I hear his scream. The scream of little boy who needed his mama, who was lost in the land of her own grief, much like those who inflicted this grief upon her. About a year ago I was sitting in a coffee shop in Old Town Alexandria, VA, staring at a letter I had beenContinue reading “7 Years Later: Living In A Heart Replaced”
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An Open Letter to the Man Who Sexually Groomed Me: Everything my teenage heart couldn’t articulate and my adult-self now can.
I was recently advised by my spiritual director to write a letter to the man who groomed me. What I ultimately wrote was something that I did not foresee. I had never realized, or perhaps let myself realize, how much my teenage self admired and loved the man who ultimately used me for his ownContinue reading “An Open Letter to the Man Who Sexually Groomed Me: Everything my teenage heart couldn’t articulate and my adult-self now can.”
What Nobody Tells You About Complicated Grief: Jesus Shows Up
Half my life ago I was sitting on a church bench talking to my favorite person in the world about something only a14 or 15 year old kid might think is a big deal. He jokingly told me “you’re going to be my greatest cross as a priest.” While I’ll never know for sure whatContinue reading “What Nobody Tells You About Complicated Grief: Jesus Shows Up”
End of Beginning
I once had a friend who saw I was sad, when no one else cared to look. He noticed when I stopped smiling though I wouldn’t dare tell him why. Little did I know this friend would be there for me at a time when I stopped trusting most others just a little while later.Continue reading “End of Beginning”
Songs for Healing Sheep
Link to playlist on Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/5bd4da421a8c423a8b467d4f47e15419sune?ref=dm_sh_RMObX1m01XFDIsZp2rzlwfAGP A list of songs that I’ve resonated with personally and I believe express the profound beauty (and some of these just utter restlessness) of the human heart as created in the image and likeness of God Hello My Old Heart by The Oh Hellos Talk by Coldplay WhoContinue reading “Songs for Healing Sheep”
Thursday, April 3
On Thursday April 3, 2014, freedom had arrived. It was a date I had looked forward too ever since my parent’s divorce just over four years earlier. It represented an escape from court mandated custody arrangements that I absolutely despised. Not so much because of what they dictated, but because of what they represented, theContinue reading “Thursday, April 3”
What I’ve Learned Since I Launched My Blog in 2020: It’s All About the Child
When I launched Like Sheep Among Wolves in January of 2020, I did so with the intention of sharing my story to show the goodness of the Church despite the ways many of been wounded within it. I wanted to change the narrative around the sexual abuse crisis by allowing others see the good IContinue reading “What I’ve Learned Since I Launched My Blog in 2020: It’s All About the Child”
How Jesus Used My Ectopic Pregnancy to Heal Wounds of Sexual Abuse
When the Lord permits suffering, He does so because He sees a greater good down the road. In fact, if we could see that good in advance, we would beg for the suffering.
What Happens When You Come Forward: A Break in the Communal Delusion
What I underwent was hidden in plain sight. It took place in the environment that was created by the very people who displayed conflicting responses when the veil was lifted. Just as the abuse had communal effects, so it had communal causes.
My Story-An Interview with Deacon Kevin Stephenson
This past December I had the privilege of sharing my story with Deacon Kevin Stephenson from the Diocese of Tulsa, Executive Director of St. Augustine Behavioral Health System, and President of Faith Based Films LLC. Listen to my story below!
