Mental Illness

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God’s Peace

Christopher Heffron April 18, 2025

St. Francis of Assisi was a medieval man to his core, yet his problems were not dissimilar to what we face today.

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Jane de Chantal: A Saint for the Depressed

Bert Ghezzi March 8, 2025

Despite debilitating depression, this French saint of the 17th century led a remarkable life.

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Imperfect Children of a Perfect God

Christopher Heffron January 2, 2025

We are wildly imperfect, yet fully made in God’s image. And God desires us to be well, to love ourselves enough to be well

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The Road to Emmaus: Accompanying Those with Mental Illness

Father Fred Cabras OFM Cap December 30, 2024

What does it mean to accompany one another? The road to Emmaus can be our guide, writes Father Fred Cabras, a Franciscan mental health professional.

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Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry

Father Fred Cabras OFM Cap September 27, 2024

Recognize, Reframe, Repeat: three Rs to help you deal with your daily anxiety.

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A suicide prevention sign is seen on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in 2008. Catholic ministry leaders shared with OSV News pastoral strategies for preventing suicide, as the nation observes Suicide Prevention Month in September. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

‘We need to talk about suicide,’ says Catholic mental health expert

OSV News September 25, 2024

As National Suicide Prevention Month draws to a close, a Catholic mental health expert told OSV News that open, ongoing conversations about suicide are crucial.

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