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Catholic Mental Health Blog — The Face of Mercy

“Mental illness is neither a moral failure nor a character defect. To suffer from a psychiatric disorder is not a sign of insufficient faith or weakness of will. Christian … See more

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Catholic Mental Health Ministry Training Videos

WEBCatholic mental health training videos for parishes and lay ministries. These resources are available to help those in ministry positions to provide basic psychoeducation about …

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Catholic Speaker on Mental Illness & Mental Heath Advocacy — …

WEBCatholic Speaker, Mental Health Advocacy in the Church, Wholeness & Holiness, Misconceptions about Mental Health in the Church, Saints with Mental Illness, Catholic …

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Mental Health Advocacy and education for the Catholic Church — …

WEBThe mission of The Face of Mercy is to provide mental health advocacy and education within the Church in order to encourage Her to love better, as we strive to be ‘merciful …

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Letter from a Catholic with OCD and scrupulosity

WEBWithin the Catholic faith, scrupulosity often takes the form of having obsessions of committing a mortal sin or a sin in general, which becomes distressing …

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The Invitation in Distress — The Face of Mercy

WEBWherever you are in your journey, God extends an invite to you today to grow a bit closer to Him. Maybe your mental health struggles are in the past, completely …

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Dear Church, From a Comforted Daughter — The Face of Mercy

WEBDear Church, As Saint John Paul II always said, “Be Not Afraid.” I know it can be scary to reach out to those who have mental illness because you think you need to …

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How to Find a Therapist (and does he need to be Catholic)

WEBAny competent, well-trained therapist will be respectful of your religious beliefs. If they aren’t, report them and leave. A few reasons and topics it may be more …

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suicidal ideation — Catholic Mental Health Blog — The Face of …

WEBIf you or someone you know is currently in crisis please call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800- 273-8255 or go to your nearest emergency room.**. …

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Patron Saints of Mental Illness — The Face of Mercy

WEBThese are saints who themselves struggled with various mental illnesses, including anxiety, depression, dementia, paranoia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, …

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The Face of Mercy

WEBMental Health Advocacy & Education for the Church. “ Mercy is the very foundation of the Church’s life. All of her pastoral activity should be caught up in the tenderness she …

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Sexual Addiction — Catholic Mental Health Blog — The Face of …

WEBThis latest Dear Church is a Spoken Letter, shared with permission from a brave soul who originally shared her story on her own platform. She shares this description as well:

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Micole Amalu, Founder — The Face of Mercy

WEBShe launched the mission on September 15, 2019. Micole loves coffee, praise & worship music, mountains, reading retold fairy tales and everything by Brene Brown, and …

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Prayers for Mental Illness & Mental Health Advocacy — The Face …

WEBArise from Darkness, Fr. Groschel, St. Ignatius of Loyola, Prayer for Depression, Prayer for Mental Ilness, Prayer against Mental Illness, St. Faustina, Prayer for

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Dear Church — Catholic Mental Health Blog — The Face of Mercy

WEBThis latest Dear Church is a Spoken Letter, shared with permission from a brave soul who originally shared her story on her own platform. She shares this description as well:

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Dear Church, from a Catholic with sexual addiction — The Face of …

WEBDear Church, sexual addiction sucks. The Face of Mercy. Want care and compassion. Catholic with mental illness. Catholic mental health. Catholic with sexual …

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On St. Ignatius Loyola, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, and

WEBThe Discernment of Spirits changed my life. This was my first real introduction to principles of discernment and the contributions to the Church of St. …

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saints — Catholic Mental Health Blog — The Face of Mercy

WEB**This post speaks freely about suicidal thoughts. Please use caution reading if this touches on your own story. If you or someone you know is currently in crisis please call The …

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Dear Church, Letters from those with Mental Illness

WEBDear Church, My Confirmation preparation was a life-changing experience for me, but it had nothing to do with my prep classes. In fact, I dreaded them, and as soon …

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