During my time at an ICKSP parish I learned what clericalism and misogyny feel and look like. Join me as I tell my story of belonging to a parish of this Traditional Latin Mass institute.
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In this podcast I mention three other communities I had interactions with while discerning. These communities include the Children of Mary, Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, and the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles.
This week is National Vocation Awareness Week. How should the modern church teach and embrace vocations? What is the danger when lay people are taught that religious and priests are "like God?"
Referred Links:
7 Saints Who Lived a Wonderful Single Life (Patron Saints for Single People) - Cool Catholics
Do You Have a Vocation? | Catholic Answers Magazine The Better Part: The Religious or Priestly Vocation - Catholicism.org https://www.bishop-accountability.org/accounts/
Are ghosts real? Maybe. Are nuns real? Well, I guess they are. What about ghost nuns? If purgatory is real...then probably.
https://www.higgypop.com/news/ghostly-nuns/
https://www.spookyisles.com/ireland-religious-ghosts/
https://notebookofghosts.com/2018/04/25/ghost-nuns-who-will-have-you-praying/
Let me know your thoughts on this story and if you had a similar experience in religious life.
Ryan Anthony is an outspoken former member of the Alliance of the Two Hearts; a worldwide institute founded by Fr. 'Bing' Arellano. Ryan dealt with eleven years of spiritual, psychological, and physical abuse in the male branch of the order, The Oblate Apostles of the Two Hearts. Ryan is the creator of the Truth That Heals podcast, and he can be found on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and YouTube.
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In December of 2023 I started creating a database of religious orders in the U.S. This was a major project that I am still refining. Here is what I learned from working on this project.
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www.iveinfo.org has been a website that has fascinated me for several years. It is the only website I know of started by a group of former religious of one community to expose the abuse in that community.
***Please be aware that there are topics of sexual abuse in this episode. Listener discretion advised.
Catherine Coldstream came out in April with a book about her 12-year experience of living in a Carmelite order in England. In this episode I break down my own thoughts about her experiences.
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This is a hodge podge of an episode. In it I discuss my plans for more interviews with survivors, the AVREF in Europe, and having a Q&A episode.
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My blog and podcast have focused a lot on the negatives of my time in the convent; and rightly so. However, there are a few things I have gained from the experience.
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Nunsploitation films are a genre of film made popular in the 60's and 70's. One recent film of this genre shows how hideous these films can be. Join me as I ponder how much of these films, if any, are based on real life. We will also look at another film out in theatres about a real life nun, Mother Francis Cabrini. What is the difference between such a film as this and the films that exploit the evil that happens in some convents?
https://www.vulture.com/2021/12/the-best-nunsploitation-films-ranked.html
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14351082/
The BITE Method is a cult mind control model created by former Moon cult member Dr. Steven Hassan.
In this episode we will look into the BITE Method, it's meaning, and whether religious orders check off any of the necessary boxes for being a cult.
https://www.alittlebithuman.com/the-bite-model-of-cult-mind-control-explained/
My continued experience dealing with religious order abuse and trauma.
What my Christmases were like in the convent.....spoiler alert, they weren't very merry.
My experience of healing while being on retreat.
My first thoughts on this book I have been waiting over three years to get my hands on!
Here is the link to the book on Sophia Press: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/abuses-in-the-religious-life-and-the-path-to-healing/ Here is the article I had translated into English:
https://www.religiondigital.org/mundo/Dom-Dysmas-Gran-Cartuja-Isere-Iglesia-abusos-religion_0_2208379159.html
In this episode Christina shares her story of abuse in religious life in two former communities. We also discuss what signs to look for when discerning communities and what changes should be implemented in religious life.
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Drugs, sex, and suing a bishop are the latest happenings at a Carmelite Monastery in Arlington, TX.
Here are links to the websites mentioned and quoted in the podcast:
https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/court-police-dismiss-cases-against-texas-bishop https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/carmelite-nun-admits-on-tape-affair-with-trad-priest
In this episode I share a letter I kept from my days in the convent with responses from my former superior. Religious order abuse can be hard to nail down; but this letter is one way I can show the mistreatment that goes on in convents.