Anxiety and Depression

Guy cowering in fear

Fear Is My Teacher

To be alive in this century is to understand fear. But God is always with us.

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Dear Reader: Life Can Be a Pain

As I look back, my four decades on this planet have been relatively pain-free. Those in my circle, however, endure pain in ways I cannot comprehend.
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Erasing the Stigma of Mental Illness

For those who love somebody struggling with mental illness, our job is to be fully present and listen without prejudice. 
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Battling the Darkness

To paraphrase Dante’s famous opening lines from the Inferno, I find myself “within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.”
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Police and Suicide: A Hidden Epidemic

Police officers are more likely to die by suicide than be killed by criminals. A retired Catholic Charities executive and others are working to change that.
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Young person contemplating suicide

Confronting Teen Suicide

Young people have never been more connected or more isolated. A psychologist and a teen advocate for suicide prevention shed light on this crisis.
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Don’t Let Illness Get You Down

Good health is undeniably one of our greatest blessings from God. Be it minor aches and pains, an annoying chronic condition, or a debilitating illness, health issues are welcomed by no one.
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