When the suicide monster invades the psyche, more than kindness is required. More than toughing it out.
Death and Dying
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Christ is our bread of life—but we still must feed one another
Others are the table Christ sets for us.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Dementia didn’t rob me of my mom. It revealed her truest self.
Your mom’s gone. That’s what people told me during the last year of my mother’s life when she suffered from dementia.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope attends funeral of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, an advocate for religious outreach
Pope Francis attended the funeral Mass and presided over the final commendation of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the French cardinal who led the Vatican’s outreach to other religions and who had announced to the world his election as pope five years ago.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Killings of Catholic priests in Africa raise fears that peacemakers are targets
Following the recent killings of priests in the Central African Republic, Catholic officials worry that clergy are being targeted by armed groups for their peacemaking efforts.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How getting older—and feeling invisible—is preparing me for the kingdom of God
To be seen—to be desired—is a beautiful human need no matter what our age is.
Posted inFaith, News
French cardinal leading Vatican’s interreligious efforts dies in U.S.
French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, an experienced diplomat and head of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, died at the age of 75 in Hartford, Connecticut, where he was receiving medical treatment.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Infographic: Has suicide become a public health crisis?
The C.D.C. reports a 25 percent spike between 1999 and 2016 in the frequency of suicide across the country.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Faith communities are reclaiming their role in preparing us for death
The medical profession’s hegemony over questions of illness and dying is not complete; faith communities are still needed for discernment and guidance.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
To prevent suicides we need more community, not less.
We must learn again that communities exist to create, sustain and protect life.