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About the Author: Chaplain Susan J. Katz, MA, Spiritual Health Practitioner, Musician
Susan is a hospital Chaplain providing secular as well as faith-based services to people of all genders and abilities. She has served in care homes, correctional facilities, urban health and addictions treatment centres in both the United States and Canada. Susan lives in Vancouver, Canada, and is a Professional Member of the Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains, and an Associate Member of the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care. Susan’s writing and music can be found on her Web/Blog: The Compassionate Oboe
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- See more at: http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org/blog/235#sthash.Ph4PhU1a.dpufSafe & Healthy Churches Training
Mar 21, 2019 — Categories: Training, Christian, Domestic Violence, Upcoming Training, Sexual ViolenceThe Safe & Healthy Churches Training will take place in Norfolk, VA on September 27-28, 2019. This groundbreaking training infuses faith communities with the tools and knowledge they need to address domestic violence, child abuse and other forms of relationship violence. Registration is now open!
Call for Abstracts: Crisis and Challenge in the Roman Catholic Church
Mar 04, 2019 — Categories: Current EventsPlease consider joining a new book project: Crisis and Challenge in the Roman Catholic Church: Perspectives on Decline and Reformation Edited by Debra Meyers and Mary Sue Barnett. This edited volume explores the historical, theological, and ethical dimensions of the current issues threatening the two thousand-year-old Catholic Church.
#ChurchToo: Mennonite Church Eastern Canada
Jan 09, 2019 — Categories: Current Events, Sexual Abuse by ClergyTen Denominations Respond to Mennonite Church Eastern Canada’s Invitation to Engage #ChurchToo Movement
COMPASS Award Given to Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune
Dec 17, 2018 — Categories: Violence Against Women, Domestic Violence, MultifaithThe Battering Intervention Services Coalition of Michigan presented Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune with the Ed Gondolf COMPASS Award, which "recognizes and honors those who have significantly guided and expanded efforts to protect survivors through advancing and evaluating accountable perpetrator intervention research and programming."
International Declaration to End Sexual Violence. Sign on!
Oct 24, 2018 — Categories: Current Events, Sexual Violence, MultifaithThe Parliament of World Religions' Women's Task Force has launched an International Declaration by Religious and Spiritual Leaders to End Sexual Violence. Sign on!
Rev. Dr. Katie Cannon, Colleague and Sister in Faith
Aug 16, 2018 — Categories: Current EventsFaithTrust Institute mourns the death of Rev. Dr. Katie Cannon. We have lost a colleague and sister in faith whose contributions are now foundational to theological inquiry. Cannon insisted that that academic pursuit of theological studies must always be grounded in the real lives of women and people of color. In doing so she taught us new ways to do theology. Her work and her leadership were great gifts to the church and the beloved community leading us to manifest liberation and justice. She will be greatly missed by many.
Statement on the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report on Child Sexual Abuse by Catholic Clergy
Aug 15, 2018 — Categories: Current Events, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse by Clergy300 priests. Thousands of children. A powerful institution. Decades of harm and betrayal. It’s been almost twenty years since the first public acknowledgement of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests in the United States. In the years that followed, we’ve seen similar stories come to light from all around the world. We are grateful for the painful work of the members of the Grand Jury. The two years they spent working on this investigation has shaken the faith community to its core, but it has also vindicated the thousands of victims who have been silenced, ignored, and left to suffer with deep wounds—psychological, physical, as well as spiritual.
Network: Seattle University 9th Annual Domestic Violence Symposium (Sept 7-8)
Jul 30, 2018 — Categories: TrainingA collaborative symposium promoting critical and innovative thinking for prosecution, law enforcement, civil and family law attorneys, advocates, judges, law students, social workers and child welfare professionals, corrections, mental health/healthcare professionals and others responding to survivors of gender-based/domestic violence.
