Fox Chase Boy: standup comedy confronts trauma in a Catholic community

There is surprising nostalgia and humour in Gerad Argeros’s telling of his own experience of healing from abuse by a Catholic priest. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn He was an altar boy at St Cecilia Catholic church in north-east Philadelphia when, at age 11, he became one of the victims of paedophile priest James Brzyski. Decades later, the actor and father developed the one-man stage show Fox Chase Boy. Performing it to his close-knit parish he speaks directly about a crime cloaked in silence and brings welcome healing to their collective trauma. The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3biVfwh Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► https://ift.tt/hFpj7nt Website ► https://ift.tt/sSU5AhV Facebook ► https://ift.tt/Sgw2BFG Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://ift.tt/3joAEOF The Guardian on YouTube: Guardian News ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #documentary #foxchaseboy #catholic #church #sexualabuse #catholicabuse