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The Power of Stories to Heal [non-disclosure]

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A conversation with Renee Bondy and Michael Hryniuk. (presented on zoom)

In [non]disclosure, a fictionalized account inspired by a true story, Renee Bondy seeks to honour the experience of victims, to explore how a community is impacted by the scandal of clergy sexual abuse, and affirm the power of stories to inform, educate and challenge readers.

Renée D. Bondy is a writer and educator. Over the years, she has written for various journals, including the Catholic New Times, Herizons Magazine, and Bearings Online, and her essays have been aired on CBC Radio. Her short stories have been published in Canadian literary journals, including The New Quarterly, Plenitude, Horseshoe, and The Humber Literary Review Spotlight.

Michael Hryniuk, Ph.D. is a theologian, educator, spiritual director, and registered psychotherapist with the Institute of Family Living in Toronto, Ontario. He previously served as Spiritual Care Supervisor with the Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton, Executive Director of the Henri Nouwen Society, and the Associate Director of the John Main Centre for Meditation & Inter-religious Dialogue at Georgetown University.

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