Network: Annual BISC-MI Conference (Nov 14-16)
Jul 12, 2018 — Categories: Current Events, Domestic ViolenceA Groundbreaking International Conference to explore and examine the impact of religion/faith/spirituality on battering intervention practice and programs! The Battering Intervention Services Coalition of Michigan (BISC-MI) 2018 Annual Conference is entitled, Religion, Faith, Spirituality, Science & Research: Engaging for Safety and Accountability.
Network: Women Are Sacred Conference (June 26-28)
May 24, 2018The National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) will be hosting the Women Are Sacred (WAS) Conference at the beautiful Hotel Albuquerque on June 26-28, 2018.
Update: June 5 Webinar with Rev. Kathy Reid
May 23, 2018 — Categories: WebinarRegister now for Consent Conversations: A Key to Healthy Relationships, a free online webinar. Rev. Kathy Reid, Executive Director of Family Abuse Center, will lead an online discussion about consent conversations with kids and teens. Using the concept of consent to help young people discern how to talk about all aspects of relationships--including sexuality--is a way to open conversations about healthy, respectful relationships.
Bettie Williams-Watson Honored by King County
May 21, 2018 — Categories: Current EventsBettie Williams-Watson, our dear friend and colleague, has been honored with the Martin Luther King Medal of Distinguished Service Award from the King County Council in recognition of her outstanding work on behalf of victims and survivors.
April 11 #ChurchToo Online Conversation
Mar 14, 2018 — Categories: Current Events, ChristianJoin us for a live online conversation about the impact of the #ChurchToo movement on faith communities. How can we use this movement to create safer, more transparent spiritual communities?
April 17: Trauma Stewardship Book Discussion
Mar 13, 2018 — Categories: BookJoin us on April 17 for the latest Meaningful Voices Book Club discussion of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others.
Raliance Grant to Prevent Sexual Violence
Feb 27, 2018 — Categories: Sexual Violence, MultifaithFaithTrust Institute is honored to be one of only eleven grantees in Raliance's third round of grants. We will be creating a new multi-faith resource for sexual assault advocates and allies on the importance of faith beliefs and religious culture in the lives of many sexual assault survivors.
Healthy Boundaries Training in the News
Feb 06, 2018 — Categories: Clergy Ethics, Clergy Ethics & Healthy Boundaries, Sexual Violence, Sexual Abuse by ClergyThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran a great article called "Clergy Learn How to Navigate Ethical Dilemmas" about clergy boundary training, highlighting the curriculum created by FaithTrust Institute, and the importance of the training in light of the #MeToo and #ChurchToo movements to address sexual abuse and harassment in faith communities.
Network: The Modern Jewess: Image and Text Conference (Feb 1)
Jan 23, 2018February 1, 2018 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The representation of Jewess have received limited critical attention, especially in comparison to the masculine counterparts. This major conference seeks to subject the Jewess' -- her historical precedents and modern incarnations -- to new critical examination. Bringing together scholars, artists, and public figures, we will endeavor to re-examine, reimagine, and even reinvent the contested category of the Jewess in art, literature, and film.
FaithTrust Institute Launches 2018 Navy Chaplaincy Training
Jan 10, 2018 — Categories: Current Events, TrainingFaithTrust Institute has launched the 2018 training contract with The Naval Chaplaincy School & Center (NCSC). The contract involves the development and delivery of a Professional Development Training Course (PDTC) for Navy chaplains and Religious Program Specialists (RPs) on “Strategy for the Delivery of Religious Ministry to ‘Nones,’ Dones,’ and Millennials.”
Bettie Williams-Watson Recognized for 30+ Years of Advocacy
Jan 04, 2018 — Categories: Current Events, Violence Against WomenBettie Williams-Watson will be honored with the 2018 Ginny NiCarthy Award for Excellence in Advocacy on January 11th from the King County Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence for her 33 plus years of working to address and end domestic and sexual violence in predominantly African American faith communities.
