Ministries that offer hope and healing to women after abortion are emphasizing the reality of abortion after pop star Britney Spears revealed the agony of her own experience. “The thing to note is that when somebody like a cultural icon like Britney
A reader asks, “If God knows the date I will die, is there any need to pray for healing? The same question can be asked about praying for others to be healed.” Monsignor Charles Pope explains how God is outside of time:
When his critically ill son Adrian, 7, went into cardiac arrest in October 2022, Arek Szura made a promise to God: "If you let him walk out of this hospital, I will walk from our house on my hands and knees to
Faith Hakesley, author of “Glimmers of Grace: Moments of Peace and Healing Following Sexual Abuse,” reflects on how meeting Pope Benedict XVI in 2008 helped her find healing from her past and even forgive her abuser. She writes: “Each of us was
Erin McCole Cupp, who writes about trauma from a Catholic perspective, writes a new essay as the Church honors the Holy Souls in purgatory throughout the month of November. We are called to pray for the loved ones who have gone before
Megan was "at first super-excited" when she learned about the concept of a Rachel's Vineyard retreat, "but as the date got closer I got nervous," she said.
Rachel's Vineyard, an international program that started in 1995, now offers weekend retreats worldwide that aim
Columnist Kathryn Jean Lopez writes how the fall of Roe v. Wade has brought with it an unleashing of demons. Lopez reminds us that the post-abortive are all around us and writes: “We have to love with a love that is in
Monsignor Charles Pope answers a reader who asks whether is it allowed — or appropriate — for laypeople to place their hands on others while praying over them for healing or to offer a blessing: “It is certainly permissible and encouraged for
Assistant editor Ava Lalor shares a story about God’s faithfulness. In the middle of July, her younger sister experienced her second knee injury within a year. While the family didn’t know at the time if it was another ACL tear or something
What does it mean to be pastoral? Dr. Greg Popcak suggests that this Lent, in order to become healed from the disease of sin, each of us must call on the Divine Physician. He writes: “We can’t cure ourselves of the tendency