In "Plague" journalist Michael O'Loughlin investigates stories of the AIDS epidemic and the Catholic Church. Mike is America’s national correspondent and he’s covered Catholicism for more than a decade. Mike is also gay and Catholic—and he’s cu

Introducing PLAGUE: Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church

Nov 26th, 2019 2m 1s

What’s Mine to Do and Not Somebody Else's?

May 2nd, 2019 41m 37s

In the final episode of Deliver Us, we ask: What’s mine to do and not somebody else’s? What part of the church’s healing are we each responsible for?To grapple with these questions, we spoke to people who have responded to the sex abuse cr

How Can We Shift Power in the Church?

Apr 25th, 2019 34m 9s

This week’s episode takes on clericalism and the part it has played in the abuse crisis. What is clericalism and how can we recognize it when we see it?John Carr, director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at George

What Can We Do to Hold Bishops Accountable?

Apr 18th, 2019 36m 30s

In this week's episode, we are looking at what the church can do to hold its bishops accountable.To better understand the problems and difficulties with holding bishops accountable, we will look at the case of Theodore McCarrick, a cardinal w

What Does Justice Look Like for Survivors?

Apr 11th, 2019 37m 58s

In this episode of “Deliver Us,” we’re asking what justice looks like for survivors. What does the church need to do? What models of justice can we look to in this unique crisis?We look at the differences between criminal and financial justic

Bonus

Deliver Us Needs You

Apr 5th, 2019 4m 20s

We need your help to share Deliver Us. Please remember to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.For our final episode, we want to hear how you’ve been confronting the Catholic sexual abuse crisis in your own faith community. Perhaps you’ve joi

Survivor Stories: Michael Mack

Mar 21st, 2019 20m 56s

In the fourth and final episode of our mini-series with survivors, we are sharing the story of Michael Mack. Michael is the author of the one-man play: "Conversations with My Molester: A Journey of Faith."If you missed our previous survivor s

Survivor Stories: Marie Collins

Mar 19th, 2019 12m 42s

In this episode, we will share the story of Marie Collins, an Irish survivor who became an advocate for victims of sexual abuse and served on the pontifical commission for the Protection of minors at the Vatican.If you missed our previous sur

Survivor Stories: The Fortney Sisters

Mar 14th, 2019 24m 11s

In this episode, we feature the stories and voices of the Fortney sisters—5 women in Pennsylvania who were abused by the same priest. Four of the sisters, Carolyn, Teresa, Laura, and Patty talk about the trauma of the abuse, as well as the pain

Survivor Stories: David Clohessy

Mar 12th, 2019 24m 35s

We're stepping back from the investigations and the numbers and the theories to focus on what's most essential: Listening to survivors.This episode includes some advice on listening to survivors from the Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, the president o

Are the Reforms Working?

Mar 7th, 2019 30m 16s

In this episode, we look at the reforms the U.S. Catholic Bishops drafted after the sexual abuse crisis of 2002. How did these new rules change things for Catholics in parishes around the country?We look at the Dallas Charter for the Protecti

Is the Church Still Covering Up Abuse?

Feb 28th, 2019 30m 54s

In this episode of “Deliver Us” we ask: Is the cover-up history? We talk to journalist Jason Berry, who reported on an abuser priest in the ’80s for National Catholic Reporter, as well as members of The Boston Globe’s Spotlight team, who broke

How’s Your Celibate Life Going?

Feb 21st, 2019 34m 31s

In our second episode of “Deliver Us,” we look at two suspected causes of the sex abuse crisis: celibacy and gay priests.Psychologist Thomas Plante has worked clinically and academically in the area of clerical sexual abuse for 30 years, and

How Can I Remain Catholic?

1 Feb 13th, 2019 30m 19s

On our debut episode of “Deliver Us,” Maggi Van Dorn asks: How can I stay in a church where so many children have been hurt? Not everyone does. Melinda Henneberger, a journalist for The Kansas City Star, tells Maggi why the latest wave of sex a

Trailer

Deliver Us - Trailer

Jan 24th, 2019 1m 36s

Will the Catholic Church's sex abuse crisis ever end? That's a question everyone has been asking since the latest wave of news in 2018. In Deliver Us, host Maggi Van Dorn is a Catholic committed to healing the church from the inside. She wants