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Category Archives: psychology
What It’s Like Inside My Head
Originally posted April 2018 I was watching a TV program recently in which one of the characters said “No one knows what it’s like inside my head!” Interesting. It occurs to me that, like a lot of other bloggers, this … Continue reading
Posted in psychology, spirituality
Tagged consciousness, creativity, Johnson's Art Gallery
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On the God of My Understanding
The men who created the AA program and the 12 Step Step program realized two things: 1. If people were to truly recover from alcohol abuse, the solution would only work if it was spiritual in some manner; 2. Many … Continue reading
The Catholic Church and the Right Wing
Within our Catholic Church and largely unknown to Catholics is the emerging of an ultra-conservative right wing movement intent on returning us to pre-Vatican days. When Catholics hear of such things, we tend to dismiss such themes as a return … Continue reading
Posted in psychology, spirituality
Tagged Catholic Bishops, Catholic Church Right Wing, Laudato si, Mary Jo McConahay, Pope Francis
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On Retirement
I recently closed my 40+ years practice of psychological counseling. As I approached that landmark, I found that I had to apply to myself advice I’d offered to many others over the years: “Don’t just think about what you are … Continue reading
Conspiracy Theories: A Spiritual Problem
Conspiracy theories are nothing new. People have long embraced conspiracy theories, most often in an effort to make sense of catastrophic events. Earlier in my lifetime, there were two prominent conspiracy theories, both of which are still around today. Those … Continue reading
The Star Thrower
Some years ago, I was reading a book by the great naturalist Loren Eiseley and came upon a chapter titled “The Star Thrower”. In it Eiseley shared an encounter he’d had on the coast of Costabel. In the distance, framed … Continue reading
Is My Church Still Dying?
Roughly 23 years ago I wrote a piece published in America that was titled “My Church is Dying?” At a later point, I was interviewed for a television piece on the pedophile crisis in the Church and again said “My … Continue reading
Posted in psychology, spirituality
Tagged cafeteria Catholic, Catholic Church, Peter Steinfels, Pew Research Center, Richard Rohr
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Challenge of the Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change The courage to change the things I can And the wisdom to know the difference. I have these words above my desk, mainly so that I am reminded … Continue reading
Songs Along the Way
Elsewhere I have written about the power and importance of sacred music on one’s spiritual journey. I have paid particular attention to “Amazing Grace”, a beautiful hymn that has special meaning for those of us recovering from addiction. However, I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Blowin' In the Wind, Jupiter, Leader of the Band, The Impossible Dream, Try to Remember
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Cain and Abel: A Story of Sibling Rivalry
Do you have a brother or sister? Have you always gotten along? Sadly, it is quite common for there to be rancor between siblings. In the case of Cain and Abel, that rancor erupted in a most horrifying manner. … Continue reading