Responding to the Clergy Abuse Crisis: How a Law Background Influenced a Local Response

On February 21, 2019, Chris spoke at the University of St. Thomas School of Law on how his legal background shaped the work of YArespond in addressing the clergy abuse crisis. You can listen to the audio here:

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YArespond is a group of Catholic young adults based in the Twin Cities seeking informed and holistic ways to respond to the abuse crises in our Church. We focus on a fourfold response consisting of prayer, education, dialogue, and action. Currently, we are working on developing resources for parishes and ministries to host events and dialogues. Learn more:

• An overview of the largest study on clerical abuse to date

• A video and adaptable resources from our young adult facilitated discussion on clerical abuse

• Our open letter to the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

• The YArespond blog

• About us