Forward:
Introduction: What's the Matter
Part One: The Root of Evil
1. What Is Evil, Really?
2. The Big Picture: Salvation History and The Reality of Evil
3. Inside the Heart: Why We Choose to Do Evil
4. What's Stopping Us from Naming Evil?
5. How The Enemy Works
6. The Tools of The Enemy
Part Two: The Good Shepherd Speaks
7. Jesus, The Good Shepherd: Teaching of Tender Power
8. The Shepherd Who Stays and Fights
9. The Thief That Steals
10. The Hireling That Runs
11. The Wolf Among the Sheep
Part Three: Healing In the Pasture
12. Holy Memory: The Beginning of Healing
13. You're Allowed to Be Angry
14. Great Expectations: Dealing With Resentment
15. The "If" Game: Regret
16. Guilt Versus Shame
17. Saying "I'm Sorry" Is Not Enough: Remorse
18. Holy Honesty: Dealing with Hard Emotions
19. The Power of Naming
20. Healing Requires Safety
21. The Power of Truth
22. What Forgiveness Is Not
23. The Cost of Forgiveness
24. Justice and Mercy: Not Either/Or
25. When Mercy Bares Its Teeth
26. Holy Boundaries
27. Reconciliation Isn't Always Possible
28. You're Not the Problem
29. Silence Hides - Truth Reveals
30. A Time to Speak
31. Holy Confrontation: Conflict, Mercy, and Making Peace
32. When A Loved One Does Not Believe You
33. What If the Church Did Not Respond Well?
34. Some People Change. Some Don't.
35. What If the One I Need to Forgive is Dead
36. The Courage to Walk Away
37. When Others Walk Away
38. The Ones We Leave Behind
39. Spiritual Direction Helps Tell Your Story
40. A Safe Place: The Sacrament of Coming Home
41. Your Story Isn't Over
Part Four: The Safety of the Sheepfold
42. Finding Safety in the Sheepfold
43. Blessed Mary, Our Mother of Mercy
44. St. Joseph, Model of Mercy
45. We Are Not Alone
46. Jesus With Skin On
47. Meekness: Strength In Submission
48. The Spirit Poured Out: Strength for the Journey
49. Walking With Virtue
50. Living Mercy with Teeth
51. Before Moving On: To the One Who's Made It This Far
52. The Sacrament of Being Home
Postscript: A Follow Up
Appendix