Fran Ferder is a Franciscan sister and a clinical psychologist.
Commentary
How Catholics got conned by Donald Trump
Commentary: 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.
Commentary
Vatican's assessment of LCWR about fear, not doctrine
Commentary: The Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith's April 18 doctrinal assessment of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is not about doctrine.
Analysis
The inner workings of a hierarchy with a sex offender mentality
Analysis: The Vatican announcement that the attempted ordination of women is a "grave crime" to be dealt with according to the same procedures as the sexual abuse of minors exposes the way those running our church actually think.
