In 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, the Vatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development called upon the Church to live out its call as a healing community. Today, when one in five Americans lives with mental illness, and one in three report serious loneliness, what does it mean for the Church to be a healing community?

Sponsored by the McGrath Institute for Church Life and the Fiat Program on Faith and Mental Health, this series considers how the Church can better accompany persons and families living with the experience of mental illness. Drawing from the wisdom of theology, neuroscience, and the practice of pastoral care, we will discuss how priests, lay ministers, and all people can support children and teens living with mental illness, support those in our families and communities living with addiction, and strengthen a culture of belonging that both reflects and participates in our sacramental communion within the Body of Christ.

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