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A Clerical Abuse Survivor’s Thank-You to Faithful Priests
COMMENTARY: A bad priest deeply wounded me, but through the faithfulness and holiness of other priests, I was gradually led back toward hope, healing, truth and renewal. Ordinandi lie prostrate during the Litany of Saints during an ordination Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sept. 29, 2016. (photo: Daniel Ibáñez / EWTN News) Commentaries June 14, 2026 As Father’s Day approaches, I find myself thinking about my own wonderful dad, as well as my husband, the father of our six children.
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COMMENTARY: A pro-life sculpture has found a fitting home at my Massachusetts parish. Parishioners gather in front of the ‘Life’ sculpture at All Saints Parish in Haverhill, Massachusetts. (photo: Courtesy of Faith Hakesley) Commentaries May 17, 2026 The Register recently published an article about the arrival of the “Life” sculpture at All Saints Parish in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The bronze statue of Mary with Jesus in her womb is a testament to the sanctity of human life, motherhood and grace.
A Sexual Abuse Survivor’s Guide
COMMENTARY: The sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist, offer vital pathways to healing, hope and renewal. ‘Monstrance’ (photo: Sidney de Almeida / Shutterstock) Blogs October 12, 2024 As a survivor of clergy sex abuse, I have personally navigated the challenging journey of healing. The wounds inflicted by those entrusted with our spiritual care run deep. They affect not only our emotional and physical well-being but also our spiritual lives.
A Sexual Abuse Survivor’s Guide
COMMENTARY: The sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist, offer vital pathways to healing, hope and renewal. , October 12, 2024 – National Catholic Register As a survivor of clergy sex abuse, I have personally navigated the challenging journey of healing. The wounds inflicted by those entrusted with our spiritual care run deep. They affect not only our emotional and physical well-being but also our spiritual lives.
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Faith Hakesley Faith Hakesley is a Catholic wife, homeschooling mother of five, author, and blogger with The Ruth Institute. A survivor of clerical abuse, Faith is deeply committed to spreading a message of hope and resilience. Inspired by a life-changing encounter with Pope Benedict XVI in 2008, where he assured her, “There is always hope,” she seeks to share this message through her writing and advocacy.
Frozen Embryo Court Case and the IVF Contradiction
Dr. John Di Camillo, PhD, assists hospital ethics committees and manages the National Catholic Bioethics Center’s free consultation service. There he fields tough questions on topics such as: Sexual orientation and gender identity. End-of-life issues. Brain death and organ donation. Reproductive technologies. Pregnancy complications. “Cooperation with evil” situations such as assisting in scheduling abortion appointments.
How to Win at Parenting
Mental illness is an increasing problem among teenagers today. But is more access to mental health services the solution or just a Band-aid over a deeper issue? What role might parenting play in the mental health of adolescents? Dr. Jonathan Rothwell, chief economist for Gallup polls, studied how parenting practices and the quality of the relationship between parent and child affect youth mental health.
Abuse survivor responds to Cardinal Fernandez’s “The Mystical Passion”
Faith Hakesley, author of Glimmers of Grace: Moments of Peace and Healing Following Sexual Abuse (Our Sunday Visitor 2020) as well as the Ruth Institute blog, Advice from a Survivor, reacted to Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández’s recently resurfaced book, The Mystical Passion. “I found it nauseating,” Hakesley said. “It’s sexually graphic, blasphemous, and completely inappropriate on so many levels.
My Christian Counselor Kept Me Alive. Why Are LGBT Groups Trying Outlaw That?
Ken Williams is the author of The Journey Out: How I Followed Jesus Away from Gay and co-founder of Changed Movement, a small army of people who have left the LGBT subculture. Ken was exposed to gay porn as a child. He was also always the smallest boy, so he had an easier time hanging out with girls, who were nicer to him than the boys. This contributed to his gay identity. As he got older, Ken became suicidal.
Sloppy Studies Debunked: 'Conversion Therapy' in Fact Doesn’t Do Any Harm, and Often Helps
By The Ruth Institute Published on December 20, 2023 Fr./Dr. Paul Sullins discusses the erroneous studies that claim therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction leads to suicide. Sullins explained the methodological flaws used in these studies in the invitation-only press conference held last week: the studies fail to consider separately suicide attempts before and after therapy. Perhaps some people chose to go to therapy, precisely because they were highly distressed or suicidal in the first place.
