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Descent Into Light courageously unpacks stories often left untold—stories of adults harmed within religious settings, including everything from sexual abuse to the broader reality of spiritual abuse.
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BONUS | Fr. Boniface Hicks & Spiritual Direction Red Flags (opens the original)
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Following our recent conversation with Marcus Mescher on moral injury, we are sharing our second bonus episode of Descent into Light.In this episode, Sister Danielle and Sister Theresa sit down with Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB to unpack how to healthily live vulnerability, boundaries, and authority within spiritual direction.When seeking spiritual guidance, we are invited to open the deepest parts of our hearts. Yet, as Fr. Boniface points out, “that which is most fruitful is also most dangerous.” W
BONUS | Dr. Marcus Mescher on Moral Injury (opens the original)
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In this special bonus episode of Descent into Light, we welcome back Catholic moral theologian Marcus Mescher to dive deeper into a crucial concept from Episode 3: Moral Injury. Marcus breaks down how moral injury differs from PTSD, where the term originates, and how it impacts individuals, communities, and the broader Church. Drawing on a groundbreaking two-year study with survivors of clergy sexual abuse, church employees, and university students, Marcus talks about how moral injury manifests
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