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Stop just blaming mobile phones for children’s despair: Parents bringing up children without God isn’t helping either

April 10, 2024

Concerns and platitudes about mental health is all the rage for children these days. Over the years, with my three older children at school, I have seen offers of yoga (which is not exactly in keeping with Catholic teaching), therapy dogs, counsellors, assemblies on mindfulness, well-being week, “all-about-me” posters and much more. Granted, some of

Ban school skirts, suppress femininity, take anti-depressants: Perhaps that isn’t actually working for young women today?

March 07, 2024

The more that modern society tries to proscribe femininity, the more that many females – especially younger generations – appear unhappy. Might there be a link?(!) Last week, there were two stories in relation to this that caught my attention. We had Dame Jenni Murray urging us to ban girls from wearing skirts at school, supposedly for

The miracle of St Fillan

August 05, 2021

William Cash on how his archaeologist  uncle’s mental health was restored thanks to  prayer – and mowing duties – to St Fillan

As government announce new plans to tackle COVID-19-related mental health issues, Bishops of Scotland stress benefits of public worship

October 06, 2020

Bishop Keenan's statement calls for integral care of the whole person.

Christ must be at the centre of Catholic mental health provision

December 20, 2017

As the government looks to expand mental health provision in schools, we have an opportunity to develop truly Catholic forms of support

Mental health and sinfulness – the Church urgently needs clear teaching

July 07, 2017

The Church needs to answer hard questions if it is to really engage with mental illness

Belgian Brothers to allow euthanasia for mentally ill patients

May 04, 2017

The Brothers of Charity are to permit euthanasia in their psychiatric care centres

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