Apr 16O'SHEA: The Challenges Facing the Catholic ChurchFor the first time in history the number of people in the United States who identify as belonging to a church, mosque or synagogue is...
Apr 15Latin America is becoming more secularCatholicism is in swift decline, although there are growing numbers of evangelicals
Mar 30Seattle archdiocese redeveloping property into affordable housingGreener First Hill neighborhood as the Archdiocese of Seattle and partners embark on a project to drastically reduce carbon emissions
Jan 10 Heal Our Church: A Conversation with James Carroll James Carroll is the author of twelve novels. The Truth at the Heart of the Lie, which was named a Best Book of 2021 by Publishers Weekly.
Aug 19, 2021HOC Supports St. Mary, Mount Virgin, and St. PatrickThe Catholic community of Seattle is learning that the Archbishop has unexpectedly announced plans to close St. Mary, Mount Virgin and...
May 15, 2021The Tacoma News Tribune Endorses Heal Our ChurchA Seattle-based Catholic reform group, called Heal our Church, has boldly called for a Truth & Reconciliation Commission; it’s based on a...
Mar 18, 2021HOC Condemns Papal Ban on Blessing of Gay Unions This is contrary to Christian notions of the innate goodness of all persons. The Catholic Church must welcome and offer spiritual...
Jan 29, 2021Seattle Times Brings our Mission To The CommunityArticle continues below, or read it all on the Seattle Times Web Site https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-archbishop-is-sto...
Jan 29, 2021‘Looking back at 2020 and moving Forward in 2021’HEAL OUR CHURCH.org Dear Heal Our Church (HOC) Supporter: For so many reasons, all of us have been ready for 2020 to end and pray for...
Oct 7, 2020Victims First: Transparency Needed I am not a theologian, lawyer, or therapist, but as other Catholics, I have accepted the duty of reflecting on the victims of clerical...
Jun 2, 2020Heal Our Church plans virtual meeting, invites Archbishop and requests agreement on Joint StatementJune 1, 2020 Archbishop Paul Etienne Archdiocese of Seattle 710 9th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 Dear Archbishop Etienne: We are taking this...
May 22, 2020Archbishop Postpones Meeting, HOC RespondsThe Archbishop cancelled the May 13th meeting we scheduled nearly four months previously under the concern of coronavirus. He was...
Feb 14, 2020Pacific Northwest's largest newspaper advocates for Heal Our Church effortEDITORIAL FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES: The Catholic Church’s egregious concealment of its sexual abuse scandals compounds the pain felt by...
Feb 10, 2020Our Seattle Times op-ed: For healing, Catholic Church must open sexual-abuse scandal recordsThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission model recently proposed for the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle offers a path of healing in the afte
Feb 7, 2020Straight-forward answers to Archbishop Etienne’s concerns about a Truth & Reconciliation CommissionHeartwarming, and in some cases heartbreaking, characterizes the outpouring of emails, phone calls and text messages we’ve received...
Jan 28, 2020News release: Western Washington Catholics call on Archbishop to help form a Truth & ReconciliationIn wake sex abuse scandal, group develops plan to help heal church SEATTLE (Jan. 28, 2020)-- A broad-based group of Catholics in Western...