The prosperity gospel offers an enticing invitation: If you work hard enough, if you have enough faith, you’ll get there. All the good things in your life, you earned.
Health and Wellness
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Pope Francis wishes “father of liberation theology” happy birthday
Pope Francis wished a happy 90th birthday to the “father of liberation theology” and thanked him for his contributions to the Catholic Church and his love for the poor.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
We need a new pro-life movement built on social justice
By enrolling in a largely pro-choice public health program I was able to articulate a pro-life vision that I could truly believe in.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Why understanding despair must be a part of our health care system
Effective medical and public health interventions are necessary to solve diseases of despair.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
California bishops: The mental health care system is broken
“People who suffer from severe and persistent mental illnesses are among the most misunderstood, ignored and unjustly stigmatized members of our society,” the bishops write.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
From alcoholism and agnosticism to converting to Catholicism: a conversation on faith with Mary Karr
“Any way I tell this story is a lie.” Mary Karr opens her memoir “Lit” with a warning about the inevitable unreliability of memory. But don’t be fooled. Mary Karr delivers many truths that you need to hear. Mary Karr is an award-winning poet and New York Times best-selling author. Her poems have been published […]
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From alcoholism and agnosticism to converting to Catholicism: a conversation on faith with Mary Karr
Mary Karr delivers many truths that you need to hear.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
How “The Americans” highlights the dangers of consumerism
I am reluctant to admit this, but a retired K.G.B. spy has emerged as a moral compass for me.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
What does ethical eating mean to you?
In making decisions about what to eat, respondents to an informal survey told America that the most important factor was their own health.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What Stephen Hawking and my mother taught me about suffering
My approach to the mystery of A.L.S. is a bit different than that of the famed physicist.