Desiring to bring hope and healing to other victims, these men and women—survivors as well as their community of family and friends—come together to speak out about their abuse and betrayal by Catholic priests and leaders. These are only a few stories—but through these few are related the experiences of many victims. Contrary to conventional wisdom, these men and women are still active, practicing Catholics who love their faith. The abusers may have stolen their innocence, but through God’s grace, they weren’t able to steal their faith.

Included are chapters providing practical advice from Dr. Deborah Rodriguez, a medical doctor specializing in trauma care, Christopher West, an expert on St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, and Elizabeth Terrill, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, to help victims begin or continue the process of healing, not only from sexual abuse, but also from the damage done to their faith.

Priests and Bishops of the Catholic Church have harmed many, but through this 2,000 year old institution, these victims found the healing they so deserved and desired. This book aims to unite victims and concerned members of the Catholic Church to fight against the evil of sexual abuse and coverup. The Catholic Church has a lot of work to do, but there are good, heroic people within its membership who desire to advocate for victims of sexual abuse and to change the structures that allowed this Abuse of Trust to occur.

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The introduction and first week of the 33 Day Family Consecration book may be previewed by clicking on the image of the book cover to the left.  The book may be purchased for $15 at Amazon.  We use the funds collected to support the work of our ministry and to offset the costs of conducting our annual retreat for the family in Texas.

This resource is designed to be the primary text to enable the parents to lead the discussion during the daily family prayer time. The daily reflections are also available on our website.  The first week can be viewed by anyone, but to access weeks 2 through 5,  you will need sign up for an account on our website.  We also ask is that you prayerfully consider making a donation to support our ministry.

Ages 7 and up.

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The 33 Day Family Consecration Coloring Book provides daily coloring pages for the youngest members of our family.  R. Miller (Immaculate Heart Coloring Pages) created coloring pages based on the theme of each day of the consecration.  These pages are an ideal way to help your young ones participate in the daily family consecration prayer time.

The printed version of the coloring book may be purchased at Amazon for $6.  We use the funds collected to support the work of our ministry and to offset the costs of conducting our annual retreat for the family in Texas. The first week of coloring pages are available for download on our website and can be viewed by anyone, but to access weeks 2 through 5,  you will need sign up for an account on our website.  We also ask is that you prayerfully consider making a donation to support our the work of our ministry. You may also download a PDF of the first few Coloring Book pages by clicking on the image of the book to the left.

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The Daily Journal for Family Life was inspired by the work from the good people at Daily JO who introduced me to journaling.  I took that framework and used it to create a resource that may be helpful to parents as they strive to implement the principles that we share during our family ministry events (Priorities, Family Prayer, Family Play, Love within the family, communities of faith and evangelization).

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