Fighting for Counseling Freedom for Those Who Wish to Leave the LGBT Subculture
Dr. Mike Davidson is the Chairman of the International Foundation for Therapeutic and Counseling Choice, which promotes the option of therapy for clients seeking help for unwanted sexual feelings, attractions and behaviors. He also co-directs X-Out-Loud, which celebrates those who found freedom from unwanted homosexual desires and gender confusion.
How Same-Sex 'Marriage' Made the Transgender Madness Unstoppable
Attorney John Bursch serves as vice president of appellate advocacy for Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the largest public-interest law firm in the world. He has argued 12 cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, defending religious liberty, free speech, parental rights, marriage, family, and the right to life. He is also the author of Loving God’s Children: The Church and Gender Ideology.
Has the Vatican Gone Lavender?
Dr. Morse gives her views on what we can take away from the happenings in Rome. Some crazy stuff is going on out there. Do we have to believe it all? Do we have to listen to what they say? Dr. Morse shares what Catholics should do regarding the leadership of the Church. What About People Who Want to Change Orientation? A study was released stating that Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE) were not only ineffective, but harmful and dangerous.
SCOTUS Winner Proves Teacher Unions Are Evil
By The Ruth Institute Published on October 26, 2023 Rebecca Friedrichs, a twenty-eight-year public school teacher, was forced to fund state and national teachers’ unions whose politics and immoral programs she did not support and that brought harm to her profession, her students, and our country. Although she “opted out” of the political dues for the first ten years of her career, she later joined in order to gain a voice.
How to Help the Gender Dysphoric
Attorney Mary Rice Hasson is the Kate O’Beirne Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., where she co-founded and directs the Person and Identity Project, an initiative that equips parents and faith-based institutions to promote the truth about the human person and counter gender ideology. Mary’s organization helps doctors and counselors be compassionate caregivers to those presenting with gender dysphoria while still being faithful to their own conscience.
School Counselors Recruiting Children for Gruesome 'Trans' Treatments
By The Ruth Institute Published on July 25, 2023 Licensed clinical social worker Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, aka The Truthful Therapist, is featured in the docudramas “Gender Transitions: The Untold Realities” and “Dysconnected: The Real Story Behind the Transgender Explosion.” Watch below as Pamela describes witnessing fellow therapists affirming trans-identifying patients rather than addressing their real issues.
Connecticut Bill Opens Door for Pedophilia Protections
“Connecticut legislators took a step toward legalizing pedophilia and apparently expect us not to notice,” said Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. The Connecticut House of Representative overwhelmingly passed a bill that changes the state’s anti-discrimination law.
The Sexual Revolution’s Rotten Fruit
By The Ruth Institute Published on May 17, 2023 In this interview with Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, scholar Mary Eberstadt explains how, “Contrary to what we’ve been told, the sexual revolution has actually been disastrous.” “Something has gone badly wrong in America and in other countries across the west. I am locating its roots in the adoption of contraception from the 1960s onward.” “A lot of people thought contraception would be a net win for humanity.
The Nashville 'Trans' Massacre of Christians: It's Not About the Guns
By The Ruth Institute Published on April 19, 2023 In Nashville School Shooting, Don’t Say Trans “You can tell where power lies in a society by who you are not allowed to criticize,” said Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. “Take the recent Nashville school shooting. You could get dizzy following the media and activists’ spin.” The killer was a woman who sometimes “identified” as a man.
Florida Investigates Drag Queen Christmas for Kids
“Florida is in the forefront of protecting children from a toxic culture,” said Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. “The state’s licensing board is investigating facilities that hosted a ‘Drag Queen Christmas’ with children in the audience.” The show, which toured the country, was highly sexualized and included simulated sex acts and performers exposing body parts, real and prosthetic.
How Pope Benedict XVI taught me to hope after sexual abuse
This essay is part of Our Sunday Visitor’s coverage of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday, Dec. 31, at the age of 95. He served as pope from April 19, 2005, until his resignation on Feb. 28, 2013. There’s a lot going on in the Catholic Church and in the world around us that may cause many of us to throw our hands up in frustration and maybe even despair.
Glimmers of Grace
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Moments of Peace and Healing Following Sexual Abuse
Backordered It started with a Tootsie Roll. The day then-18-year-old Faith Hakesley was to testify in court against the well-liked Catholic priest who had raped her, a court guard pressed a Tootsie Roll into her hand. It was the first glimmer. The little piece of candy reminded her of the Scripture about "faith the size of a mustard seed," and this bit of encouragement, by way of the guard, but really from God, gave her the courage she needed to endure the trial.
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