Facilitating healing dialogue among those wounded by abuse
in the Roman Catholic Church -- and beyond
Teresa Pitt Green, Co-Founder Spirit Fire
Be the Spark!
Understanding the spiritual dimension of trauma is essential for all Christians, because we are surrounded by survivors and their family members in our friend groups, workplaces, parishes, and communities.
Spirit Fire invites you to promote spiritual healing, especially where abuse has occurred in settings of faith.
Support, formation, recovery and training options.
Recognition for 20+ Years in Ministry
Catholic University to Honor a Bold Advocate for Abuse Survivors
The Catholic University of America in Washington DC honored Teresa Pitt Green, a writer and speaker who promotes healing for survivors of abuse and their families through her work in Spirit Fire, with an honorary doctoral degree in May 2024.
Needed:
Wounded Healers
Our service will not be perceived as authentic unless it comes from a heart wounded by the suffering about which we speak.
Henri Nouwen
In the Pews
In the pews on any given Sunday:
50% of the people have suffered trauma within the past year.
In the communities we serve:
Ever more people, including children and teens, are facing the private crises that go along with social and economic tumult.
Become a message of hope.
Hidden mental illness. Suicidal despair. Alcohol abuse and addiction. Battle fatigue. Violent crime. Loss of loved one. Rancorous divorce. Online dangers. Pornography, gambling, and other compulsions. Domestic violence.
Carry a message of healing.
Some survivors of clergy abuse have become advocates and peer counselors helping others rely on God as they seek healing and find support networks where all hope seemed lost.
We offer you our lived experience.
Spirit Fire helps you provide Christian accompaniment or pastoral care to survivors of abuse and trauma.
As a Christian witness, you can participate in a way and at a level of commitment that is suitable for you.
Start by exploring possibilities, and watch how your own faith and closeness with God deepens.
A Relational Approach
"We are wounded in relationship, and in relationship we must heal."
Carl Jung
Spirit Fire helps you help anyone affected by abuse and trauma, with their rippling effects of harm across all survivors, family members, ministers, educators, schools and parishes, clergy and religious, and leaders.
We offer resources, retreats and programs, consultation, online and in person.
Free Download Available
A LITANY OF LOVE
Pray with Spirit Fire for Catholic hearts broken by the tragedy of abuse that has transpired in our Church since the middle of last century – and before. With this booklet, you or your group may join in a prayer service which has evolved with rich input over many years, since it was first offered by survivors in 2017. Just let us know where to send your free copy for reflection and prayer.
