Welcome to Episode 32: The Endless Mystery of the Human Person w/ Fr. Louis Merosne and Lumen Vitae

In this episode, we talk about:

• The mystery of the human person; 
• The respect and reverence due to all persons; 
• The impact of mercy on our relationships with other persons and ourselves; 
• How to integrate objective truth with subjective, individual, unique experience;

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Hosted by Lumen Vitae and the Power of Personhood; 
• Fr. Louis...

Welcome to Episode 31: What Everyone Gets Wrong about St. Joseph

In this episode, we talk about:

• What we forget to talk about when it comes to St. Joseph; 
• The qualities of St. Joseph; 
• The importance of understanding the Incarnation for understanding St. Joseph; 
• The true Fatherhood of St. Joseph;  
• How Jesus developed in his humanity under the guidance of St. Joseph; 
• The true marriage of Joseph and Mary; 
• Our human need for a father and a mother; 
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Welcome to Episode 30: Coffee Talk: What If I’m Afraid to Dream?

In this episode, we talk about:

• Learning how to dream; 
• Why dreaming can be so difficult; 
• How to practice dreaming when you’ve forgotten how; 
• Why it’s important to dream; 

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• My previous episode on Imagination; 
• Dr. Greg’s new model of treatment - https://www.iddmentor.com; 
• The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat; 
• Consecration to...

Welcome to Episode 29: Three Ways the Imagination Can Help Us Understand God

In this episode, we talk about:

• Imagination as a gift from God;  
• How imagination enables us to encounter what’s beyond space and time;  
• Imagination allowing us to pray; 
• The power of the imagination in healing wounds of the past; 
• How the imagination reveals our unconscious to ourselves; 

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• The Acting Person by Pope St. John Paul II
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Welcome to Episode 28: The Enneagram, Myers-Briggs, Temperaments, and Disney Characters

In this episode, we talk about:

• Our desire to know ourselves
• Enneagram, Myers-Briggs, and Temperaments
• The two defining characteristics of personhood that are unchangeable
• Understanding the personality of Jesus as our model

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Dr. Greg’s new model of treatment - https://www.catholicpsych.com/townhall
• The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat
• ...

Welcome to Episode 27: Catholic Guilt

In this episode, we talk about:

• The real definition of guilt
• How happiness can come from understanding our identity
• The problem of “earning” God’s love
• Whether or not we should experience guilt and shame
• Divinization
• Guilt and shame as course correction

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• And the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed. - Genesis 2:25
• Dr. Greg’s new model of treatment - ...

Welcome to Episode 26: Who Are You, Really? Taking Pride in Your Identity

In this episode, we talk about:

• Being a psychologically healthy Catholic
• How self-knowledge contributes to holiness
• What it means to be created in the image of God
• The distinction between being our identity as good, and our behaviors
• Looking at the motivations behind our actions

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• “Lord Jesus, let me know myself and know You” - St. Augustine
• Dr. Greg’s new model of...

Welcome to Episode 25: Coffee Talk: When Do You Need Therapy?

In this episode, we talk about:

• Meeting Amy Grace!
• Questions around the need for a diagnosis
• The distinction between sins and symptoms
• The temptation to compare yourself to others
• What’s the point of a diagnosis?
• Accepting imperfection and striving for holiness
• Living in a fallen world and the universal need for a savior

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Dr. Greg’s new model of treatment - ...

Welcome to Episode 24: Did Jesus Have Emotions?

In this episode, we talk about:

• Jesus Christ as the model of humanity
• Considering Christ’s emotions
• Letting Jesus’ example teach us how navigate our emotions

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Dr. Greg’s new model of treatment - https://www.catholicpsych.com/townhall
• The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat
• Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph
• To find out how Dr. Greg’s team can help you, click here.
• To read the...

Welcome to Episode 23: A Look at Anxiety and Depression (Mental Health Awareness Series, Part 4)

In this episode, we talk about:

• The brain chemistry of depression and anxiety
• The paradox of trusting God’s providence, and also being created with a fight/flight/freeze response
• Abandonment to Divine Providence
• What we can do to live as best we can with these disorders
• What constitutes a diagnosable mood disorder like anxiety or depression
• What it means that “All will be well"

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