Sr. Kathryn Hermes, a fellow depressive, writes eloquently about how to pray when you’re depressed. Click here to see Beliefnet’s gallery reprinted from her book, “Surviving Depression: A Catholic Approach.” It begins this way: When you’re depressed, you may discover that the shadows and tempests of that depression alter the way you look at God…

I’ve mentioned one of my very favorite prayers before–what is commonly referred to as St. Teresa of Avila’s Bookmark. There are very few prayers that give me peace when I’m deep in the Black Hole, and this is certainly one. Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you, all things are passing. Patient endurance attains all…

Here’s an interesting article I found on the website SheKnows.com by Anne Sheffield about how depression affect couples. To read “Depression Fallout: The Impact of Depression on Couples” click here. Here are some excerpts: Ask most people to conjure up the image of someone who is depressed and they will envision a huddled figure sitting…

My Guardian Angel Ann is a great guardian angel to my children, so, in grandparent style, she bought each of them a picture book and inscribed a message on them. She also bought Eric and me books. Mine was a book of poetry called “The Living Stones.” And she marked it to a page 30,…

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