Healing the Priesthood After the Scandals, by Constance T. Hull

By Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange, Feb. 5, 2026

Constance T. Hull is a wife, mother, spiritual mother, college campus minister, teacher, and writer. She holds a Master’s in Theology and has also published at Crisis Magazine, Public Discourse, and The Federalist. Over the years she has been interviewed on a variety of Catholic radio shows and podcasts and has done multiple speaking events.  …

When the opportunity presented itself for me to read and review Rebuilding Trust: Clergy Morale in the Wake of the Abuse Crisis, I jumped at the chance. I have spent the last eight years studying the state of the priesthood ever since the abuse crisis blew wide open in the summer of 2018. I have had many conversations with priests, seminarians, and friends who minister to priests in multiple dioceses. I have seen firsthand much of what is reported in the book.