Jan 16, 2026 | Featured Content, Narcissism, Popular
One of the reasons spiritual narcissism is so difficult to see is because it is so close to the truth. It borrows the language of Christianity. It borrows the posture of sacrifice. It borrows the call to die to self, to serve others, to pick up your cross and follow...
Jan 14, 2026 | Featured Content, Narcissism, Popular
Every January, people make resolutions. We want to change. We want to do better. We want to pray more, be healthier, be more disciplined, be more loving. And yet, so often, the same patterns return. The reason isn’t desire or willpower (though both impact the ability...
Jan 7, 2026 | Faith, Featured Content, Popular
God’s Patience, the Human Heart, and the Art of Entering Another World One of the greatest misunderstandings about evangelization is that it’s primarily about delivery, about getting the message out quickly, clearly, and efficiently. The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe...
Dec 30, 2025 | Faith, Featured Content, Popular
Every January, we rush toward resolutions that promise quick transformation. Pray more.Work out more.Lose weight.Fix the parts of ourselves that feel unfinished. But what if the most important spiritual and psychological resolution you could make this year is one...
Dec 19, 2025 | Faith, Featured Content, Popular
Appearance Versus Reality All right, I’m a little late to the game, but I finally watched K-Pop: Demon Hunters. I couldn’t help it. I mean Korean pop stars fighting demons? Pretty enticing. Turns out, though, the movie has a greater depth than the title suggests. The...
Nov 8, 2025 | ADHD, Featured Content, Popular
How my chaotic brain became a doorway to grace When I was younger, I was always in trouble — at home, at school, everywhere.I couldn’t stop talking. I couldn’t focus. I couldn’t remember. I’m pretty sure I missed most of what kids learn from first through sixth grade....
Nov 6, 2025 | Dealing with loss, Featured Content, Popular, Relationships
Every November, the Church pauses our normal rhythm of life and hands us a strange but beautiful invitation: Remember death In a world that avoids silence, glorifies youth, and pretends death is far away, the Church stands apart. She looks us straight in the eye and...
Nov 3, 2025 | Catholic Mindfulness, Catholic Psychology, Communication, Featured Content, Popular, Relationships
Every once in a while, someone asks:Is this trauma response coming from the brain… or the body… or the relationship? The answer is yes. We like categories. We want to know if healing is neurological or emotional, cognitive or behavioral, relational or somatic. But the...
Nov 1, 2025 | ADHD, Featured Content, Popular
What does, “That’s so ADHD,” really mean? We’ve all said it: “That’s so ADHD!” Maybe it’s when your friend forgets where they put their keys. Or when you scroll through Instagram a little longer than you meant to before finishing a simple task. Or when you get so...
Oct 29, 2025 | Featured Content, Femininity, Masculinity, Popular
How a pre-modern biology lesson slipped into our theology and how John Paul II shows us the way forward. The Problem of Limited Data St. Thomas Aquinas is a towering saint, doctor of the Church, unmatched synthesizer of faith and reason who built parts of his...
Oct 22, 2025 | Communication, Featured Content, Popular, Relationships
When most people hear Theology of the Body, they immediately think about sex, marriage, and family life. And it’s no surprise, St. John Paul II had profound insights into these areas, and his teaching has been a lifeline for many Catholics navigating modern confusion...
Oct 16, 2025 | Communication, Featured Content, Parenting, Popular, Positive Psychology, Relationships
This week on the Being Human Podcast, Fr. Dave told a story about an interaction with his dad when he was in eighth-grade that, as a young father, deeply moved me. Fr. Dave started rattling off a fact about Pikes Peak to his dad. Engaged in the conversation, his dad...
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...
Oct 1, 2025 | Catholic Psychology, Featured Content, Parenting, Popular, Prayer, Suffering
When I first became a mom, I never would have said I thought holiness meant control. What I told myself was that I was pursuing holiness in my vocation, trying to live it as perfectly as possible. That doesn’t sound like a bad goal, right? But only later did I begin...
Sep 29, 2025 | Dealing with loss, Featured Content, Parenting, Popular, Suffering, Trauma
When Stefanie’s daughter Anna was born, she arrived early and fragile. Within hours, she was whisked into the NICU. Stefanie, a new mother and a recent convert to Catholicism, found herself longing to do what every mother instinctively wants: to pick up her baby and...
Sep 26, 2025 | Catholic Psychology, Featured Content, Parenting, Popular, Stress
This summer I had a wake-up call in my own living room. The TV had become my friend. As a working mom, there were moments when I needed something to keep the kids occupied while I got things done. While it was happening I didn’t know it, but in retrospect, I leaned on...
Sep 23, 2025 | Catholic Psychology, Popular
What does it take to effectively accompany another person on the journey to Heaven? Most people would agree that two of the essential ingredients are compassion and truth. But which one comes first? Let’s look to Padre Pio (and Jesus) for the answer. Padre Pio...
Sep 18, 2025 | Communication, Featured Content, Parenting, Podcast, Popular
Three Tips to Navigate Parenthood in the Modern Culture Do you have a plan on how to navigate the difficult parenting challenges you will face raising children in a modern context? Dr. Ray Guarendi sees it every day: parents who love their kids, want to raise them...
