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Lost and Found: A Children's Christmas Story

Lost and Found: A Children’s Christmas Story of Love and Hope

On December 18, 2020 By Mary Dispenza In Worthy Causes

My friends, I have a very exciting announcement to bring to you during this season of love – the publication of Lost and Found: A Children’s Christmas Story. I finally accomplished something I have always …

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The Power of Book Groups

On January 23, 2018 By Mary Dispenza In Living Unabashed

Book groups are everywhere. You can hardly throw a Kindle these days without hitting one. And some of those book groups are amazing.

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Gave away a copy of SPLIT at Island Books

On June 24, 2015 By Mary Dispenza In Living Unabashed, SPLIT

Sunday June, 28th I was at Island Books, in the beautiful village of Mercer Island, Washington, to read some selections from my memoir, SPLIT: A child, a priest and the Catholic Church. At my readings, …

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SPLIT Gets Launched In Style

On December 13, 2014 By Mary Dispenza In SPLIT
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Unabashed Book Promotion: My Memoir, SPLIT is Here!

On November 13, 2014 By Mary Dispenza In Catholic Church, Living Unabashed, SPLIT

Tooting the horn for SPLIT I’m very happy to announce that my memoir, SPLIT : A child, a priest, and the Catholic Church is now available. The ebook is available from most online booksellers. The …

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John Grisham on child porn: They aren’t ‘real pedophiles’

On October 19, 2014 By Mary Dispenza In Child Abuse

In an unusual example of book promotion, author John Grisham gave an interview about his novel “Gray Mountain,” that turned instead into a contrarian opinion piece on people who look at child pornography. From The …

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Mortal Sins Event a Success

On July 9, 2013 By Mary Dispenza In Catholic Church, Priest Abuse, Priest Scandal

The event at Town Hall in Seattle featuring Michael D’Antonio and  his new book Mortal Sins Sex, Crime and the Era of Catholic Scandal was a success. A great crowd turned out to hear and …

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Mortal Sins and Being Catholic

On June 20, 2013 By Mary Dispenza In Catholic Church, Priest Abuse, Priest Scandal

When I was growing up Catholic, I learned that there were four kinds of sins: original sin, actual sin, venial sin and MORTAL SIN. Mortal sin was the deadliest sin in town. For a sin …

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  • Lost and Found: A Children’s Christmas Story of Love and Hope December 18, 2020
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Former nun Mary Dispenza is an advocate for those abused by priests. Her memoir, SPLIT: a child, a priest and the Catholic Church, chronicles her own abuse, her years as a nun and her search for healing from trauma and shame.

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"A raw, cathartic read that unflinchingly tackles issues of rape, shame, and, ultimately, forgiveness." - Kirkus Reviews

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