by Monty Self | Jul 12, 2021 | Opinion
There are more firearms in the United States than there are people. It’s estimated we have over 400 million firearms in private ownership. That is 120 guns per 100 citizens. Around 850 million civilian firearms are in circulation worldwide, and 46% of those are in the...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 26, 2021 | News
The number of annual deaths in the U.S. from alcohol, drugs and suicide has more than doubled in the past two decades, according to a report from The Well Being Trust published May 12. There were roughly 156,000 deaths in 2019 due to alcohol, drugs and suicide, up...
by Ron Rolheiser | Sep 14, 2020 | Opinion
We no longer understand melancholy. Today, we lump all forms of melancholy together into one indiscriminate bundle and call it “depression.” While a lot of good is being done by psychiatrists, psychologists and the medical profession in terms of treating depression,...
by Jason Coker | Aug 28, 2020 | Opinion
The pandemic acts as an accelerator for everything. If you had any anxiety before the pandemic, now you have more. If you were struggling to pay the bills before the pandemic, you are struggling even more now. It is an accelerant, and we all have been affected. Mental...
by Ed Hogan | Mar 23, 2020 | Opinion
I went through a time of profound illness during seminary. I went to multiple doctors. I prayed continually and sought the counsel of men and women I trusted. Despite my proactive efforts, I was overcome by profound sadness. Lawrence Klempnauer, then vice president at...
