Category Archives: Spiritual Abuse
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Ten Things that Aren’t Love
Leave a commentJune 2, 2019 by lucieromarin
Trauma-bonding Mutual convenience Mutual addiction Transference Countertransference Grooming behaviour (or ‘training’, if you like that word better) Groomed behaviour (or …
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Lesson Learned from Facebook
Leave a commentJanuary 20, 2019 by lucieromarin
The funniest thing about signing up for Facebook – which momentous thing I did one year ago, and how time …
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It’s About Power
Leave a commentAugust 20, 2018 by lucieromarin
In the wake of the latest clergy scandal, theories abound. They all fall short. Those who blame religion and/or celibacy …
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Agnostic Questions and My Answers
Leave a commentMay 20, 2018 by lucieromarin
An agnostic friend prompted me with some of the questions below. Thinking them over, I asked myself more questions from …
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How the Mugger Sees It
Leave a commentApril 20, 2018 by lucieromarin
During a meeting with one of my former director’s new managers, I asked, “Do I need to supply you with …
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Psychosis – Not an Issue in Pastoral Care
Leave a commentApril 5, 2018 by lucieromarin
At the zenith of my director’s exorcistic activity, I started hearing voices presenting outside my head. I heard those voices …
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Why I Like Monks
Leave a commentMarch 22, 2018 by lucieromarin
Yesterday, on the Feast of St Benedict, the slackest Benedictine in the world received the latest copy of In Coenaculo …
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