Aug 26, 2026 | Catholic Psychology, Featured Content, Personality Disorders, Popular, Trust
When most people picture someone struggling with OCD, they picture a very particular kind of suffering. Counting steps. Checking locks. Washing hands until they crack. For some people, this is their reality, and they bear a tremendous cross. While most of us will...
Aug 18, 2026 | Catholic Psychology, Featured Content, Personality Disorders, Popular, Trust
Simon of Cyrene is one of those fascinating Gospel figures about whom we know very little. He shows up right at the end of Jesus’ life, wandering into a chaotic scene like a character that got lost in the wrong act of a play. In fact, he happens upon the most painful...
Aug 13, 2026 | Catholic Psychology, Featured Content, Parenting, Personality Disorders, Popular
My personal encounter with OCD and scrupulosity has come through some of the closest relationships in my life. I have watched people I love suffer in ways that are difficult to adequately describe. Scrupulosity can feel like torture—an agony that those of us without...
Aug 4, 2026 | Catholic Psychology, Faith, Featured Content, Healing, Personality Disorders, Popular, Trust
Doubting Thomas: the disciple we’re all familiar with, having said he would not believe Christ had risen unless he himself could see and touch the nail marks in His hands and His wounded side (John 20). The Chosen, in a clever and creative way, depicts Thomas as...
Jun 3, 2026 | Featured Content, Personality Disorders, Trust
So, I spent some time in prison… just kidding. Well, kind of. The first leg of my journey as a mental health professional was in the prison setting. I value the time I got to spend with the inmates, especially the most secluded among them. I felt like I was in a...
Oct 8, 2025 | Anxiety, Catholic Psychology, Featured Content, OCD, Personality Disorders, Popular, Prayer
When most people hear “OCD,” they think of neat freaks, color-coded closets, or someone who just really likes things tidy. Maybe they picture a coworker joking, “I’m so OCD about my desk.” But that’s not always what it means to have an OCD part. Having a part...
Feb 8, 2024 | Church Crisis, Personality Disorders
The Bishop scandals are deeply disappointing, so let’s talk about what’s at the heart of the problem. The Church’s crisis The US Conference of Bishops FINALLY admitted what the deepest problem is- “Our Church (read- Bishops) is suffering from a...
