When Paul Fahey published his first paper on spiritual abuse—the misuse of spiritual or religious authority to control or harm another person—he had no idea how well it would be received. “I found I had stepped into a gap I...
This counselor wants Catholics to rethink spiritual abuse
Licensed mental health counselor Paul Fahey has published the definitive resource on Catholic spiritual abuse—but he says there is still work left to be done.
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Speak of the dead
When a loved one dies, kids deserve honest and empathetic conversations about death. They benefit from participating in rituals of rememberance.
BY LIUAN HUSKA
Beacons of life
Resilience hubs that provide resources to help people survive extreme weather and other climate impacts have become a key part of some parishes’ missions.
BY REBECCA RANDALL
The greatest story
Rather than a rulebook or instruction manual, scripture should be where kids learn who God is and what God is like, says this pastor.
AN INTERVIEW WITH MEREDITH ANNE MILLER
Where waves meet
Radical hospitality that embraces the diversity of global wisdom traditions can foster an interfaith spirituality beyond proselytism.
BY JAMIE MARICH
A living language
What lessons might Eve’s story teach us if we inherit it untainted by its tellers?
BY TE’SA LUBANS DEHAVEN
“As liberation theologians have told us, without the perspectives of the poor we cannot fulfill our call to mercy as a Christian community.”
Berit Reisenauer Guidotti
