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Pope Francis asks Catholics to pray in November for people suffering depression

November 04, 2021

Vatican City, Nov 3, 2021 / 09:00 am Pope Francis has asked Catholics around the world to pray in November for people suffering from depression or burnout, that they might find the support they need. He made the appeal in his November prayer intention, shared with an accompanying video on Nov. 3. “We pray that

Depression, Lent, and Easter

March 29, 2021

The disciplines of Lent feel different to the depressed than the happy

California bishops urge Catholics to give ‘hope and healing’ to the mentally ill

May 09, 2018

In a pastoral letter, the bishops say the mental health crisis is an 'urgent call' for the Church

I’ve stopped writing my book about depression, and for the best of reasons

January 27, 2017

Last year, I was writing on mental illness and the Incarnation. It's nice to have a common-or-garden sickness instead

What depression has taught me: praying for others is a very practical work of mercy

December 01, 2016

With few prayerful thoughts to call my own, I have relied on the piety of others

Can Catholic devotion heal my depression? Right now, it doesn’t feel like it

August 04, 2016

At its funnest, clinical depression is a boring, sapping illness

The night I outran my demons

October 01, 2015

As a young doctor on a cancer ward, I consoled myself with drink and New Age nonsense. Then one evening I stepped into a chamber of horrors

Self-esteem can be bad for your health

February 19, 2015

The world of self-help is edging away from the notion that high levels of self-esteem are the key to mental health