by joscottcoe | Aug 1, 2021 | women's history
UT Austin Memorial, 50th Anniversary. 1 August 2016 (photo by Justin Scott-Coe) For all the folks who survived this horrible day on the UT Austin campus, and to those who did not make it through to August 2–including two women, Kathleen and Margaret, who were...
by joscottcoe | Mar 1, 2019 | Culture, history, Uncategorized
On January 31, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (ADGH) released its list of priests “credibly accused” of abuse since 1950. As I’ve discussed earlier here on the blog, one of those priests was Joseph G. Leduc, a central figure in my book MASS: A...
by joscottcoe | Jan 31, 2019 | Culture, history
This afternoon, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston released its names of “credibly accused” priests for the diocese, dating from 1950. There were only 40 individuals identified. You can read the full list here. Rev. Joseph Leduc’s name is included...
by joscottcoe | Jan 30, 2019 | Culture, history
Tomorrow, all dioceses in the State of Texas have pledged to meet a self-imposed deadline. On that day, January 31, they will release the names of all priests “credibly accused” of sexual abuse. Eyes are focused closely on the Archdiocese of...
by joscottcoe | Aug 5, 2016 | creative, Culture, history, women's history, writing
This is not a scoop. This is not an insider tell-you-anything. This is not the beginning or the end or the first or the last word. The heat was unrelenting. Here came the bagpipes. The procession. The tolling of the bell. The stopping of the clock. Dear diary: I was...
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