Julie Feinauer, Contributor Did you know that nearly 10 percent of children will report being victims of sexual abuse before they reach 18? Unfortunately, it is estimated that only about 38 percent of victims ever report. This means that the true impact of the problem may not be known. Also, those who are victims of […]
https://covdio.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ChildAbuse.jpg746455Maura Baker/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CovDioLogo_dark-300x122.pngMaura Baker2023-04-24 12:00:262023-04-24 12:00:26The war on child sexual abuse: The most powerful weapon is education
Stephen Enzweiler, Cathedral Historian Part 4 in a series On Aug. 6, 1855, a large mob descended upon the election polls in Louisville, Ky., and made a show of force to block Irish and German Catholics of the city from voting in the day’s election. What transpired was a day-long series of beatings, lootings, acts of […]
by Stephen Enzweiler, Cathedral Historian At the beginning of the 19th century, the turbulent and deadly effects of the French Revolution had finally begun to subside across most of Europe. During the decade of the 1790’s, the Catholic Church had been subjected to a level of brutality and systematic persecution that hadn’t been seen since Roman […]
The war on child sexual abuse: The most powerful weapon is education
/in Featured StoriesJulie Feinauer, Contributor Did you know that nearly 10 percent of children will report being victims of sexual abuse before they reach 18? Unfortunately, it is estimated that only about 38 percent of victims ever report. This means that the true impact of the problem may not be known. Also, those who are victims of […]
Part 4: 19th century Know Nothings and anti-Catholicism
/in Eucharistic Congress SeriesStephen Enzweiler, Cathedral Historian Part 4 in a series On Aug. 6, 1855, a large mob descended upon the election polls in Louisville, Ky., and made a show of force to block Irish and German Catholics of the city from voting in the day’s election. What transpired was a day-long series of beatings, lootings, acts of […]
Part 3: Pioneer priests brought Eucharistic tradition to Kentucky
/in Eucharistic Congress Seriesby Stephen Enzweiler, Cathedral Historian At the beginning of the 19th century, the turbulent and deadly effects of the French Revolution had finally begun to subside across most of Europe. During the decade of the 1790’s, the Catholic Church had been subjected to a level of brutality and systematic persecution that hadn’t been seen since Roman […]