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Mezzo: the in-between

Catholicism, intersectionality, dialogue, deconstruction, sexuality, race, creativity, zebra pants, etc. Lectures, papers, and conversations. By Chris Damian.
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From clerical closet to coming out: part 3
Listen now | "I had at least five priests and hyper-religious people say, 'Wouldn't it be better for you to just have a friend-with-benefits?"
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From clerical closet to coming out: part 2
Listen now | "The seminarians all looked the same, and the joke would be that this is the vocation director's 'type.'"
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From clerical closet to coming out: a recorded conversation with (Father) Danny Peterson
In this three-part recorded conversation, I speak with Danny Peterson about what leads priests to Grindr. We talk about his own history as a Catholic…
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How do Catholic communities silence survivors?
Listen now | A recorded conversation with Clare Friis on why she didn't speak, and what happened when she did.
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On Hidden Mercy: A conversation with Michael O'Loughlin
Listen now | On the AIDS crisis and the Catholic Church.
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Catholic priest: You can keep your job if you get married next month.
Listen now | An unmarried Catholic school teacher found herself with an unplanned pregnancy, a sick baby, and a school that wanted to buy her silence.
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The Church sent him to conversion therapy: a recorded conversation with Scott Herr
Listen now | “The whole theory is based on Freud.”
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Catholicism and conversion therapy: how I survived
"The abuse scandal just drives me mad, because I felt that I could really relate. I was one of the many repressed seminarians and priests headed toward…
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Conversion therapy and Catholicism: a conversation with Christopher Dowling
"How can I talk about how f****** real this is, without outing so many priests and seminarians I know?"
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Why remain Catholic: the talk
Listen now | My reflections on being gay in a Church often characterized by scandal and exclusion.
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Responding to the Clergy Abuse Crisis: How a Law Background Influenced a Local Response
Listen now (26 min) | Speaking at the University of St. Thomas School of Law on how my legal background shaped the work of YArespond in addressing the…
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Birth Through the Cross: Eros, Asceticism, and Francis of Assisi
Listen now (16 min) | A paper presented at the 2018 Edith Stein Conference at the University of Notre Dame
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