As a once worker at Hope Haven/Madonna Manor of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, I can attest to that as well. It was a very old boys’ home that finally folded under mounting lawsuits from former boys who were abused by Priests, Brothers & Nuns before I worked there. While I worked there one of the 2 remaining Brothers was implicated in…
As a once worker at Hope Haven/Madonna Manor of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, I can attest to that as well. It was a very old boys’ home that finally folded under mounting lawsuits from former boys who were abused by Priests, Brothers & Nuns before I worked there. While I worked there one of the 2 remaining Brothers was implicated in sexual abuse of a boy. No legal action, he was sent off to some other Catholic facility in Texas.
My little-girl eyes back then would look upon our monsignor (the head hauncho of our little Catholic school) with awe, wishing I was a boy so he would look at me like he looked at all the little boys surrounding him. Today I remember what it really was that my little-girl eyes saw.
As a once worker at Hope Haven/Madonna Manor of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, I can attest to that as well. It was a very old boys’ home that finally folded under mounting lawsuits from former boys who were abused by Priests, Brothers & Nuns before I worked there. While I worked there one of the 2 remaining Brothers was implicated in sexual abuse of a boy. No legal action, he was sent off to some other Catholic facility in Texas.
My little-girl eyes back then would look upon our monsignor (the head hauncho of our little Catholic school) with awe, wishing I was a boy so he would look at me like he looked at all the little boys surrounding him. Today I remember what it really was that my little-girl eyes saw.
Oh Lynell. That truly is what is termed, “gut wrenching”. 😩
:’-(