In the News
April 19, 2024
Awake’s executive director Sara Larson shared thoughts with OSV News on the call for the removal of artwork by Fr. Marko Rupnik, who has been credibly accused of abuse by multiple victim-survivors.
February 29, 2024
OSV News interviewed Awake’s executive director, Sara Larson, on the need for additional protections for adults in the Church and responding to survivors with trauma-sensitive practices.
January 15, 2024
Awake’s executive director Sara Larson shared thoughts with Our Sunday Visitor on the news that former cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s Wisconsin trial has been suspended.
December 14, 2023
America Magazine published a feature on Awake’s formation, current work, and service to survivors of abuse.
December 5, 2023
In their profile in Global Sisters Report, the Sisters of the Little Way, a new private association of the faithful offering ministry and outreach to those harmed by the Church, mention Awake as an inspiration for their work.
November 1, 2023
Both the National Catholic Reporter and OSVNews covered Awake’s announcement of our patron saints.
October 30, 2023
OSVNews reached out to Awake for comment on the recent Synod on Synodality and credibly accused priest Marco Rupnik’s incardination into a Slovenian diocese.
March 18, 2024
The Pillar spoke with Awake’s executive director, Sara Larson, on Awake’s work, growth, and expansion into a national organization.
February 26, 2024
The Pope Francis Generation podcast interviewed our executive director, Sara Larson, on the work of Awake.
December 16, 2023
OSV featured comments from Awake’s executive director, Sara Larson, on the closure of the religious community co-founded by credibly accused priest, Marko Rupnik.
December 11, 2023
MassLive features comments from an Awake board member, Fr. Tom Berg, and executive director, Sara Larson, in a piece on adult victims of abuse by priests.
November 28, 2023
Awake’s executive director, Sara Larson, offered thoughts on the protection of adults from abuse in a roundup of expert commentary for OSVNews.
August 14, 2023
Our Sunday Visitor included comments from Awake’s executive director, Sara Larson, on transforming Church culture through listening to and learning from survivors of abuse.
August 14, 2023
Our Sunday Visitor included comments from Awake’s executive director, Sara Larson, on transforming Church culture through listening to and learning from survivors of abuse.
June 27, 2023
The Knoxville News Sentinel featured Awake’s executive director, Sara Larson, in a collection of reactions to Knoxville bishop Richard Stika’s resignation.
April 24, 2023
Angelus News included comments from executive director Sara Larson in a piece on the current progress and ongoing needs for change to protect children and vulnerable adults from sexual abuse by religious leaders.
April 17, 2023
Both OSV News and The Pillar highlighted comments from executive director Sara Larson in their coverage of the news that former cardinal Theodore McCarrick was charged with sexual assault from a report made to Wisconsin Department of Justice’s (WDOJ) Clergy and Faith Leader Abuse initiative.
March 30, 2023
The Catholic Register of Canada published a feature on Awake’s beginnings and our Survivor Circles, Courageous Conversations, and Way of the Cross with Survivors.
March 2, 2023
National Catholic Reporter highlighted Fr. Hans Zollner’s comments on Vos estis lux mundi from Awake’s March Courageous Conversation.
December 15, 2022
APNews featured executive director Sara Larson’s comments in their coverage of the Jesuit Marko Rupnik investigation.November 14, 2022: Today’s American Catholic covered Awake’s November Courageous Conversation, Erased from the Narrative: The Role of Racism in the Abuse Crisis.
October 25, 2022
John W. Miller included a comment from Awake on the role of diocesan review boards in his op-ed for the National Catholic Reporter.
October 17, 2022
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel highlighted Awake’s work and recent set of recommendations to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
September 30, 2022
Read The Pillar’s interview with executive director Sara Larson on the origins of Awake, the growth we’ve seen, and what still needs to change.
September 20, 2022
FemCatholic featured voices from Awake in their piece, “What Does Forgiveness Look Like for Survivors of Sexual Abuse?”
September 7, 2022
The National Catholic Reporter included Awake in their round-up of non-diocesan groups submitting synod reports to the USCCB.
July 7, 2022
The Pillar quoted Sara Larson in a piece on the lawsuit against a CFR Franciscan alleging serial sexual assault.
July 6, 2022
Religion News Service quoted Sara Larson in coverage of treatment of adult survivors of abuse in the Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Convention.
June 24, 2022
Catholic News Service quoted Sara Larson in a piece on suggested updates and expansion of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People (commonly referred to as the “Dallas Charter”).
June 22, 2022
SmartCatholics interviewed Sara Larson on the work of Awake.
June 16, 2022
The Pillar quoted Sara Larson in coverage of a proposed New York state law that would make it a crime for pastoral ministers to have sexual contact with spiritual directees and others to whom they provide pastoral counseling.
June 8, 2022
FemCatholic profiled Sara Larson and highlighted Awake’s June 2022 Synod Sessions.
June 7, 2022
Awake Milwaukee was featured on U.S. Catholic’s Field Hospital podcast episode featuring Kim Daniels, a member of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication.
June 3, 2022
Our Sunday Visitor quoted Sara Larson in a two-part piece on suggested updates and revisions to the Dallas Charter and why the Church must listen to survivors as “some of the most important, prophetic voices in the Church today.”
May 31, 2022
The Pillar included Sara Larson’s comments in a roundup of proposed revisions to Vos estis lux mundi.
April 19, 2022
Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) quoted Sara Larson in coverage of the Wisconsin Attorney General investigation.
October 28, 2021
The Pillar mentioned Awake in its coverage of the Wisconsin Attorney General investigation.
August 31, 2021
The Pillar quoted Sara Larson in a piece on what clerical abuse victims expect from McCarrick trial.
August 16, 2021
America Media’s Church Meets World podcast featured Sara Larson in an episode on the abuse crisis in the United States Catholic Church, three years after the release of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report.
May 3, 2021
OSV ran an op-ed by Sara Larson on why Catholics should welcome abuse investigations, not fear them.
April 12, 2021
The Pillar included a comment from Sara Larson in its coverage of a Minnesota survivor’s reporting process.
March 12, 2021
Angelus News profiled Sara Larson and the work of Awake Milwaukee.
November 14, 2020
Profiles in Catholicism interviewed Sara Larson.
November 11, 2020
Catholic News Service mentioned Awake Milwaukee in a piece on clergy abuse survivors’ responses to the McCarrick Report.