Communion: A life-saving balm for mental illness

Communion: A life-saving balm for mental illness - A worshipper receives Communion. Photo: OSV News /Gregory A. Shemitz

The first time I was in an in-patient locked psychiatric unit, I was overwhelmed by the amount of suffering I saw in the people there. While conversations about mental health are fairly common, the experience and suffering of serious mental illness – of psychosis, detachment from reality and life-threatening impulsivity – were completely new for…

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