One of the greatest gifts Catholicism has to offer those of us who experience mental illness is not chaplets or devotions, but a framework for understanding our pain and suffering, and the strong conviction that it will not be in vain.
Communion: A life-saving balm for mental illness
Charlie Kirk, Iryna Zarutska and the conversations we need to have
Two tragic murders—Charlie Kirk and Iryna Zarutska—highlight societal failures: untreated mental illness, media bias, desensitization to violence and the urgent need for compassionate reform.
Hope in ‘The Zone’: Catholic ministries share Jesus’ love with Phoenix homeless
An estimated 700-800 individuals are now living in what has been dubbed “The Zone,” a sprawl of tents and makeshift shelters surrounding the city-owned exterior of the Human Services Campus.
The mental health crisis crosses all boundaries and ages
Beyond the mental health crisis numbers in our country are real people, and a hopefully changing attitude toward mental health issues.
Experts see hope for pastoral inclusion of Catholics with disabilities, also lingering challenges
According to the Centers for Disease Control, some 26% (or 1 in 4) of adults in the U.S. have some type of disability.
Experts: Mental health ministry a dire need across the U.S. Church
The National Alliance on Mental Illness indicates that one in five U.S. adults experience mental illness each year, while 17% of youth (6-17 years) annually experience a mental health disorder.
Catholic advocates against death penalty urge clemency for woman on federal death row
A federal death row inmates, Lisa Montgomery’s, execution was unlawfully rescheduled by the Justice Department when a stay was in effect due to an attorney’s positive test for the coronavirus.
Movie: ‘Words on Bathroom Walls’
“Words on Bathroom Walls” (Roadside) is a touching drama about a teen suffering from mental illness.