When naming God hurts: spirituality and patriarchy
Magdalena Sanchez “When patriarchy disguises itself as theology, the pulpit becomes a trench, and the altar a...
Magdalena Sanchez
Understanding Child Abuse in Latin America: Definition, Types and Warning Signs
Introduction Today we begin a five-week series on the topic of child abuse. I...
Prevention – A Shield for Childhood in a World of Risk
The home should be a child’s first sanctuary—a space of safety, affection, and growth. Yet...
Emotional and spiritual healing in victims of child abuse
1 Introduction: Visible and Invisible Wounds Child abuse leaves scars that go far beyond the...
The Non-Negotiable Commitment: Prevention and Intervention of Child Abuse in Faith Communities
The challenge of child abuse in faith communities is a multifaceted crisis which encompasses criminal...
The silence of the little ones: Understanding the cycle of child abuse
The Child Abuse Wheel is a painful mirror of a reality that far too often...
Part 1: power disguised as faith: discerning spiritual abuse
Spiritual abuse is one of the most silent and devastating forms of violence within faith...
From the altar to the body: When spiritual abuse prepares the ground for sexual abuse
Two weeks have passed since our first entry in this series, “When faith becomes control:...
When the Church remains silent: silence as an accomplice to abuse
“When the Church remains silent: silence as an accomplice to abuse” exposes how faith communities, in protecting their reputation or…
Healing wounded faith: paths of spiritual and communal restoration
“Near is the Lord to the brokenhearted, and he saves those who are crushed in...