The solution to the “current opioid crisis is one that involves the whole person.”
Health and Wellness
Posted inFaith, Short Take
What our lonely culture can learn from L’Arche, the Last Supper and ‘love feasts’
The United States is suffering from an epidemic of despair. The Doctrine of the Twelve Apostles, one of the earliest descriptions of a Christian community, offers one way to cultivate love.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Living and loving with cystic fibrosis in ‘Five Feet Apart’
For people living with this chronic illness seeing aspects of their daily life on screen can be startling and affirming.
Posted inFaith, News
Catholic parents should vaccinate their children, Vatican academy says
Catholic parents should vaccinate their children for the good of their children and the community said the Pontifical Academy for Life.
Posted inFaith, Features
Meet the Vatican team running for the greater glory of God (and maybe the Olympics)
A new Vatican team supports fitness and the value of being Christian. And they just might make it to the Olympics someday.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What’s the deal with Ignatian yoga? A skeptical Jesuit finds out.
People love yoga. People love the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola. Mash the two together, and you have created a nice, marketable concept that can sweep a bundle of folks into the arms of the Lord and/or the Society of Jesus.
Posted inFaith, News
The personal stories of the opioid crisis paint a grim picture
Many of those attending a Feb. 3 workshop on the opioid crisis at the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington told personal stories of pain and loss.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
How can God and medicine work together to heal trauma?
This week’s guest is Michael R. Lovell. We discuss his article “We need both medicine and God to overcome trauma.” We also discuss these articles: Donald Trump and the complicated diplomacy of deportation What my friendship with Pope Francis taught me about interfaith dialogue What the New York Times gets wrong about the abortion debate […]
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Why we need both God and medicine to overcome trauma
I have found that praying 15 minutes every day is an important form of self-care.
Posted inFaith, News
Hysterectomy can be morally licit in limited situations, Vatican says
The church teaches that sterilization is morally unacceptable, but a hysterectomy could be if the uterus could not sustain a pregnancy, according to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.