healing
In ‘When Religion Hurts You,’ a psychotherapist argues religious trauma is trauma
By Kathryn Post — October 9, 2023
(RNS) — For too long, says Laura Anderson in her new book, most clinical dialogue suggested that to heal from religious harm, you just needed to become an atheist.
Psychedelic salon looks to the possibility of sacred healing
By Kathryn Post — August 29, 2022
(RNS) — Against a backdrop of incense and multicolored lights, speakers shared how their lives had been transformed by plant medicine.
What’s a ‘miracle’? Here’s how the Catholic Church decides
By Dorian Llywelyn — October 28, 2021
(The Conversation) — To qualify as a Catholic ‘saint,’ someone must have two miracles credited to them. But how does the church define a miracle in the first place?
Americans are in a mental health crisis – especially African Americans. Can churches help?
By Brad R. Fulton — October 1, 2021
(The Conversation) — More houses of worship are offering mental health programs, especially African American congregations.
Breaking the silence: Clergy address pandemic’s surge in domestic violence
By Katie Givens Kime — July 6, 2021
(RNS) — This crisis of violence affects every faith community, and every faith leader.
Folk healers create modern techniques from their ancestors’ lost lore
By Isaiah Murtaugh — May 13, 2021
(RNS) — A collective of healers and practitioners is revisiting ancestral practices to become ‘ancestors for the future.’
‘You can’t just jump to hope’: Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on healing after the election
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 11, 2020
(RNS) — Curry spoke to Religion News Service about what divides the United States, what people of faith can do to help bridge those divisions and why he believes healing is possible.
My spiritual path through the COVID-19 darkness
By Kalpana Jain — July 21, 2020
(RNS) — The medical system had done all that it could for me. Now I had to listen to my body and have faith in its wisdom.
In Kenya, locals debate a boom in witch doctor tourism
By Tonny Onyulo — October 10, 2018
MOMBASA, Kenya (RNS) — Tourists normally come for snorkeling and lounging on sun-splashed beaches, but lately many come to seek the counsel of witch doctors about illnesses, runs of bad luck or bad marriages.
Pope sends video message of peace ahead of Fatima visit
By Josephine McKenna — May 11, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Speaking in Portuguese, the pope defined his two-day official visit to the Catholic shrine May 12-13 as a 'pilgrimage of hope and peace.'
The ’Splainer: Who is Our Lady of Fatima and what is the ‘Third Secret’?
By David Gibson — May 10, 2017
(RNS) Pope Francis will be the fourth pontiff to visit the famous Marian shrine in Portugal, and one of millions who travel there each year. What is the attraction?
This Lent, I’m giving up apologizing for other Christians
By Jonathan Merritt — March 3, 2017
Apologizing for other Christians isn't always edifying or effective. Here's why I'm sacrificing it during Lent.
This woman’s abortion story will challenge your beliefs – no matter what they are
By Jonathan Merritt — February 14, 2017
No matter which side of the abortion debate you’re on, Kassi Underwood will challenge your beliefs. In her book, “May Cause Love: An Unexpected Journey of Enlightenment After Abortion,” she admits her abortion was emotionally painful, which pro-lifers will like. But she claims her abortion led to enlightenment and brought her closer to God, which […]
Hurt by the church? It’s time to talk about it
By Jonathan Merritt — February 6, 2017
Critiquing the church has become taboo among many, but sharing our suffering may help you heal from spiritual wounds.
From bubbles to bridges: My post-election check-in
By Kimberly Winston — November 22, 2016
(RNS) I have found more warmth and understanding in the reaction of far-flung strangers who read about my experience than I found in people sitting next to me in church pews.
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