Essay Excerpt: Of Mental Illness and Icons

Posted by Joel Looper on May 15, 2020 7:35:00 AM

Editorial Note: This excerpt is taken from an essay entitled "Mental Illness in Light of the Theophany Icon" by Joel Looper, originally published at Church Life Journal on August 5, 2019.

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Topics: Hope, iconography, mental health, Mental Health Awareness Month

Praying with Our Lady Help of Persecuted Christians

Posted by Bill Schmitt on Jun 28, 2019 11:48:39 AM

What could “tough love” possibly have to do with the dual sense of consolation I experienced last month in a special prayer service? My wife and I gathered with our parish family to express solidarity with fellow Christians and to see more clearly our need for trust in Our Lord and the Blessed Mother.

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Topics: art, communion of saints, Mary, saints, martyrdom, iconography

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