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Pope Francis gave some quick and helpful advice for the days when "the evils of our times" have us down.
The Holy Father observed that discouragement and pessimism can be related to a narcissistic over-emphasis on oneself. He warned that these three ailments are part of "mirror psychology."
Here is his explanation and his prescription to feel better, given in an interview with Argentina’s national news agency, released July 1:

