A W Richard Sipe: 5 books
I Confess
How a Very Religious Catholic Boy Learned Dirty Words Sex and Celibacy Avoided Suicide Embraced Death Found Love God & Himself Not Necessarily in That Order
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
Throughout his remarkable life, Richard Sipe has followed one simple yet demanding dictum: Tell the truth. He has done so as a priest, a mental health clinician, and a writer exploring the trials of celibacy and the tragedy of child sexual abuse. Today, Sipe is best known for his work with clergy who...
by A.W. Richard Sipe
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2017
Who among us is ready to face death with eyes and heart completely open? Who among us is ready to account for all that we have said and done, for all our battles lost and won? Who among would have the courage to pause at the very fulcrum of life and death and carefully consider whether it is time to...
Celibacy in Crisis
A Secret World Revisited
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
In the midst of the worst crisis the Catholic Church has seen in almost 500 years, this book challenges Catholic authorities to renew, rethink, or reform the long-standing institution of celibacy.
Sex, Priests, and Secret Codes
The Catholic Church's 2,000 Year Paper Trail of Sexual Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
Sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults by Catholic clergy burst onto the American scene in 1984. Revelations about such abuse since then have confirmed that this tragedy is not limited to the U.S. Catholic Church, nor is it a new phenomenon that grew out of so-called secularizing trends of the...
A Secret World
Sexuality And The Search For Celibacy
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Published in 1990, A Secret World is a valuable contribution to the field of Family Therapy.