Ministry Tools & Resources
Parish Outreach
Increase awareness about mental health and help parishes be more welcoming to people living with a mental illness.
Financial Support
Apply for a grant to support startup activities and innovative mental health ministry programs.
Worship & Liturgy
Learn about rituals, services, homilies and other ways to pray and care for people who live with mental illness.
Training & Education
Read Church documents and find books and training opportunities to help your mental health ministry.
Ministry Links
Links to mental health ministry blogs, web pages, and other faith based resources from Catholic and other religious traditions.
Mental Health Ministry and the Diaconate: Christ Heals Our Wounds
The Role of the Church for the Mental Health Community, Bishop Kevin W. Vann, JCD, DD
What a Mental Health Ministry Team Can Do in a Parish, Father Anthony Saroki, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Diocese of San Diego
Upcoming Events
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Hope and Healing Conference
Add Thu, May 6 @ 8:30 AM - 4:15 PM
Faith Connections on Mental Illness of Chapel Hill, North Carolina will host the Hope and Healing Conference on May 6, 2021. This year the keynote speaker is Fr. Greg Boyle, who is the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles.
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Pastoral Support for People with Mental Health Issues
Add Thu, May 20 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The education ministry of Saint Luke Institute.
Learn clinical aspects of mental health diagnoses and strategies for providing critical support in parish, diocesan and religious community settings.
Latest News
Depression, Lent, and Easter
I am always relieved when the end of Lent arrives. Not because I found the giving things up part difficult. For the depressed person, giving things up is relatively easy. Neuroscientist Robert…
Bishop Conley discusses extended sabbatical for mental health
Following a nearly year-long sabbatical to attend to his mental health, Bishop James Conley of Lincoln explained his experience with depression, seeking help, and his return to his duties as a bishop.
Pope Francis says seeing a psychiatrist helped him with anxiety when he was younger
Pope Francis has said that seeing a psychiatrist in Argentina helped him with anxiety when he was a younger priest in an interview published in an Argentine newspaper Saturday.
The Deacon's Mic: When a Deacon's Daughter Dies by Suicide
For this new edition of The Deacon’s Mic, I’m honored to talk with Deacon Ed Shoener, from the Diocese of Scranton. Ed created a new and vital ministry five years ago, when he wrote…
Bishop Conley of Lincoln Nebraska opens up about Mental Health Recovery
In December 2019, Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln announced he was going on a medical leave of absence.
Deacon calls on Catholics ‘to be Church’ to those with mental illnesses,
Ministers in the Church have a special role when called to reach out to people trapped in the “dark tunnel” of pain and despair caused by mental illness: help them heal spiritually. They…
Saints who Confronted Suicidal Thoughts
Mental illness does not mean a lack of holiness, as these saints’ lives richly attest.
Death of Brooklyn Priest Believed to be a Suicide
As many of you might know, in the early hours of Sunday morning, 16 August, the Rev. Timothy Hirten, Ch. Maj., USAF, passed from this life. I ask you to offer Mass for the repose of his soul and the…
Australian bishops put mental health first as lockdowns magnify unseen battle faced by millions
With Australia still gripped by pandemic, “understanding and support” for mental health has been identified as a nationwide priority in the 2020 Australian Catholic Bishops Conference…
Philippine diocese creates mental health ‘hopeline’
The Diocese of Kalookan has created a support helpline for those struggling with anxiety and other emotions due to the coronavirus crisis.
Ave Explores Series: Stress, Anxiety, And Mental Health
Katie Prejean McGrady and a team of experts will help you explore a variety of mental health issues such as addiction and recovery, forgiveness, grief, practicing mindfulness, therapy, and spiritual…
'No different from the rest of us'- Priests and mental health care
After the suicide of a Missouri priest last month, psychologists talked with CNA about the issues priests can face when they need help with caring for their mental health.
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