When Your Therapist Recommends Buddhist Meditation
What happens if I’m Catholic and my therapist suggests I try a medically approved form of Buddhist meditation?
What happens if I’m Catholic and my therapist suggests I try a medically approved form of Buddhist meditation?
Using the Catholic Faith As Part of Recovery Being Catholic is a walk with resolutions. Every confession and examination of conscious ends with the resolve
Are Sexual Sins the Worst Ones? In 24 years I’ve seen a lot of clients, mostly Catholic and Christian. And because I am a specifically
What’s the Difference Between Emotional and Spiritual Maturity? Part II of II In part I, we looked at the differences between emotional and spiritual maturity.
What’s the Difference Between Emotional and Spiritual Maturity? Part I of II What’s the difference between emotional and spiritual maturity? That’s an interesting question and
Let’s face it, not all parents are perfect and some fall very short of that mark. In our dysfunctional world, many people today have come
The Parable of the “Emotionally Healthy Samaritan” How does our emotional health help us to be holy? In Luke’s Gospel we hear of the “good”
Can transference occur in Spiritual Direction? This is an interesting question but I’d like to separate it into two: Can transference occur in the
Editor’s Note: Today, we are blessed to have Allison Ricciardi join our writing team. Allison is a licensed mental health counselor and has been a
Dear Father John, when a major issue (in this case, abuse) that surfaces with the help of my spiritual director bleeds over from the psychological