catapult magazine: unite.learn.serve
this issue
vol. 6, num. 13
2007-06-29 — 2007-07-13
Often, the question of why bad things happen to good people is prompted by illness. A physical force we cannot control conspires against a body to interfere with daily activities and life plans. Every day, people find ways to manage these forces, if not heal completely—and every day, bodies surrender to death. On our attempts to negotiate times of physical and mental illness in ourselves and others.
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feature
And heals all your diseases
by Dr. Stan Mast
A sermon on Psalm 103 from a service of healing.
articles
EditorialPondering deficiency
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
Reflection on illness reveals one of a different sort.
ArticleMarch 16
by Emily Ulmer
An excerpt from a journal about coping with chronic pain.
Article
A reason to smile
by Ryan Snuffer
A daughter’s medical condition requires finding a way to confront and understand death and suffering.
ArticleThe other side of illness
by Sharon Dziurda
One person’s story of the journey through cancer to self-discovery and renewed priorities.
Article
Suffering and love
by Courtney Steever
Photographs from Mother Theresa’s Home for the Destitute and Dying serve as aids for remembering important lessons.
ArticleA post-hospital confession
by Allison Backous
The ‘short answer’ after a hospital stay reveals the brokenness we miss every day.
reviews
Film Review
One very long moment
by Raymond Blanton
Sarah Polley's Away From Her explores themes of suffering.
in case you missed it the first time
Article
Garret
by Carol Vande Kraats
Sometimes our neighbor really is the person right across the lane.
FeatureA good death
by Karla Kauffman
Reflections of a Hospice chaplain a few days later.
ArticleProzac, Paxil, Nortriptyline--Go Noyeses!
by Chris Noyes
An exploration of how prescription medication can affect quality of life for a family.
weaving the web
Perspectives JournalThe Akedah in Roseland
James V. Brownson on how a sibling’s illness shaped his family and his insight about suffering.
Salon.comSicko
A review of Michael Moore’s latest film on the state of health care in the U.S. by Stephanie Zacharek.
the back page
- Weekend AmericaEat Well, Pay What You Can
- Yale University ReflectionsSoli Deo Gloria
- The New York TimesSpain, grappling with illegal immigrants, tries forgiveness
- Salon.comWhy is gas so expensive?
- DebtonationThe coming first world debt crisis
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