I am amazed by the amount of reflection that came from a simple question from my daughter: Why don’t I want to get a manicure?
Health and Wellness
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A Jesuit Navy chaplain witnesses the healing power of sacraments for military personnel with PTSD
Prayer can serve as a bulwark against the challenges of life after war.
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Cardinal McElroy diagnosed with ‘non-aggressive’ cancer, scheduled for surgery
In a statement, the archdiocese said the 71-year-old cardinal has “well-differentiated liposarcoma, which is a non-aggressive cancer that tends not to metastasize.”
Posted inThe Good Word
You cannot heal the sickness you do not see
It is hard to say which dawns first: the awareness of our brokenness or the acknowledgment that God is our savior, the one who makes us whole.
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A trauma-informed guide to prayer
Trauma-informed spirituality knows better than to promise that prayer will take away all the pain. But it can offer the hope that, even in the midst of pain, there can be moments of feeling whole.
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A Jesuit guide to aging and retirement
You’ve got a 401K. But do you have a spiritual retirement plan?
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A doctor reflects on control, vulnerability and living in relationship
Treating symptoms—even treating illnesses—is not the same as treating a person.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Catholics and infertility: reactions from our readers
How should Catholics contend with the struggles of infertility? America’s readers weigh in.
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The spiritual lessons of perimenopause: Women’s bodies and the seasons of life
But as Catholic women, we are called to embrace our bodies, with all their changes—hormonal or otherwise—and not to hide from what they reveal at different stages.
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Catholics and infertility: The spiritual and ethical challenges of trying to conceive
And how the church can accompany couples struggling with infertility