Wall of Silence

Jan 30 2025 16 ep. 35 mins 12

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The ACNAtoo Story—an account of church abuse and coverup in the Anglican Church of North America. First full episode releases April, 2024

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Ep 10: Scarlet Letters & Witch Hunts—a recap and reflection

Jan 30 2025 65 mins

Acting as a halfway point for this season, episode 10 is a recap of the story the Wall of Silence has told so far as well as an overview of other ongoing abuse cases in the ACNA and broader Anglican world as the July 2025 presentment trial of Bishop Stewart Ruch is now quickly approaching. Along with this, Chris shares a personal reflection telling more of the background of what ha

Patreon Bonus: An extended interview with Helen Keuning

Jan 02 2025 3 mins

This brief bonus episode is a teaser to a full extended interview with Helen Keuning, containing all the segments that did not fit into the episode Helen's Story Part 2. The full extended interview is only available to Patreon backers or to those will to pay a one time fee. See the Wall of Silence Patreon page to become a backer or for how to listen to this bonus episode: patreon.c

Ep 9: Helen's Story Part 2—The Aftermath

Dec 05 2024 77 mins

In the second part of Helen Keuning's story, she shares what happened after she resigned from the Bishop's Council of the Diocese of the Upper Midwest and offers reflections about her experiences and what she's learned in the years since. ACNAtoo member Abbi Nye published a thematically related article on her Substack this week, which you can read ⁠here⁠. You can read a transc

Ep 8: Helen's Story Part 1: Why I resigned

Oct 24 2024 50 mins

Episode 8, begins the story of Helen Keuning, who served on the Bishop's Council of the Diocese of the Upper Midwest as the sexual abuse of Mark Rivera was made known by Cherin and Joanna Rudenborg. Her account goes into the details of how Bishop Stewart Ruch and the Council dealt with Rivera's abuse and the abuse survivors, how Ruch stepped away from ministry (and why he ultimatel

Ep 7: "Survivors ARE the Mission" with Kelley Goewey

Sep 10 2024 31 mins

In "Survivors are the mission" Kelley Goewey offers her account of why she decided to leave Church of the Resurrection in the wake learning how Mark Rivera's abuse was handled by Bishop Stewart Ruch and the Diocese of the Upper Midwest. You can read Kelley's article "Loving the Abused With the Love of Christ" on the⁠ ACNAtoo website⁠. You can watch

Ep 6: Joanna's Story Part 2

Aug 29 2024 44 mins

Here is the second part and conclusion to Joanna Rudenborg's story where she continues to offer insights surrounding the psychological manipulation by Mark Rivera and how she came to realize she had been raped by him. This episode details the second rape and also contains her insights about serial abusers and how communities can begin to learn to recognize their behaviors. Epi

Resuming the Podcast: a brief explanation

Aug 28 2024 12 mins

This short episode offers a brief explanation on why the podcast was paused for nearly three months and what is behind the decision to now resume it. If you would like to support the work of the Wall of Silence podcast you may do so through our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/WallofSilencePodcast You can find a transcript of this episode here: https://www.acnatoo.org/ep

Announcement: Pausing the Podcast

Jun 26 2024 12 mins

An announcement about the present and possible future state of the Wall of Silence Podcast. For the original Twitter/X post with this announcement, please go here.

Ep 5: Joanna's Story—Part 1

Jun 04 2024 69 mins

This episode features the detailed account of Joanna Rudenborg, who was raped and sexually harassed by Mark Rivera, a lay pastor at Christ Our Light Anglican, a church in Big Rock, Illinois. Although much of her story is already available online in different forms (see the links below) here Joanna speaks in her own voice and offers insights about how this happened to her, and, to q

Bonus: 5 years, 600 Days, 3 open letters, and a deposed bishop

May 23 2024 10 mins

Here are a few updates and days of commemoration related to the Wall of Silence. 5 years since Cherin's daughter disclosed Mark Rivera's sexual abuse to her mother. 600 days since the Husch Blackwell report was released and then taken down. 3 open letters from ACNA clergy and lay people. Todd Atkinson has been deposed from ministry. Open Letters: ACNA Clergy ACNA Laity Ang