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As an amateur writer, mother, wife and legal secretary for the past 25 years, my passion for the courage of clergy sex abuse victims, their families and mandated reporters, who made a choice to protect children, before their own career security and ego, has evolved over the past 5 years.
My husband, Michael, is a former Catholic high school teacher and coach, who was forced to make a career change without due process of the law. He will soon complete his Masters Degree in Special Education, his new-found passion. Our children, Nicole, Rachel, Brent and Laurel are a gift to us and all who meet them. We pray our children and the world's children will witness society correcting the wrongs committed against innocent children and families. Without justice, there will never be peace; without peace, faith and our country's laws are empty.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Letter to Wall Street Journal -- U.S. Court v. Vatican
Attorneys for religious institutions continue to pad their financial portfolios -- all in the name of freedom of religion privilege. Who is paying attention?
Friday, September 26, 2008 Vatican Toots Its Own Horn!
Wall Street and the U.S. economy is crumbling and the Vatican toots its own horn about financial investment success! What is wrong with this picture?
Friday, August 29, 2008 Does the Media Labor With Fear? (4 comments)
"A Brief History of Bush's Flameout", published in Rolling Stone Magazine fails to document the clergy sex abuse crisis that erupted in the U.S. during 2002, and, also fails to state that President George W. Bush's granted immunity to the Vatican in 2005 for approximately 100,000 sex crimes committed against children in the United States.
Sunday, April 1, 2007 Letter to Fox News - Protections of Children & Corrective Legislation!
Please assist in bringing the facts relating to the clergy sex abuse crisis, Enablers (past and today)and corrective legislation similar to California's 2003 Sex Abuse Law, to the public's attention. Without justice there will never be peace. Without peace, faith and our country's laws are empty.
Friday, March 30, 2007 Letter to President Bush and Attorney General Gonzales
Our children watch each and every move we make and the media continually reports. For this reason, our children must learn from the mistakes we make as adults and the corrective action that follows.
Sunday, February 4, 2007 Letter to Bill O'Reilly - Public Debate, Without Political Spin
All children, future religious, government, political, legal and educational leaders, must witness the encouragement of public debate and society's corrective action when justified. Why are adult leaders today discouraging public participation in politically-sensitive topics?
Sunday, January 28, 2007 Will Our Children Witness Truths or Denials of Justice?
If our society and government leaders do not confront the sex abuse crisis head-on, our children will continue to watch adults squirm and government avoid reference to the sex abuse crisis, while justice and truth is denied.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Petition for Removal of Cardinal Roger Mahony
Cardinal Mahony ignored cries for help from innocent children, vulnerable adults and families. Please let your voice be heard -- and send a message to Pope Benedict.
Sunday, August 27, 2006 Crimes Against Children - Obsessions & News Junkies
As a society, we have an urgent need to find someone to blame for any heinous crime committed against a child. Many times in finding immediate blame, we fail to investigate and confront the evilness and cover-ups that may also co-exist in crimes committed against children.
