Catholic Diocese of Arlington
Encourage and teach with patience

Resources for The Parish:

Post-Abortion Resource Manual for Priests and Project Rachel Leaders

For resources to encourage hope and healing including parish pregnancy loss resources and Mass of Healing templates click here.

Audio Resources

"Assisting the Post-Abortive Person" - presentation by Vicki Thorn at the Saint Thomas More Cathedral on January 19, 2007

The following recordings are from the Pregnancy Loss, Sexual Trauma and Unresolved Grief Clinical Training by Theresa Burke, Ph.D. and Kevin Burke, L.S.W., founders of Rachel Vineyards Healing Retreat and Ministries, at Top of the Town (Arlington) on September 24, 2008.

"Post Traumatic Stress Disorder:
Part I: Symptoms and Manifestations"

"Traumatic Reenacted Part -II"

"The Mystery, The Drama: Repetition of Trauma" (including Q&A)

"Sharing the Heart of Christ" (for Clergy; includes Q&A)

"How Trauma Impacts the Brain" (for Clinicians)

“The Right to Recover:  Healing From Sexual Abuse" (includes Q&A)

For additional articles and notes relating to this seminar click here.