You might know Ross Douthat as the token conservative at The New York Times, or the Catholic critic of Pope Francis. But in his new book, The Deep Places, you’ll see a different side of the author.
Health and Wellness
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Burned out, overworked or depressed? Pope Francis is praying for you.
Pope Francis has asked the world to join him in praying for people with depression for the month of November, drawing a connection between depression, overwork and burnout.
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I am a young person living with chronic pain. Please don’t tell me it’s just part of God’s plan.
I live with chronic pain, and often it seems like no one really understands what this means. Having chronic pain, especially as a young person, can often feel lonely and isolating.
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Catholics need better conversations about women’s sexual health. Here are 3 places to start.
Better sexual education can help uphold the dignity of women’s embodied existence and diminish damaging stigmas.
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Retirement taught me this hard truth: We are all replaceable.
I have found that there’s more to life than work. That I am replaceable in my job but urgently needed in other roles and relationships in my life.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
No, yoga does not contradict the teachings of Christianity.
Yoga has roots in South Asian religions. That doesn’t mean Catholics should avoid it.
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Bishop McElroy instructs priests to decline Covid vaccine exemption requests
San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy has sent a letter saying there is no basis in Catholic teaching to offer a religious exemption for COVID-19 vaccinations.
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‘We need to mandate the vaccine’: Sister Mary Haddad, head of Catholic Health Association, is ready for bold action
Mary Haddad, R.S.M., the C.E.O. and president of the Catholic Health Association, agrees that more must be done now to halt the advance of the Delta variant.
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How Ignatian spirituality enhanced my cognitive behavioral therapy
Talking to God about my struggles came to be a crucial part of my mental health resilience and recovery.
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Pope Francis needs to tell the world who will make his end-of-life decisions
Pope Francis needs to publicly appoint an agent to make decisions about his medical care for when he is no longer able to make them himself. Without this appointment, there will be confusion and division in the church.