‘Homily for a Suicide and Their Survivor Loved Ones’
Any suicide is an unspeakable tragedy, yet how we respond is crucial for serving those most in need of God’s mercy, including those who continue life here on earth.
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Why on Earth? A Psychiatrist, Philosopher, Comedian and Theologian Discuss Darkness, Suicide and Hope
All of human experience — including its most tragic elements — needs to be brought into the light so we can better understand that we are created in love, fallen in sin, and redeemed by an all-loving God.
CDC Report: One in Four Young Adults Contemplate Suicide
Fifty-four percent of essential workers surveyed said they had experienced at least one adverse mental or behavioral health symptom related to COVID-19.
NY Archdiocese Prays for Repose of Attempted Arsonist After Suicide
Marc Lamparello had tried to enter St. Patrick’s Cathedral in April 2019 with four gallons of gasoline, two cans of lighter fluid, and two lighters, but was stopped by security and then arrested.
Amid Coronavirus, Catholic Psychologists Provide a Frame for Suicide Prevention
Catholic therapists say the coronavirus crisis further exasperates despondency and hopelessness.
Is Suicide, Even in War, Always Wrong?
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: The Catholic Church has taught since the apostolic period that intentional self-killing — suicide — is wrong, not only when done for trivial reasons, but for any reason.
Do Those Who Take Their Own Lives Automatically Lose Their Salvation?
Drawing on Church teaching, new book offers hope for suicide victims and those left behind.
5 Ways to Fight This Suicidal Surge
COMMENTARY: Will the suicides of Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain and the 45,000 suicides in the United States annually convince us that we all have an important role in that saving work?
Groups Challenge Vermont Law That Pushes Discussion of Assisted-Suicide ‘Benefits’
The lawsuit’s plaintiffs, the Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare and the Christian Medical and Dental Association, object to state officials’ requirements that could force physicians to refer for assisted suicide under the 2013 assisted-suicide law.
