Split: A Child, A Priest, and the Catholic Church

By Mary Dispenza
University Book Store
November 15, 2014

http://www2.bookstore.washington.edu/_events/events_cal.taf?evmonth=11&evyear=2014&eventid=2014101512585900

A former nun, author and activist Mary Dispenza now serves as the Puget Sound representative for Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP). In her poignant and powerful new memoir, she shares her journey to becoming the advocate she is today, beginning with the childhood abuse by her parish priest that remained buried in her memory for decades, offering an inside look at the church during her years as a nun and teacher, and chronicling her search for understanding, her journey of healing, and her involvement in legal proceedings to hold the church accountable after the memory resurfaced. As her influential new book hits shelves this fall, we're excited to celebrate its release and the brave and important journey it depicts at a launch party with Dispenza herself.