Through the Church, the Sacrament of God’s infinite love, Scripture, tradition, prayer, and liturgy, people can encounter the living Christ and experience His love, healing, and transforming grace.
But what happens when men and women who are commissioned to mediate God’s grace, preach God’s Word, and preside over the sacraments, do so inadvertently or under force? What harm occurs when a place of healing becomes a source of harm?
I experienced spiritual abuse and abuse of conscience in the church. In some cases, this abuse was directly caused by leaders acting with malicious intent. Sometimes harm was caused by the carelessness or negligence of leaders. And sometimes the damage occurred indirectly through a Catholic culture that did not respect my conscience. I also worked as a lay minister in a church for several years, and unfortunately contributed to the same religious culture that put others at risk for spiritual abuse.
This spring, I am completing my master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and will focus on helping those harmed by the church find healing and working with church leaders to make our communities safer. I intend to specialize in both. These are also my goals for this workshop.
This workshop is aimed at:
- Those seeking to understand and heal from experiences of spiritual abuse in the church
- Clergy and lay leaders interested in protecting their communities from spiritual abuse and abuse of conscience
- Therapists working with emotionally abused clients
This workshop will help you:
- Recognizing and preventing spiritual abuse and abuse of conscience in the church
- Know the symptoms of emotional abuse, religious trauma, and moral injury
- Dealing with people suffering from emotional abuse
detail:
This is a 5-part live workshop starting May 15th on Wednesdays (5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, 6/6) from 7:30pm to 9:00pm EST will be held virtually. 12). The workshop fee is $125. In the group he will include 5 to 12 participants. Participants will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
My other resources on emotional abuse:
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paul fahey He lives in Michigan with his wife and four children. For the past eight years, he has worked as a professional catechist. He has a bachelor’s degree in theology and is currently working toward a master’s degree in pastoral counseling. He is a retreat leader, catechist, author, and co-founder of Where Peter Is. He is the founder and co-host of the podcast Pope Francis Generation. His long-term goals are to provide pastoral counseling to Catholics experiencing spiritual abuse, to provide counseling to Catholic pastors, and to provide counseling education to improve the ability of pastors to help others in their ministry. It is to provide.
