
Descent Into Light courageously unpacks stories often left untold—stories of adults harmed within religious settings, including everything from sexual abuse to the broader reality of spiritual abuse. Co-creators Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble and Sister Danielle Victoria Lussier draw on their experiences to illustrate the broader picture of how adult abuse unfolds in spiritual settings, focusing sp... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 7 | Founded | a month ago |
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| Categories | Religion & SpiritualityChristianity | ||||

What happens when truth-telling threatens to cost you everything?
In Episode Six of Descent Into Light, “Forging A Little Way,” Sr. Theresa Aletheia and Sr. Danielle Victoria reach the moment where their paths converge. In this episode, we enter tha... more
How does the weight of abuse get displaced onto those who least deserve it?
In Episode Five of Descent Into Light, “The Displaced Weight of Abuse,” we follow Sr. Theresa Aletheia as she navigates depression, loneliness, and the crushing burden of re... more
How do we face the truth about spiritual abuse when it comes at a cost?
In Episode Four of Descent Into Light, “Bargaining with the Storm,” Sr. Danielle Victoria takes listeners into the turbulence of the bargaining stage of grief, confronting not o... more
When the truth about abuse in spiritual settings comes to light, anger is inevitable. But what does it mean to feel it fully?
In Episode Three of Descent Into Light, “The Courage to Be Angry,” Sr. Theresa Aletheia confronts the storm of emotions tha... more
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As a leader of an apostolate in the Church, I have never been so simultaneously excited and heartbroken listening to a podcast. I am so eternally grateful for the detailed explanation of how this festers in communities and what can actually be done to stop this in a real way that goes beyond the bad apple theory. A vital service to the church (love to you both from a friend in Tulsa!)
Beautifully done. Incredibly powerful and nuanced view into what abuse looks like and how institutions and other people justify looking the other way so often. Difficult to hear but absolutely necessary for anyone who finds themselves in an institution where abuse has and continues to happen.
The sisters have outdone themselves in this very well researched and produced podcast about the very pervasive issue of the abuse of adults within the Catholic Church. It is not easy to listen to but should be required listening for every Catholic. We cannot continue to turn the other way when lives are being harmed like this. Thank you for this amazing and prophetic undertaking.
Descent into Light by the Sisters of the Little Way is an incredibly well done audio documentary! Sisters Danielle and Theresa share their stories with remarkable courage and authenticity, interwoven with insightful interviews from experts in psychology, theology and the study of abuse in spiritual settings. My heart breaks while listening, meanwhile, I’m learning to find true hope there, buried deep beneath the surface. I can really feel the sisters ministering to me and walking alongside me on... more
In this disruptive podcast, we learned about the lived experiences of religious sisters being abused. They not only highlight their personal experiences, but incorporate expert opinions from Catholic researchers that point to the structure of the Church that lends to spiritual abuse. It's painful to listen to and real. I particularly love how the sisters are aligning the content with the grief stages, making it practical for listeners to understand the process of healing. This is a podcast for a... more
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