Archdiocese of Detroit — Local services in Detroit

Besides all of the bad press illuminating how the Catholic Church allowed children to be molested and it was swept under the rug, adults are no more safe than the children. I was attending U of D Mercy as a graduate student in the Fall of 2010, ( my undergraduate Alma Mater) when I was physically threatened and intimidated by a Professor in front of the entire class. I had seen him behave the same way towards a male student a week or two earlier. I was terrified and immediately emailed my advisor. She refused to even investigate and just said work it out with him, he is her colleague and can't believe that of him. Since he also claimed to be a certified counselor, I attempted to contact the credentialing board and found on Google, thevery first entry was about Prof. Garraway's erratic behavior at Oakland University. I emailed my advisor and the Dean to tell them I was paralyzed with fear of this man. No action was taken but I thought I had reach the right person in some Student Advocate type department, Ms. Williams, I believe. She was righteously indignant about the way I was treated and said she would investigate and get back to me. That was last November. I had to leave campus as I was afraid to continue classes at night where I could be attacked by this raving madman at anytime. Needless to say, I was never contacted, but today received a letter form a collection agency for dropping out for over $5000. I would never have left school if it weren't a hostile environment. I returned to Wayne State in the heart of the city and have never felt safer. Imagine that, leaving a documented unstable professor in a role where he can taunt, terrify and intimidate female students. All you had to do was the vet the man to see he is unstable.. I might as well be a little boy in a confessional with a dirty old priest.

Cheryl A....

I have been a Catholic all my life and for the first time, I am giving the AOD a poor review. I attended a white coat ceremony at University of Detroit and was so ashamed of the "innovation" the Provost and guest speaker spent more time trying to be politically correct that they seemed ashamed of saying God or Jesus Christ. This is a CATHOLIC university ... if people are offended by our religion, do not go to a CATHOLIC university. I am not asking everyone to convert, but if the leaders of the school cannot stand up for Christ, they should GET OUT! But this seems to be systematically happening within the AOD, I have see it at Notre Dame Prep, Holy Family Elementary/Middle school, Detroit Mercy they are all caving to liberal indoctrination --- they really do not teach Catholic teaching they are far more secular. They seem to almost apologize for our Faith. Then the final straw was today at Mass, the Archbishop's letter. I disdain any acts of pedophilia, breach of trust etc, but I think again they are caving to the media and the ant-Catholic sentiments that are in our liberal society. Where in his letter did he commend all the good priests? Why could he not also address that there is a war against our Religion? There are bad apples in EVERY segment of society (unfortunately) but in his letter, he never address that our main priority as Catholics to listen to God, believe in God and in Jesus Christ and at the same time ensure that everyone is safe and we get rid of the few bad apples not the...

Can't wait to hear what the stupid csa mantra will be this year. I vote for "give me a break already" Once and for all, honestly acknowledge what's really brewing in the archdiocese of Detroit. The rescue project, praying for vocations to the priesthood and Eucharistic revival are just more sideshows to distract us from the ongoing corruption of our faith. Our prayers should be directed in rescuing the AofD from all of its collective filth , like perverted sexual orientation for seminarians, ordaining and protecting homosexual priests, closing parishes with subsequent monetary gain, endless lawyer fees to protect themselves from lawsuits, poor money management and those pesky secretive payouts on non disclosure agreements. You know what I'm talking about. Also, I am totally bewildered and dismayed with the current direction that the AofD has chosen by mandating the grouping of individual parishes into a "family" of parishes which is either a bunch of fuzzy rhetoric or just plain mumbo jumbo . How can any of these actions make us a joyful band of missionaries? Until that day comes, I will never support the CSA. Vigneron, save the damn postage and don't even think about ever asking me for any money until you get on your knees snd profusely apologize for what you and your predecessors have inflicted upon us for decades. May God have mercy...