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'Healed by the Eucharist' - Minnesota ministry aims to bring communion to survivors

A new ministry aims to bring the Eucharist to the survivors of clerical sexual abuse.

Michelle La Rosa
Mar 17, 2023
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'Healed by the Eucharist' - Minnesota ministry aims to bring communion to survivors
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There was a time when Deborah Schiessl struggled to attend Mass.

As an adult survivor of clerical sexual abuse, she was grappling with the Church and her place in it.

“I continued to attend, but I sat way in the back. I felt very much like if the people here knew, they would not want me here,” Deborah told The Pillar.

“I f…

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