Crisis / Depression &Suicide / Raymond Perrier
by Raymond Perrier · Published September 24, 2019 · Last modified September 19, 2019
As a society we are getting better at talking about all kinds of subjects that were once taboo: gender-based violence, diverse sexual orientations, life-threatening illnesses, bullying at work or at school, and addictions. But...
Catechesis / Christian Living / Depression &Suicide / Holiness and Sanctification / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published May 21, 2019
I admit to being a scrupulous soul and am often plagued by doubts about whether I have given in to temptations or not. A good priest has been very patient and understanding, and has...
Church / Dealing With Life / Depression &Suicide
by Erin Carelse · Published February 11, 2019 · Last modified February 10, 2019
By Judy Stockill – Peace was the theme at Koinonia in Johannesburg when about 70 people, not all of them Dominicans, attended the annual Dominican Day, sharing and reflecting on the subject of coping with...
Christian Living / Church / Crisis / Dealing With Life / Depression &Suicide / Divorce / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published January 22, 2019 · Last modified January 21, 2019
A parish in Johannesburg will host another round of Divorce Care and Grief Share programmes, each running for 13 weeks, as of February. These programmes, offered by St John’s parish in North Riding, are...
Church / Death / Depression &Suicide / Ethics & Human Dignity
by Kilian SC · Published October 3, 2018 · Last modified October 2, 2018
A woman religious suffering from metastatic breast cancer in the final stages received medication to ease severe pain and thanked the doctors and nurses. “Now that the pain is tolerable, I can start praying...
Let’s remember all young people who are about to give up in life. Their pain becomes my pain, just as their hopes become my hope.
Books / Church / Crisis / Depression &Suicide / Letter of the Week
by Letters Editor · Published February 26, 2018 · Last modified February 25, 2018
I attended the launch last month of the 3rd edition of Elements Of Counselling, co-authored by Dr Joan Schön, Fr Vic Kotze and Lauren Gower, I find that this edition, like each of its predecessors, is a valuable tool for all who find themselves called to offer care and counsel to young and old in South Africa.
Depression &Suicide / Letter of the Week
by Letters Editor · Published August 21, 2014 · Last modified August 4, 2017
Father Ron Rolheiser’s article Suicide: Reclaiming memories was indeed a timeous read for my family and me, having some weeks before experienced the horror of all horrors. Our much-loved son, an architect and gifted...
Depression &Suicide / Editorials / Editorials 2014
by Editor · Published August 20, 2014 · Last modified August 4, 2017
The recent death by suicide of the actor Robin Williams, who reportedly suffered from bipolar depression, brought the question of mental illness into the public spotlight. Whenever a celebrity commits suicide, the degree to...
Depression &Suicide / Editorials 2007
by Editor · Published September 19, 2007 · Last modified August 4, 2017
There remains a perception among some Catholics that people who commit suicide are automatically excluded from God’s mercy and salvation. This is a false position which requires a pastoral revision. The Catechism of the...
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