by Mitch Randall | Feb 15, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Yesterday’s Ash Wednesday observance marked the beginning of the Lenten season. Clergy and laity rushed around, preparing burnt palms while keeping both eyes focused squarely on the Lenten journey ahead. My participation in the Lenten season has varied as a clergy...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 15, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
How often do we feel awe? Our first response might be something like “Rarely,” because we may think of “awe” as being completely overwhelmed, flabbergasted, or awestruck by some amazing event. But awe is wider than that. Awe can result from any experience that leads...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 15, 2023 | Opinion
A 2022 report from the American Psychological Association suggests that we are a stressed-out nation. In “Stress in America 2022,” the authors outline primary sources of anxiety. Americans have a dim view of the government, for example, with 70% saying they don’t...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 19, 2022 | News
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the prevalence of anxiety and depression by 25% globally, according to a World Health Organization report. This is one of several reports published this spring detailing an increase in mental health challenges during the past few...
by Michael Chancellor | Nov 1, 2021 | Opinion
I learned a lot about suicide during my six years working in Polunsky prison unit in east Texas. As the mental health manager and, for most of that time, the overseer of psychological observation cells, we had over 1,000 suicidal outcries but no suicides from our...
