Leaving Abuse: What a Victim Can Expect

I have thought deeply about this post. Fearful I will miss something important or add something no one else experiences, I have decided upon a missive that encapsulates my own experience and those of many friends I know who have escaped similar circumstances. I am combining our pasts to give an idea of what one… Continue reading Leaving Abuse: What a Victim Can Expect

Abuse and God’s Mercy: Martin’s Story

MY STORY I was born in 1962, raised in a very strict Roman Catholic home in Roman Catholic schools.  Having been gifted with a desire to seek God, I sought Him as best I knew how within the Roman Catholic Church.  As a teenager, I felt called to service and even talked to several priests… Continue reading Abuse and God’s Mercy: Martin’s Story