Beth Williams knows it doesn’t always take a lot to help someone feel seen and cared about. “Our goal is to let female trafficking survivors know they’re never alone, to help them move from surviving to thriving. “To create the resources to make that possible, she founded Yada Fair Trade & Resale.
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Walking with Moms needs you
These last few years have been especially hard on moms. Even if the worst of COVID is (hopefully) behind us, pregnant and parenting women still face a range of challenges like higher prices on everything from food to housing, the threat of recession, childcare challenges, healthcare issues, and so much more
Taking the next step in the fight against trafficking
Over the past few months, parishioners throughout the Diocese of Madison have had a number of opportunities to learn about the prevalence of sex trafficking throughout our state.
‘I never imagined trafficking could happen to our family’
Lisa never thought sex trafficking could happen to her family. It seemed like something that only happened in big cities, to people from “broken” homes, who didn’t go to church, and weren’t paying attention to their kids.
Bishop applauds parishes’ efforts to launch Walking with Moms in Need program
MADISON — Pope Francis has encouraged Catholic churches to become “islands of mercy in the midst of a sea of indifference.”
Sex education led to sex trafficking
In response to the article on “Sex trafficking in Madison is a sobering reality” by Vicky Franchino, sex trafficking was a predictable outcome of sex education in our grade schools, high schools, and colleges for the last 60 years.
McKenzie’s story: One person’s experience of sex trafficking in Madison
It’s the end of a long week. Her kids have been sick, and work is crazy busy, but McKenzie is committed to making this interview happen.
Rachel’s Vineyard retreats
After her abortion, all Janine* felt was relief. She was unmarried and the pregnancy was unplanned and unwelcome. Janine didn’t want to let her family down, and, after all, wasn’t it just a mass of cells?
In vitro fertilization: Do the ends justify the means?
Since the birth of Louise Brown — the world’s first “test tube baby” — in 1978, in vitro fertilization (IVF) has become an increasingly common way for infertile couples to attempt to become parents.