‘I Was Destroyed by It’: 4 Men on Abuse at Ireland’s Catholic Schools NYT | Top Stories Megan Specia 23 December 2024 at 13:01 After decades of silence, dozens of older men are talking about the sexual abuse they suffered at schools run by religious orders. We spoke to four of them. © Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times“What isn’t always told is how your life is entirely ripped apart,” said Mark Vincent Healy, who attended St. Mary’s College, run by the Spiritans.