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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 23h

Thanks to Faith & Leadership for interviewing me about Suicide and the Communion of Saints. ⚓

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A priest whose life has been shaped by suicide offers a book to help others

“Suicide and the Communion of Saints” offers theological and practical resources to help individuals and communities deal with suicide and its aftermath.

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 3d

Well, I got one NYT crossword clue right away this morning! Very cool, @roxanegay.bsky.social .

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 5d

Although today is officially #WorldMentalHealthDay, optimally, we would protect and defend mental health every day. I hope my book helps with that.

The cover of my book, Suicide and the Communion of Saints. A white candle burns in an airy, gold-toned brick cathedral.

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 5d

Rest well, Sister Jean.
🏀🕯⚓️
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Sister Jean, beloved Loyola Chicago basketball chaplain, dies at 106

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 5d

😶😆

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 6d

Tommy Orange! Yay for all the #MacArthurFellows, of course, but: Tommy Orange! If you don't already know his work, you are in for a treat.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/a...

MacArthur Foundation Announces 2025 ‘Genius Grant’ Winners

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 7d

His phone was in airplane mode. God bless him.
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His Off-the-Grid Vacation Was Interrupted by Winning a Nobel Prize

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 12d

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 12d

"So hold on.
You're not alone.
Now it's time to sing along."
My friend @charleshughes2.bsky.social with a beautiful reflection on covers of #EverybodyHurts.
It resonates with me as a #survivor of #suicide (among other things) and as just a human in this world.
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Everybody Hurts

Charles on 5 new versions of the R.E.M. classic

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 13d

More openness about #depression and #suicide is better. www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

Journalist Tom Johnson reflects on personal and professional struggles and triumphs

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to journalist Tom Johnson about his career and experiences in battling depression, which he describes in his new memoir, Driven.

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 19d

I'm excited to see my local library has #SuicideAndTheCommunionOfSaints on order! Three copies. 🎉 Thanks to whoever made the suggestion. You, too, can make this request of your public library.

A screenshot of my book's listing in my local public library's catalog.

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 19d

You are not alone. We are not alone.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention @afspnational.bsky.social · 20d

We couldn't do this lifesaving work without YOU! 🌟

This #NationalSuicidePreventionMonth, we want to remind you that by attending your local #OutOfTheDarkeness Walk, volunteering with a Chapter, and more, you are saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide.

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 20d

“What we do is everything wrong to help a person...We disconnect them from community. And then we disconnect them from their freedom. And when people finally have nothing left, then they will use until they die.”
RIP Louise Vincent, genius of #HarmReduction.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/h...

Louise Vincent, 49, Drug User Who Led Harm Reduction Movement, Dies

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 22d

Yeah.

lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 23d

Just got an email from a scam academic journal asking if I wanted to "explore new advances in White Psychodrama" and it's just got me like: buddy, I can watch the news myself.

Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 23d

Blessings on your quest! Enjoy.

Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 24d

"...I choose to thrive in the midst of captivity. I choose joy and wellness and relationship because it is what will sustain us so that we can move a step closer to freedom." An excellent word on Jeremiah for all of us. 🕯⚓️

Chanequa Walker-Barnes @drchanequa.bsky.social · 24d

I’ve been grappling with this idea of captivity for a few years now. Strangely, it’s helped me to prioritize my wellbeing.

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Contending with Captivity

My people were never meant to be free, but since when has that stopped our joy?

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 28d

I have my copy in hand, and my public library confirmed their three copies are being processed in. This book is a gift for us all, neighbors. #TheDoubleTax

Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 29d

TODAY, I AM OFFICIALLY AN AUTHOR!!! A CHILDHOOD DREAM COME TRUE!!!!!

#TheDoubleTax is the first book I've ever written and it’s OUT EVERYWHERE TODAY. Four years. 100s of stories. Countless drafts. I woke up today as a FIRST TIME author. WOW.

Get your copy TODAY: annagifty.com #booksky #blacksky

THE DOUBLE TAX IS FINALLY OUT

Black woman in a yellow sweater in front of the Cambridge public library holding "The Double Tax" and covering her face

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 28d

Deaths in ICE custody since Jan. 1 include at least two #suicides: "Jesus Molina-Veya, in June at the Stewart Detention Center in Georgia, and Chaofeng Ge, last month at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Pennsylvania."
Policy can drive people to seek death.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/h...

‘People Are Losing Hope’ Inside ICE Detention Centers

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · 29d

What a great job.

Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 29d

Do you have experience of driving a bus or a lorry but you'd rather carry books?

Would you like a job driving around #Orkney, going to schools and delivering books to people?

There's still time to apply for the job of driving #BookyMcBookface at:

myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/ork...

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · Sep 13

How very historically-minded of you, Wordle.

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · Sep 12

I, too, have thought this. Thank you.

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · Sep 11

These words from a theologian of my acquaintance about #SuicideAndTheCommunionOfSaints
meant a lot to me. ⚓️
"You have Augustine on the topic exactly right; he's rarely treated with much nuance on this."

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · Sep 10

May Andrew Huse rest in peace. For the rest of us, maybe today is a good day to check in with a friend, maybe share a sandwich.
#SuicideIntervention
#CommunionOfSaints
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/d...

Andrew Huse, Cultural Historian of the Cuban Sandwich, Dies at 52

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Rhonda Mawhood Lee @rhondamawhoodlee.bsky.social · Sep 9

I have my own version of this internal calendar. It did eventually get easier. Solidarity. 🙏🏻

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