Comfort, Hope, and Healing When someone you love dies by suicide, confusion, shame, and guilt often add to the emotional upheaval and spiritual turmoil in your life. When a Loved One Dies by Suicide was written by Catholics who have lost a loved one due to suicide. The contributors share their personal stories of loss and teach you how to cope with the crushing grief, find comfort in faith and community, and discover hope as you began to move forward again. When a Loved One Dies by Suicide dispels the misconceptions about what the Church teaches about suicide and offers a wealth of guidance and support to help you find your own path toward healing. Contributors Include: Deacon Ed Shoener Bishop John P. Dolan Msgr. Charles Pope Leticia Adams Tom and Fran Smith Clinical Experts In This Book, You Will Find: Encouragement Gentle comfort to help you through practical matters. Support Ways to let others know what you need and find a network of people willing to accompany you. Guidance Advice to help you tell your story when you’re ready to share it. Prayer Guidance on how to talk and listen to God in these difficult time for better healing and understanding. Healing Solace, hope, and restoration found within the rich traditions and teachings of the Catholic Church. Wisdom Information for how to help others experiencing a similar loss, if and when you are drawn to do so. The Association Catholic Mental Health Ministers The Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers is a lay association whose members walk with people living with a mental illness and their families to help them find the support and services that they need. ACMHM members work to eliminate the stigma and discrimination that people living with a mental illness encounter in the Church and in the world. Members strive to strengthen mental health ministry in the Catholic Church by networking and sharing resources. Deacon Ed Shoener Ed Shoener is a deacon of the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania. After the death by suicide of his daughter Katie in 2016, ministering to people who live with a mental illness and to their family members has become a focus of his ministry. He is a founder of the Catholic Institute for Mental Health Ministry at the University of San Diego, a founder of the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers, a member of the Council on Mental Illness for the National Catholic Partnership on Disability, and a member of the Board of Directors for Pathways to Promise, an interfaith organization that supports mental health ministries. He is a certified trainer in Mental Health First Aid and has a Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Aquinas Institute of Theology at St. Louis University. Most Rev. John P. Dolan Most Rev. John P. Dolan is auxiliary bishop of San Diego. He also serves the diocese as vicar general, moderator of the curia, and vicar for clergy. Ordained to the priesthood in 1989, Dolan became auxiliary bishop in 2017. He is the chaplain of the Lost Boys of Sudan, a member of the Catholic Institute for Mental Health Ministry, and a board member of Father Joe’s Villages, a ministry to the homeless. Dolan earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of San Diego and master’s degrees in divinity and theology from St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, California. He is the author of Rose of Lima: A Nine-Day Study of Her Life, and Who is Like God? A Nine-Day Journey with St. Michael. Responding to Suicide Many pastoral leaders feel ill-equipped to respond to the turmoil of those who face the death by suicide of a loved one. Responding to Suicide is the first book written for Catholic leaders that takes a holistic approach to understanding suicide and ministering effectively in its aftermath. More than a dozen leading mental health practitioners, Catholic theologians, and pastoral care experts share how best to respond to suicide as leaders in parishes, schools, healthcare systems, and other Church settings. The book offers a cross-disciplinary approach that provides basic information about the central role of mental health in suicide and clarifies Church teaching about suicide, funerals and burials for those who have died by suicide, and their afterlife. ACMHM Deacon Ed Shoener Most Rev. John P. Dolan For Pastoral Leaders
✔ Author(s): Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers,Ed Shoener,John P. Dolan
✔ Title: When a Loved One Dies by Suicide: Comfort, Hope, and Healing for Grieving Catholics
✔ Rating : 4.5 out of 5 base on (19 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1646800133
✔ ISBN-13: 9781646800131
✔ Language: English
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✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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