Tribal Psychiatrist Says Serra Canonization Will Deepen ‘Soul Wound’

“For the most part, California Indians have never healed from the treatment their ancestors endured in the missions, and making Junipero Serra a saint is going to make it even harder for healing to occur,” psychologist Donna Schindler told former Franciscan friar Mark Day.  In an article published in La Prensa San Diego Day explores the issue of historic trauma with Dr. Schindler.