Resources

Warning: We’re sharing resources we’re aware of, but inclusion does not imply endorsement. Please use your own discernment and good judgment in reviewing these resources.

Articles on Spiritual Abuse:

1. The Place Where You Stand is Holy Ground: Recognizing and Preventing Spiritual Abuse in the Catholic Church by Paul Fahey

2. Measuring & Exploring Moral Injury Caused by Clergy Sexual Abuse by Dr. Marcus Mescher, Dr. Kandi Stinson, Dr. Anne Fuller, and Dr. Ashley Theuring

3. Creating Healthy Cultures & Understanding Spiritual Abuse by the Thirtyone eight team

4. Beyond ‘Bad Apples’: Understanding Clergy Perpetrated Sexual Abuse as a Structural Problem & Cultivating Strategies for Change by Dr. Julie Rubio and Dr. Paul Schutz

5. Glimpses of Hope: Reflections on Journeying with Survivors of Clergy Sexual Abuse by Fr. Hans Zollner, SJ and Fr. Peter Beer

6. The Catholic Church’s Responsibility in Creating a Safeguarding Culture by Fr. Hans Zollner, SJ

7. The Child at the Center: What Can Theology Say in the Face of the

   Scandals of Abuse? by Fr. Hans Zollner, SJ

8. Faithful and True? The History of Mentalities and the Catholic Church’s

   Response to the Sexual Abuse Crises by Fr. Hans Zollner, SJ

9. Towards a Definition of Abuse of Conscience in the Catholic Setting by Fr. Samuel Fernández

Spiritual Abuse Training:

1. Paul Fahey, a licensed counselor, holds regular trainings on spiritual abuse. His website can be found here. He has also written a very helpful handout on spiritual abuse.

2. Bernhard Streisselberger, Mag.pth., MTh. offers training on spiritual abuse, narcissistic abuse recovery coaching, and other resources.

Diocesan Resources:

1. List of Diocesan Victims Assistance Coordinators

Seminary Formation:

1. Fully Equipped: A Proposal of Twelve Core Competencies in Ministering to Survivors of Sexual Abuse for Seminary Formation

Books

1. Doing Theology and Theological Ethics in the Face of the Abuse Crisis, edited by Daniel J. Fleming, James F. Keenan, SJ, and Hans Zollner, SJ

2. Thomas Berg - Hurting in the Church: A Way Forward for Wounded Catholics

3. Colleen Dulle - Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter

4. Dysmas de Lassus - Abuses in the Religious Life and the Path to Healing

5. Patrick Goujon SJ - Precarious: A Survivor of Clerical Abuse Remembers

6. Diane Langberg - Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church

7. Hillary McBride - Holy Hurt: Understanding Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing (A Clinically Informed and Compassionate Guide)

8. Lisa Oakley & Justin Humphreys - Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse: Creating Healthy Christian Cultures

9. K.J. Ramsey - The Lord Is My Courage: Stepping Through the Shadows of Fear Toward the Voice of Love

10. Eve Tushnet - Christ’s Body, Christ’s Wounds: Staying Catholic When You’ve Been Hurt in the Church

*This is not a comprehensive list; we will update regularly.