Author Fr Antonio Ritaccio joins the podcast this week to talk his new CTS book, 'Finding God in Anxiety and Depression'.In this very practical episode, Fr Antonio explores what we mean when we use the words anxiety and depression, what to do if you suffer from them, Catholic teaching about suicide and why forgiving those in our lives who cause us pain allows us to live more freely.

(0:00) Intro

(3:44) Depression in my family home

(5:37) Defining Anxiety & Depression

(9:01) Gen Z: The Anxious Generation

(13:24) The four elements of depression

(18:18) Mental Health & Spirituality

(25:09) Understanding Suicide

(32:16) The need for community

(36:45) How to forgive

(43:11) Why do bad things happen to good people?

(50:05) How to find God in our suffering

(1:00:21) Advice for those struggling

Want to go deeper? Get the book here: https://www.ctsbooks.org/product/finding-god-in-anxiety-and-depression/

About the book:When you’re navigating anxiety and depression, it’s hard not to feel abandoned by God.

However, in Finding God in Anxiety and Depression, Fr Antonio Ritaccio reveals how mental health struggles can lead to deeper intimacy with Him.

Accessible, honest and rooted in Catholic spirituality, this book offers practical ways to find hope, healing and meaning amid your suffering.

What do we know about Pope Leo XIV? First of all, he is an Augustinian!

The Augustinians are a religious order of friars who live out the spirituality of St Augustine of Hippo, the author of the spiritual classic, 'Confessions'.

Piero met up with Fr Gladson Dabre, Provincial of the Augustinians in Britain, to explore what we can expect from Pope Leo's leadership.

St Augustine was the author of the highly influential works 'Confessions' and 'The City of God' - both of which Fr Gladson explores, before unpacking how they might influence Pope Leo's leadership of the Catholic Church.

Did you know that Church attendance in the UK is growing, especially among young people? This year, 'The Quiet Revival Report' demonstrated that Church decline in England and Wales has not only stopped, but the Church is growing, as Gen Z leads an exciting turnaround.The authors of our new book, 'After Secularisation' joined us to explore that Catholic story of The Quiet Revival, live at our book launch at WeBelieve Festival!Authors Bernadette Durcan, Dr Hannah Vaughan-Spruce & Professor Stephen Bullivant explore what happens after a society has become as secular as it can, how COVID changed things and why young men seem to be leading this renewal in the Church.You can get the book here: https://ctsbooks.org/after-secularisation/

And you can find out more about WeBelieve Festival here: https://webelievefestival.com