BOOKS:
The Bible, particularly the 10 Commandments (most importantly Commandments 1 and 2), the Beatitudes, and Matthew 25:31-46.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church, an Image Book, Doubleday, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
Sacrilege: Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church, by Leon J. Podles, Crossland Press, November 2007
Perversion of Power: Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church, by Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea, Vanderbilt University Press, March 2007
Predatory Priests, Silenced Victims: The Sexual Abuse Crisis and the Catholic Church, by Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea and Virginia Glodman, The Analytic Press, May 2007
The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis, Harper Perennial, New York, NY 1994
"A Winter's Song: A Liturgy for Women Seeking Healing from Sexual Abuse in Childhood" by Jane A. Keene, The Pilgrim Press, 1991
"On the Threshold of Hope: Opening the Door to Hope and Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse" by Diane Mandt, Ph.D., Tyndale House Publishers, 1999
The Courage to be Catholic: Crisis, Reform and the Future of the Church by George Weigel, Basic Books, New York, NY 2002
Our Fathers by David France, Broadway Books, New York, NY 2004
Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church by the Investigative Team of the Boston Globe; Little, Brown, June 2002.
Lead Us Not Into Temptation by Jason Berry, DoubleDay, 1992
Sex, Priests, and Secret Codes by Thomas P. Doyle, A. W. R. Sipe, Patrick Wall, Bonus Books, 2006
Vows of Silence: The Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul II by Jason Berry and Gerald Renner, Free Press, 2004
The Gospel of Shame by Frank Bruni and Elinor Burkett, Perennial, New York, NY 2002
A Tragic Grace by Rev. Stephen J. Rossetti, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1996
Slayer of the Soul by Rev. Stephen J. Rossetti, Twenty-third Publications, Mystic, Connecticut, 1994
Catholics at a Crossroads: Cover-up, Crisis and Cure by Eileen P. Flynn, Ph.D., Paraview Press, New York, 2003
Sacred Silence: Denial and the Crisis in the Catholic Church by Rev. Donald Cozzens, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 2002
Faith that Dares to Speak by Rev. Donald Cozzens, The Liturgical Press, 2004
The Catholic Revolution: New Wine, Old Wineskins, and the Second Vatican Council by Rev. Andrew Greeley, University of California Press, 2004
Priests: A Calling in Crisis by Rev. Andrew Greeley, University of Chicago Press, 2004
The Rights of Catholics in the Church by James A. Coriden, Paulist Press, 2007
"Ambition and Arrogance: Cardinal William O'Connell of Boston and the American Catholic Church" by Douglas J. Slawson, Cobalt Productions, 2007
"The Power and the Glory: Inside the Dark Heart of John Paul II's Vatican" by David Yallop, Caroll and Graf Publishers, NY 2007
All of the above books should be available through www.amazon.com
FILMS/DOCUMENTARIES:
"Our Fathers" - starring Christopher Plummer and Ted Danson
available at www.amazon.com
"A Twist of Faith" - Kirby Dick, Director
www.hbo.com/docs/programs/twistoffaith/index.html
"Deliver Us From Evil" - Amy Berg, Director
www.deliverusfromevilthemovie.com
"Hand of God" - Joe Cultera, Director, Zingerplatz Pictures, www.handofgodfilm.com
WEB SITES:
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
www.preventchildabuseillinois.org
National Association to Prevent the Sexual Abuse of Children
www.crusadeagainstclergyabuse.com
www.cityofangels4.blogspot.com
www.patrickjwall.wordpress.com