I Couldn’t Fix Myself: A Bishop’s Journey Through Mental Health Crisis
In December 2019, Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln announced he was going on a medical leave of absence. Citing diagnoses of depression and anxiety,...
Category: Depression &Suicide
Vatican Reaffirms, Clarifies Church Teachings On Euthanasia and End-Of-Life Care
By Carol Glatz – With the legalisation of assisted suicide and euthanasia in many countries, and questions concerning what is morally permissible regarding end-of-life care, the Vatican’s doctrinal...
Why You Must Smile With Your Eyes
By Jill Williams – My English teacher would share nuggets of wisdom with us every now and then. When I was in about Grade 11, she shared...
When Parishes Reopen, Mental And Spiritual Health Care Need Attention
By James Ramos – When parishioners begin returning to their churches as pandemic restrictions are gradually lifted, the buildings will look the same, but the environment might feel...
Drop the Mask and Find God
When I truly found myself was the moment that I found God. And when I found him, I found me too. You see, many people in their...
Treat Suicide With Compassion
Suicide is a difficult subject to talk about, especially for those who knew the victim. It is even more complicated in the absence of a suicide note....
Keeping My Faith With Anxiety
By Felicity Harrison I have spent most of my adult life trying to keep my depression “under control”. In the last year I have increasingly added anxiety...
Why We Must Always Stick with God
By Fr Oskar Wermter SJ – One of the most exciting stories in the Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament, is the Book of Job. Job is a...
We Need to Talk About Mental Health
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...
Scruples in Temptations: Did I Sin?
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...
Annual Dominican Day: How to Cope Today Without Going Crazy
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...
Parish Offers Care Programmes for the Divorced and Grieving
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...
