One by one, Francis blessed and greeted each of the family members and their caregivers who traveled from around the world for the audience.
Health and Wellness
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I thought Good Catholics didn’t need therapy. Then I went.
I was Catholic. You pray, you receive the sacraments, you imitate the saints. What more guidance do you need?
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Do Catholics talk enough about postpartum depression?
This week Tim Reidy sat in for Matt Malone, S.J., alongside his co-host Kerry Weber. The podcast opens with a discussion about Girl Scouts and their relationship with the Catholic Church following the decision by the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kan., to cut ties with the organization. Eloise Blondiau joined the conversation to give her […]
Posted inMagazine, Your Take
Parishes could do more to support people with depression and anxiety, say America readers
A significant obstacle for Catholics with depression and/or anxiety was the dangerous—and wrongful—interpretation of these conditions as spiritual failures.
Posted inFaith, Video
From a Wall Street career to postpartum depression: a mother recovers
Jena Booher had a high-powered Wall Street career before suffering from postpartum depression. Now she’s committed her life to helping mothers through similar experiences.
Posted inFaith, Features
The church doesn’t talk enough about postpartum depression. These Catholic women are changing that.
For Catholic women experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety, faith and faith communities can be a lifeline—but also a potential source of guilt, shame or frustration.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
What ’13 Reasons Why’ gets wrong about suicide
This is not TV viewing for the faint of heart or any other parts of the soul for that matter.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
My son’s gift of organ donation taught me death is not the last word.
Christopher’s death gave five people the chance to live.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘Heal the Living’ and the miracle of organ donation
There is hardly a religious word in all of “Heal the Living,” but the film doesn’t need them.
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
Feels like I got hit by a truck. Literally. Jesuitical Ep. 7
You’ve probably said it. You wake up—head pounding, body sore. “I feel like I got hit by a truck.” Well, Katie McKenna actually got run over by a truck. An 18-wheeler to be exact. This week on jesuitical, we talk with Katie about her aptly named memoir How to Get Run Over by a Truck. […]