Faith on the Couch
Pope Francis during a newborn mass in Buenos Aires, March 24th 2005. Photo source – Today’s Spanish newspaper EL PAIS. Read more
Pope Francis during a newborn mass in Buenos Aires, March 24th 2005. Photo source – Today’s Spanish newspaper EL PAIS. Read more
Shame, guilt, embarrasment. Emotions that are as universally experienced as they are universally unwelcome. Elizabeth Duffy has a great post on shame on her blog. Personal, poignant, and thought-provoking. But I thought I would chime in to offer some additional insights from Pope John Paul II. In Love and Responsibility, then Karol Woytyla, wrote a great deal about shame. He argued that shame is a protective emotion that warns us that we are being treated as an object, not a... Read more
Today on More2Life Radio, we’ll look at why it’s so hard to make decisions. Sometimes it’s hard knowing what we want, much less what God wants. And it’s especially hard to know you’re doing the right thing when others disagree. We’ll explore how we get in our own way and principles we can use to determine the best choice in any situation. Call in from Noon-1pm Eastern (11am C) at 877-573-7825 with your questions about situations that leave you wondering... Read more
Anger is a common enough emotion. Everyone gets angry from time to time, and anger, when used prudently as a normal part of the human experience, can be understood as the gift from God that allows us to recognize and respond when we feel we have witnessed–or been the victim of–an injustice. If our anger motivates us to seek solutions, address injustices in a productive way, and heal the damage that has been done to a relationship, then that anger... Read more
The Theology of the Body reminds us that we can only “find ourselves” by making a sincere gift of ourselves. Today on M2L Radio, we’re looking at the simple ways you try to make a sincere gift of yourself to others and the ways others have made a gift of themselves to you. We’ll also talk about those times when people struggle to receive the gifts you want to give them. Call in with your stories of the joys and... Read more
This weekend I was proud to attend the induction ceremony for Corpus Christi and Crown of Creation households, respectively the new mens’ and womens’ households at Franciscan University dedicated to studying and living Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body at Franciscan University. They are the first of their kind. I am honored to have been asked to serve as the advisor to Corpus Christi, the men’s TOB household. I will be assisting in their TOB formation, but they... Read more
Elizabeth Duffy asked me to offer some input on this post in which she addresses a reader’s question about a struggle with jealousy. I think she’s done a terrific job covering most of the bases. Anyone who followed her advice would definitely on a good path to leaving jealousy behind. I only have two additional thoughts. The first is that when a person is jealous, they have a tendency to look for–and consistently find whether there is reason to or... Read more
Beverly and Jim are newly engaged. Even though they are very much in love, they have big concerns. As Jim explains it, “Neither of us had the best models for marriage. My dad was an alcoholic and Beverly’s parents are divorced. How can we know what it takes to stay together?” Their question got me thinking. Is it possible to boil down the keys to a successful marriage into some basic rules of thumb? Unfortunately, marriage isn’t quite that simple,... Read more
COMING THURS: THE JUGGLING ACT–Marriage and kids. They’re supposed to go great together. So why is it so hard to hold it all together? Today on More2Life, we’ll offer ideas for making BOTH your marriage and family life everything you wish it could be. THURS Q of the D: We want your ideas for the things that make both your relationship with your spouse and your relationship with your kids more enjoyable… 1. Share one thing that you love to... Read more
Dear Dr. Greg, My husband and I have been married 15 years. We have four children ages 13, 10, 7, and 3. We’ve always been a close couple, but lately, we seem to be drifting apart. His work is demanding more time and between school and activities, the children are taking more and more time. Both my husband and I are exhausted a lot of the time, and we sometimes go the whole week without talking beyond telling each other... Read more
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