Mar 1, 2024 | Anxiety, Faith
Though He doesn’t always take away our problems, Jesus is the light that dispels our fears and uncertainties. Change can be scary The year 2020 reminded us that it’s really scary to not be in control; to live in time where things can change rapidly from moment...
Feb 29, 2024 | Faith, Gender and Sexuality, Suffering
Misguided ideas about gender and sexuality have infiltrated schools, homes, families, marriages, parishes, and communities, causing many Catholics to feel lost in how to approach conversations related to those topics. How do we react? The possibility for conflict and...
Feb 27, 2024 | Faith, Human Dignity, Identity
Are you waiting for life to look a certain way before focusing on faith? The truth is, you have everything you need right now to become who you are – a saint! Once/Then Reasoning It’s easy to fall into thinking in “once/then” terms when it comes to...
Feb 27, 2024 | Faith, Healthy Living, Human Dignity, Identity
Catholic guilt gets a bad rap. But guilt is actually an amazing spiritual survival instinct that God built into our humanity to reorient us back to our proper identity – back to who we really are. In other words, the fact that you feel guilt is because...
Feb 22, 2024 | Catholic Psychology, Faith, Healthy Living
When we view failure through the lens of our faith, it becomes possible to see how failure can actually be a doorway to growth, development, and conversion. Failure The word itself is enough to give some of us a mild panic attack. Generally seen as something to avoid...
Feb 21, 2024 | Anxiety, Faith, Trust
St. Therese is generally regarded as a cute saint. But there was much more to her as found in her writing and way of thinking that we can apply to our lives today. St. Therese’s not-so-cute writing In her autobiography, she wrote the types of things that might...
Feb 21, 2024 | Anxiety, Faith, Trust
Though we are limited by our mortal understanding, our souls can find reassurance when we remember the promises of God and Jesus Christ, who is the light of our faith. Light and darkness In his encyclical Lumen Fidei, Pope Francis talks about faith as...
Feb 20, 2024 | Faith, Human Dignity
Guest Blogger Dr. Emily Dowdell, CPI Psychologist, shares her thoughts on standing against racial inequity as a committed Catholic. The #BlackLivesMatter socio-political movement is a call to action It is a cry to be seen, to be heard, and for an end to...
Feb 18, 2024 | Body-Spirit Integration, Catholic Psychology, Faith
I have been thinking and praying about how God is calling me to be a witness, and as a result, have decided it’s time to do something new. A broken culture Most people don’t believe me when I say this, but it’s true: I don’t watch the news. So...
Feb 15, 2024 | Anxiety, Faith, Parenting
Mary is God’s mom, and she is also our mom. If we believe this powerful truth, it can fill us with belonging and love. Mary’s appearance to Juan Diego Our Lady of Guadalupe is such a fascinating apparition of the Blessed Mother. First of all, she poses a...
Feb 15, 2024 | Faith, Femininity, Masculinity
We all experience a longing for Heaven, often manifested as loneliness here on Earth. Let’s talk about this feeling and how we can use it to our benefit. A longing even your spouse can’t fill I am now 17 days away from getting married. Everyone has a...
Feb 14, 2024 | Faith, Healthy Living, Stress
With the proper tools, you can have a stress-free Christmas this year and instead celebrate the birth of our Savior. The reality of the holidays Ah the Christmas season! Ideally, it’s a time of year for enjoying holiday parties, delicious food, the exchanging of...
Feb 13, 2024 | Anxiety, Faith
Following Jesus’ emotional example and learning from His humanity Have you ever read a passage from the Gospel and asked yourself, “I wonder what Jesus was feeling in this passage? What emotions was he experiencing here?” (I would be willing to...
Feb 13, 2024 | Faith, Human Dignity, Trust
Religious Life with Fr. Benedict Groeschel Not many married men can say they lived the religious life for a time. I had the very unique blessing of spending 3 and a half years as a Franciscan Friar. I could fill volumes on what I learned during that time in religious...
Feb 13, 2024 | Catholic Psychology, Faith, Healing
How can we better come to understand the ways we hide ourselves to protect against the pain we’ve experienced – but which end up causing other problems? Where do we find emotional healing? Strength in relationship God designed our humanity in such a way...
Feb 13, 2024 | Faith, Gender and Sexuality, Popular, Relationships
Here’s one missing distinction and three false dichotomies to sum up the issues with the Vatican Declaration at first glance. We are now in a time of the battle between a culture of life and a culture of death.” – Pope St. John Paul II The Vatican...
Feb 13, 2024 | Communication, Faith, Human Dignity, Popular, Relationships
In this excerpt from the Being Human Podcast, Dr. Bottaro discusses why we should try to listen with curiosity to opinions held by “the other side,” something Jesus Himself has taught us to do. Excerpt from Being Human Podcast Episode #123: Fake...
Feb 6, 2024 | Faith, Healthy Living, Identity
As you make New Year’s resolutions, start from a place of feeling loved and celebrated by God, even in your weaknesses. New Year’s resolutions: the trap of perfection January 1st. The New Year. A time to symbolically start over. When considering what...
