America, the wealthiest nation on earth, contains what I call a triangle of despair. Mental Illness, incarceration, and poor quality of life creating a vicious
A young man was diagnosed as schizophrenic at the age of 14. He shortly thereafter developed an addiction to heroin. He had been in and
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin). Finding the self, soul’s
(One of our editors wanted to write about eating disorders and Lent. However, we remembered Anna Rose Meads gave a great explanation two years ago about
I left Hawaii’s extraordinary climate just before the New Year to be with my 90-year-old parents on the wintry east coast near Philadelphia. I arrived
In the Hospital I was not just in the hospital but in the “Psychiatric Unit” of the hospital. This is what happened to me on
Although most respectable members of our parishes try to look healthy and content in public, mental illness is as common and invisible among the faithful as it
Everyone faces anxiety. A child embarks off without you, a difficult exam is next week, you have no idea what to expect at a job
As a child I loved Lent despite its agonizing subject. Thinking about the death of Jesus brought tears to my eyes. Shivers ran up my
Growing up, I looked up to the saints as the ideal role models. If I wanted to explore or learn about new places, stories of