Catholicism. Power. And the way abuse echoed for generations in my family.

HOUSTON (TX)
Houston Chronicle

February 12, 2019

By Leslie Contreras Schwartz

In 1999, during my last semester at the University of St. Thomas, I studied Spanish and Mexican culture in Merida, Yucatan, with a priest as one of my teachers. Father Jack Hanna, a charismatic and charming priest, taught us about Mayan culture and the joy of the Spanish language. Over those three months, I had no reservations in living in a house with him and the other dozen students.

A few weeks ago, the Galveston-Houston diocese released a list of priests “credibly accused” of sexual abuse. Hanna’s name was on the list.

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