Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:18:40 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Sick and tired becomes sick then saved /opinion/columnists/item/34465-sick-and-tired-becomes-sick-then-saved /opinion/columnists/item/34465-sick-and-tired-becomes-sick-then-saved

“Healing” is a hot topic today. Humanity seems to feel a keen need of healing today, but are we getting to the root cause of our maladies? Are we utilizing the proper remedies? Since human beings are a composite of body and soul, we can’t talk about healing one without healing the other.

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burnsh@catholicregister.org (Sr. Helena Burns, FSP) Register Columnists Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:39:52 -0400
Fr. Yaw Acheampong: Jesus leads us on path to healing /faith/guest-faith-columns/item/33333-fr-yaw-acheampong-jesus-leads-us-on-path-to-healing /faith/guest-faith-columns/item/33333-fr-yaw-acheampong-jesus-leads-us-on-path-to-healing

How would you describe the state of your faith in God in these challenging times?

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Guest Faith Columns Sun, 18 Jul 2021 14:30:00 -0400
Leah Perrault: Healing starts with allowing God to heal /opinion/columnists/item/29391-leah-perrault-healing-starts-with-allowing-god-to-heal /opinion/columnists/item/29391-leah-perrault-healing-starts-with-allowing-god-to-heal

Healing was not the invitation I was expecting when I showed up at church several weeks ago. 

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lperrault@catholicregister.org (Leah Perrault) Register Columnists Wed, 24 Apr 2019 10:26:47 -0400
Mary Marrocco: The gift of tears unlocks healing spirit /faith/item/29109-mary-marrocco-the-gift-of-tears-unlocks-healing-spirit /faith/item/29109-mary-marrocco-the-gift-of-tears-unlocks-healing-spirit

Her body is thin and tense. It carries the anguish, the hurts and false steps, of years. Her face does not as yet reveal the pain sheƵapp known in her young life. She doesn’t cry. Alone, sometimes, she has bursts of uncontrollable stormy tears. Never the gentle kind and never for long. 

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marym@catholicregister.org (Mary Marrocco) Faith Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:35:18 -0500
Cardinal Wuerl encourages 'Season of Healing' in parishes to counter abuse scandals /home/international/item/27961-cardinal-wuerl-encourages-season-of-healing-in-parishes-to-counter-abuse-scandals /home/international/item/27961-cardinal-wuerl-encourages-season-of-healing-in-parishes-to-counter-abuse-scandals WASHINGTON – Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington encouraged archdiocesan parishes to participate in a six-week "Season of Healing" to counter what he called "confusion, disappointment and disunity" and to help bring about healing in the wake of recent sex abuse scandals that have rocked the U.S. Catholic Church.
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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 07 Sep 2018 14:00:14 -0400
Questioning Faith: The truth will make us agents of healing /faith/item/27920-questioning-faith-the-truth-will-make-us-agents-of-healing /faith/item/27920-questioning-faith-the-truth-will-make-us-agents-of-healing

As a psychotherapist, I work with people harmed by abuse: abusers who “own” it, and who don’t; falsely-accused people; and many, many people from many walks of life who have been abused.  

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marym@catholicregister.org (Mary Marrocco) Faith Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:49:56 -0400
Parents credit St. Charbel for saving the life of their baby /item/27059-parents-credit-st-charbel-for-saving-the-life-of-their-baby /item/27059-parents-credit-st-charbel-for-saving-the-life-of-their-baby

EDMONTON – Charbel Fadel is, in most ways, like any other two-year-old boy. He can’t sit still. He likes soccer. He gives high-fives to anyone who asks.

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Canada Fri, 23 Mar 2018 16:30:12 -0400
CanadaƵapp ‘Dead Sea’ is alive with legend /item/25704-canada-s-dead-sea-is-alive-with-legend /item/25704-canada-s-dead-sea-is-alive-with-legend

The natural healing waters of the Dead Sea have long been known to cure what ails. For thousands of years it has attracted visitors drawn to its mineral-laden therapeutic water and was one of the worldƵapp first health resorts, frequented by none other than King Herod around the time of Jesus’ birth.

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Canada Sat, 15 Jul 2017 15:00:00 -0400
Lent shines a light on our path to renewal /faith/columnists/item/24488-lent-shines-a-light-on-our-path-to-renewal /faith/columnists/item/24488-lent-shines-a-light-on-our-path-to-renewal

Andrew and Martha sat glumly. They were stuck in the same argument they’d had so many times before in their life together as a couple. One stabbed using sharp words, the other stonewalled using the silent treatment.

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marym@catholicregister.org (Mary Marrocco) Mary Marrocco Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:02:13 -0500
Blessing is a powerful tool for hope, healing /faith/columnists/item/23929-blessing-is-a-powerful-tool-for-hope-healing /faith/columnists/item/23929-blessing-is-a-powerful-tool-for-hope-healing

Mary, the Holy Mother of God, Jan. 1 (Year A) Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 67; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21

What does AaronƵapp blessing tell us about the nature of God?

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fr_scott@catholicregister.org (Fr. Scott Lewis, S.J) Fr. Scott Lewis Wed, 21 Dec 2016 16:21:11 -0500