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When Grief Finds No Pamphlet: How One Catholic Mother's Miscarriage Became a Ministry of Presence
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When Grief Finds No Pamphlet: How One Catholic Mother's Miscarriage Became a Ministry of Presence

After experiencing a miscarriage at 40 and leaving her doctor's office with nothing but a bill, Sarah-Elizabeth Pilato turned her grief into a ministry. Her book H.U.G. — Here, Understood, and Gently Held — gathers over 30 testimonies from women who have walked the same silent road. The story illuminates what Catholic mental health advocates have long recognized: that presence, not productivity, is the foundation of healing.

Jun 15, 2026 · 9 min read

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The Church Draws a Clearer Map for Protecting the Most Vulnerable — And What It Means for Healing

The Holy See's publication of updated Statutes for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors marks a structural and moral turning point in how the Church approaches safeguarding. More than a legal document, these Statutes carry implications for trauma-informed care, institutional trust, and the psychology of healing. Understanding what changed — and why — matters for anyone working at the intersection of faith and human flourishing.

Why We Collect: What Stamps, Snow Globes, and Coins Reveal About the Human Soul

A reader asks why humans are drawn to collections — stamps, rocks, books, snow globes. The answer runs deeper than habit or hobby. Collecting expresses something structural about what we are: finite creatures with an infinite appetite, reaching for order and permanence in a world that offers neither.

Dirt Under Your Fingernails: What Gardening Does to the Body, Mind, and Soul

A 2025 meta-analysis by Wang and Boros confirms what contemplatives and physicians have long suspected: gardening improves physical health, reduces anxiety, and slows cognitive decline. You don't need a backyard.

Happy Non-Gestational Parent Day! New York Proposes New Terms for Parents Just in Time for Father's Day... Our Take

New York's legislature has passed a bill replacing 'mother' and 'father' with clinical substitutes like 'gestating parent' and 'non-gestating parent.' The New York bishops have called this a move that mocks the foundation of the family. The deeper question — one that psychology, anthropology, and Catholic anthropology have long engaged — is what happens to human beings when the language that names their most formative relationships is systematically removed from public life.