An updated version of a 2019 paper that cites the presence of religious belief as an aid in recovery, particularly from mental health and substance abuse issues, has met with both support and skepticism. Brian Grim, ...
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than twice as many people died in 2020 by their own hand than by someone else, and while the annual suicide rate actually dropped ...
Catholic ministry is often categorized as liturgical, pro-life or social justice, but there is a relatively recent ministry that encompasses all three and focuses on accompanying Catholics who live with mental illness as well as ...
Off and on, since the COVID-19 pandemic began and in-person instruction resumed, St. Joseph School counselor Suzanne Krumpelman in Fayetteville has spoken to students to gauge how they are coping. During one informal survey, Krumpelman asked ...
With COVID-19 cases rising because of the delta variant, more and more schools are having to put protocols in place to help slow the spread of the virus: mask mandates, distance or hybrid learning, social ...
On Tuesday, the sporting world was stunned by Olympic gymnast Simone Biles withdrawing from the team finals in Tokyo for mental health reasons. Following her announcement, commentators questioned her dedication — even her courage. However, ...
While the coronavirus pandemic upended most aspects of college life this past year, its impact on students' mental health has had Catholic college and university leaders looking for new ways to reach students and get ...
Psychologist Sue Baars writes, “Knowing how to discern one’s emotional and mental health is important.” Christians, she says, may be helped by using the lens of “psychological wholeness,” a concept based on the anthropology of ...
Writer Adam DeVille writes that “when daily life is disrupted in ways none of us has ever lived through, self-care becomes crucial not just for frontline personnel in hospitals, but all of us dealing with ...
As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc physically, even bringing death into some people's homes, the shutdown this past spring and the virus' continuing effects also have impacted mental health. As a result, more people in the ...
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John Ramirez, a Texas inmate who won a legal battle with the Supreme Court to have his pastor pray aloud over him and place his hands on him in the execution chamber, was executed by lethal injection Oct. 5.
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Catholic immigration advocates are emphasizing that the Oct. 5 ruling by a federal appeals court -- finding the De...
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