Links
SNAP - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
SNAP'S healing model - that both survivors and the institution that hurt them must be healed - focuses on helping individuals and changing the church that allowed the abuse.
New Jersey Dioceses
Diocese of PatersonEducation
The Church in the 21st Century
Boston College's programs and events on "Being Catholic"
Father Dennis Crowley
Associate Pastor, Assumption Church, Morristown, NJ
Documents of the II Vatican Council
Other links of interest
BishopAccountability.org
Documents the sexual abuse crisis in Catholic Church.
Bishops Watch
Initiative of 13 Catholic reform groups in response to the cirsis of sexual abuse by Catholic Clergy.
Rescue and Recovery International
Non-Profit organization dedicated to helping victims of clergy/religious sexual abuse with their healing.
Survivors First
Mission is to ensure all survivors of sexual abuse are aware of their recovery options and to keep kids safe.
Poynteronline
A digest of links to media coverage of clergy abuse.
Pastor-at-Large
Father Lasch
Other VOTF Affiliates
VOTF Bridgeport, CT
Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church
To bring about stuctural change in the Church Call to Action
Catholics working together to foster peace and justice. Catholic Organizations for Renewal
A coalition of Catholic groups, inspired by Vatican II, to further the reform and renewal of the Catholic Church, and to bring about a world of justice and peace, reflecting the sacredness of all creation. Future Church
National coalition of parish-centered Catholics who see full participation of all baptized Catholics in the life of the Church. Corpus USA
A ministerial communicaty Women's Ordination Conference
A voice for women in the Roman Catholic Church Pax Christi USA
The national Catholic peace movement Dignity USA
Gay, lesbian, bisexual & Transgender Catholics For Alternative Giving
Catholic Charities USA Kiva
A micro-lending organization
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