Tag Archives: Mental Illness

Suicide, Depression, and the Need for Christ in the Culture

June 8, 2018 · by · in Catholic Church, Evangelization, Mental Illness, Uncategorized · 1 Comment

Depression and suicide are in the news again this week as two high profile people took their own lives: Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. Being a woman who loathes purses and prefers cargo pants and capris for carrying things, I don’t know much about Kate Spade. I have watched multiple shows of Anthony Bourdain’s and […]

Catholic Exchange: Seeing Our Neighbor and the Long Loneliness of December

December 15, 2016 · by · in Advent, Catholic Church, Catholic Exchange, Christian Living, Christmas, holiness, Liturgical Living, sacrifice, Suffering · 1 Comment

Every year a discussion about the startling rise in suicide rates during the holidays makes national news. More often than not, the cause is relegated to mental illness, stress, or family situations. While all of these may be true, they betray a purely materialist view of the human person. Mental illness in itself is a […]

A PTSD Catholic

May 28, 2014 · by · in Uncategorized · 7 Comments

In 2004 I was diagnosed with delayed-onset PTSD. It took three years for my 9-11 relief work to catch up with me. While most 20 years olds were partying in college or worried about exams, I was consoling 400 people whose loved ones had been murdered in the Pentagon. I had only been in the […]

Second Sunday of Advent Reflection: Lonely vs Lowly

December 9, 2013 · by · in Catholic Church, Grief, Liturgical Living, Prayer, Thanksgiving · Leave a comment

Last night I went to the Saturday Vigil Mass for the Second Sunday of Advent. A part of the Liturgy of the Eucharist really struck me. I actually misheard our priest who has a Nigerian accent and that mishearing really hit me. During the anaphora, or Eucharistic Prayer, there is a portion in the preface […]