Fran Ferder is a Franciscan sister and a clinical psychologist. Jan 14, 2021How Catholics got conned by Donald TrumpCommentary: Delusional cult leaders create delusional followers. In the televised scenes of the Jan. 6 attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol, we saw alarming images of this "collective delusion" in our national psyche. May 29, 2012Vatican's assessment of LCWR about fear, not doctrine Aug 02, 2010The inner workings of a hierarchy with a sex offender mentality