In the nation’s capital — where stress, anxiety and mental health challenges sometimes impact the lives and work of those in government service, in legal and other professions, and individuals and families — St. Joseph Church on Capitol Hill hosted a “Come as You Are” Holy Week Prayer Service for Mental Health.
Capitol Hill prayer service ties together mental health and faith
Eucharistic Adoration: Doing is good; being is even better
Seeing Jesus present in the Eucharist, allows us to be more able to see him in our brothers and sisters — especially those most broken and lost ones.
First in-person LGBTQ ministry conference builds ‘sense of community’
The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda.
Pandemic has presented challenges to provide special education
With the COVID-19 pandemic and the move to online learning, the downside for special-education students is further isolation and lack of social interaction.
Contemplating the closeness of the Incarnation in a year of separation
“How could we possibly find God in the suffering of separation, especially in a season that for many us is often spent in closeness with others?”
Rural Life Initiative offers new, virtual ‘Conversations of Hope’ series
The hour-long sessions held monthly incorporate prayer, community conversation and resource-sharing.
Mary Marrocco: This is an opportunity to really listen
“The people of God are called over and over to listen, listen, listen. The greatest commandment doesn’t start with love, but with listening: ‘Shema Yisrael’ — Hear, O Israel! St. Benedict’s Rule, for those called into community, starts with the word ‘Listen.'”
Texas Catholic family’s quarantine dancing video goes viral
A family’s Facebook post goes viral touching on the humanity of a world in self-isolation.