Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

True vs. False Carmel

Father Paul John Kalchik spent seven years in a religious community. He is also a victim of priestly sex abuse, which began with grooming. In this interview, drawing on his own experiences as a former religious, an abuse victim and a priest, he sounds off on Augustine Inferrer’s experiences at Wyoming’s “New Carmel,” as featured in Spotlight: Counterfeit Carmel?