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Entries for 2018
Posted on October 31, 2018
Dealing with Mental Illness as a Catholic
I was working with a family this week who had mental illness and it was like looking in a mirror. I then thought I might surf the internet for a resource. Here is an article that I found on US Catholic which was written a while ago. I still feel it is relevant for today. I remember the late Fr....
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Posted on October 29, 2018
Our Litany of Saints- Help Me Collect Them
Hello My Friends in Christ,
While on my journey in building of the Apostolate, I have come across numerous saints that pertain to mental ilnness in one way or another. They either had it themselves or have a concerned heart for those with it. Please join me in building up a new li...
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Posted on October 23, 2018
How is Your Stress Level?
by Timothy Hughes Duff
Lately, it seems my life has had its thorns. My wife and I have had four deaths of people close to us in less than two months. They were not immediate family members, but nevertheless it was enough to cause us to feel stressed by being around all of the raw emotion. Also, seeing the s...
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Posted on October 23, 2018
How is Your Stress Level? Mine seems to soar at times!
Lately, it seems my life has had its thorns. as you know, I am being uprooted with my move. We are feeling stressed by being around a lot of raw emotion. Seeing the struggle that my immediate family is going through right now with the throws of depression, grief over my m...
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Posted on October 22, 2018
Have you heard of the book:
"The Benedict Option"
A STRATEGY FOR CHRISTIANS IN A POST-CHRISTIAN NATION
By Rob Dreher
From what I gather, the premise is that our culture has transitioned from being Christian-based to something else very different. We must prepare ourselves!.
So much has been posted on the in...
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Posted on October 22, 2018
Sometimes Our Ordinary Experience Brings Extraordinary Things
by Timothy Hughes Duff
About a month ago, I was at work in my office where I am the hospital chaplain and Coordinator of Spiritual Care.
I was looking through my daily email and I came across a contact from a colleague who is a volunteer hospice chaplain. Her name...
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Posted on September 25, 2018
Massachusetts Could Lose 1,000 Behavioral Health Beds if Question 1 Passes
August 6, 2018
Research finds that mandated nurse staffing ratios will dramatically decrease access to mental health care; increase emergency department boarding; exacerbate opioid crisis
Boston, MA – August 6, 2018 – A study released tod...
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Posted on September 03, 2018
Spiritual Trauma and the Catholic Church: How Do We Heal Our Broken Hearts?
by Dr. Greg Popcak
Horrifying. Devastating. Apocalyptic.
The sad fact is, none of these words are adequate to describe the events described in the recently released grand jury report on multigenerational clerical abuse in Pennsylvania and the P...
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Posted on September 02, 2018
The Catholic Priest Scandal: An American Marytr in Our Midst! A Personal Witness of a Man who Defended the Truth- Fr. Alfred Kunz.
These questions have been on my mind and heart for a few weeks now. This is so close to my mind and heart that it has taken a while for me to respond. It is not without its hardship and tearful moment...
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Posted on August 30, 2018
Hearing all of the latest news about our beloved Catholic Church
Join the Guild 1,000 Rosary Crusade for Priests
I feel compelled to ask people to pray the Rosary for our priests. The majority of these men have heard their vocation and have dedicated their lives to the service of ...
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