When Your Therapist Recommends Buddhist Meditation
Christine Arata
June 1, 2021
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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
Patti Maguire Armstrong
February 17, 2015
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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?
Allison Ricciardi
November 19, 2014
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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
Emotional & Spiritual Maturity: The difference? (Part II of II)
Allison Ricciardi
October 29, 2014
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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.
Emotional & Spiritual Maturity: The difference? (Part I of II)
Allison Ricciardi
October 22, 2014
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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
Honor Your Father and Mother: Is There a Limit?
Allison Ricciardi
June 11, 2014
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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
How Does Our Emotional Health Help Us To Be Holy?
Allison Ricciardi
May 14, 2014
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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?
Allison Ricciardi
February 21, 2014
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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
The Difference Between Counseling and Spiritual Direction
Allison Ricciardi
February 12, 2014
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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
How do I Deal with Psychological Issues Surfaced in Spiritual Direction?
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
April 19, 2010
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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
