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Jordan Cockrum | Friday, August 24, 2018
College President Jan Cervelli condemned the actions of clergy in the Pennsylvania clergy sexual abuse scandal and called on the Saint Mary’s community to enact positive change in her reflections at the College’s opening of the academic year Mass on Thursday. “The report on the grand jury investigation into clergy sexual abuse, and its related cover-up,
Campus Ministry | Wednesday, August 22, 2018
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” These words were uttered by Jesus as he hung from the Cross. He was in agony. His body had been abused, His spirit all but crushed. For all those who have felt this anguish because of an inappropriate encounter with a member of the clergy, I am
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, August 21, 2018
On Aug. 14, a grand jury report in Pennsylvania revealed that hundreds of Catholic priests had abused 1,000 children in that state. The report relied on thousands of pages of secret church documents with information about the cases. Since the release of the report, bishops in Pennsylvania have apologized and spoken of a commitment to