by Wenceslao Vial | May 23, 2022 | Coping with death, Holiness, Spiritual accompaniment
Human Dignity, Palliative Care and Euthanasia A good death is the fruit of a good life. I was like you… Pray for me. This phrase, which I read in a graveyard on the island of Chiloé, can be life-changing. Every November we are reminded that human life ends. In...
by Wenceslao Vial | May 23, 2022 | Sexuality
The desire for pleasure taken to the extreme It is often said that the sexual revolution began in the second half of the 20th century. Much of the theory underlying it was already written, however, and not only by Freud. At the beginning of the 20th century, various...
by Wenceslao Vial | May 23, 2022 | Affectivity, Spiritual accompaniment
Tips for listening and understanding Everyone has a deep longing to be understood, valued and appreciated. When dealing with another person, what we say to them may not interest them at all. However, it is unlikely that they are indifferent to feeling understood....
by Wenceslao Vial | May 23, 2022 | Mental Health, Personality maturity, Spiritual accompaniment
Faith Lived with Coherence Improves Health Faith is not medicine, but there are many reasons why it is useful for health: more precisely, for the unity of the different dimensions of the person. Faith gives light to intelligence, to grasp more easily what is good and...
by Wenceslao Vial | May 23, 2022 | Covid-19, Happiness, Mental Health
Is it possible to find any good in the pandemic? God is far too great for us to be able to judge his actions, but we can get some insights from what we know of Him. Original article in Spanish The pandemic brings to light our “false securities”....