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Mezzo: the in-between

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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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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