Conversations That Matter: Mental Health and the Catholic Church

Conversations That Matter: Mental Health and the Catholic Church

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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Article Meet the Faculty: Leonard J. DeLorenzo'03, '08 M.A., '14 Ph.D. Leonard J. DeLorenzo'03, '08 M.A., '14 Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Article Meet the Speaker: Sofia Carozza, M.Phil. '19 Sofia Carozza, M. Phil. '19, University of Cambridge
Article Meet the Speaker: Louis Damani Jones M.S.W. Louis Damani Jones M.S.W., SSM Health
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Article Meet the Moderator: Beth Hlabse '11, M.S., LMHCA Beth Hlabse '11, M.S., LMHCA, University of Notre Dame
Article Meet the Speaker: Ryan Dainty, M.Div. Ryan Dainty, M.Div., Marian High School
Article Meet the Speaker: Kenna Millea'05, MA '07 Kenna Millea '05, MA '07, Kenna Millea Therapy
Article Meet the Speaker: Pat Millea '04, MA '06 Pat Millea '04, MA '06, Youth Ministry Leader
Article Meet the Speaker: Maribel Rodriguez Laguna, MA, LPC-S Maribel Rodriguez Laguna, MA, LPC-S, Cor Sacrum Counseling and Consulting
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Article Meet the Speaker: Rev. Sean Kilcawley Rev. Sean Kilcawley, Freedom from Pornography Apostolate
Article Meet the Speaker: Amy Ricke, M.D. '03 Amy Ricke, M.D. '03, Psychiatrist
Article Meet the Speaker: Scott Weeman, M.A. Scott Weeman, M.A., Catholic in Recovery