Important message from our executive director
Dear Courage and EnCourage Family,

I last wrote to you in September to share information with you regarding priests who were associated with the Courage Apostolate who had been credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors; Father Harvey’s work with priests who had been so accused; and other connections between the apostolate and the sexual abuse crisis. At that time, I promised that I would keep you updated about new information that I received.

I am writing today about two articles that have appeared in recent weeks, one about long-time Courage chaplain Father Donald Timone, and the other about Father Harvey.

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As we prepare to celebrate the Nativity of the Lord, let us unite ourselves as a Courage and EnCourage family, to pray more fervently than ever for all survivors of abuse, for the repentance of those who abuse others, and for the purification, conversion and healing that will allow the Church to make Christ more visible in the world.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Father Philip G. Bochanski
Executive Director