June 23, 2005

Hoatson to speak at VOTF

WINCHESTER (MA)
The Winchester Star

On Monday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m., the Winchester Area Voice of the Faithful welcomes Fr. Robert Hoatson as a guest speaker to its regular weekly meetings at St. Eulalia's Church.

Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend.

Fr. Hoatson's talk is entitled, "Healing from the Highway: One Priest's Attempt to Help Survivors." Hoatson was ordained as a priest in 1997 after serving as a member of the Irish Christian Brothers. He has testified before the NY state Legislature about the horrors of clergy sexual abuse. He is co-founder (with Fr. Thomas Doyle) of the Millstone Project - a national effort addressing accountability in the Catholic Church. Fr. Hoatson is himself a survivor of sexual abuse while a member of the Irish Christian Brothers.

Posted by kshaw at June 23, 2005 08:24 AM