to deal with my abuse. I wanted to forgive them, but it took me a couple of week...

You may not want to do this, but it's worth considering. You may need to start by praying for God to help you want to forgive. You might...

(By Gary Roe) One of the most prevalent internal demons that I struggle with is fear. My fear equals a lack of safety. Most of the time, I s...