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OUR CATHOLIC STORY

OUR CATHOLIC STORY

Building a Family Narrative Across Generations & Viewpoints


The Spirit Fire World Broadcast on Abuse, Faith & Pastoral Care follows a learning program, like any good therapeutic process, including learning what abuse is, how abuse dynamics work, and how both families and institutions recover. 


We are also releasing one-on-one interviews with friends who have been engaging in the protection of children and efforts to offer pastoral care to survivors in our Church. Like any good therapeutic process, we are also creating one story, a shared memory, out of many pieces.


You'll be surprised as we go. Of that, we are sure.


You may even be inspired.


Let's Begin

Take a moment to review what you need to do during this storytelling exercise.

1.25 Minutes

LEADERSHIP REFLECTIONS

Reflections

Reflections

Reflections

CARDINAL SEAN P. O'MALLEY, OFM, CAP.

Archbishop of Boston

President, Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Cardinal Sean Remembers

Reflections

Reflections

Reflections

JOHN H. GARVEY

President

The Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

President Garvey Remembers

SURVIVOR ADVOCATES AND LEADERS

Story of a Life

Acts of Recovery

Acts of Recovery

LUIS A. TORRES, JR., ESQ.

Spirit Fire Co-Founder

Review Board Member

Survivor Advocate

Speaker, Author

Luis's Story

Acts of Recovery

Acts of Recovery

Acts of Recovery

MIKE HOFFMAN, CFo

Spirit Fire Survivor

Co-Founder, Healing Voices Magazine

Child Protection Advocate

Speaker, Author

Mike's Story

SURVIVOR COMPANIONS & FRIENDS

Brooklyn

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

JASMINE SALAZAR, LMSW

Victim Assistant Coordinator

Vice Chancellor

Diocese of Brooklyn, New York

30 Min

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

HEATHER BANIS, PhD

Victims Assistance Ministry Coordinator

Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Professor, UCLA

20 MIN

Chicago

Los Angeles

Chicago

 THOMAS THARAYIL, LCSW, BCD

Director, Office of Assistance Ministry

Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois

Adjunct Professor, Loyola University

40 Min

CATHOLIC LAITY IN ACTION

Task Force

Review Board

Review Board

REGINA A. QUINN

Director, Safe Environment Office

Chair, Diocesan Task Force

Diocese of Columbus, Ohio

30 Min

Review Board

Review Board

Review Board

SANDRA MUNOZ, ESQ.

Member

Independent Review Board

Diocese of Brooklyn, New York

20 MIN

University

Review Board

University

STEPHEN P. WHITE

Executive Director

The Catholic Project

The Catholic University of America


40 Min

Why Do Families Share Stories?

Healing takes time.

Let's take some time together as a Church family.


We begin piecing together memories 

to create a story about darkness where Light triumphs with 

time, healing, fearlessness, resilience... and each other. 


Our Catholic Story

is the first step in the Spirit Fire restorative justice process that 

The Spirit Fire Global Conference on Abuse and Faith promises to be. 

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