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The wicked borrow but do not repay;
the just are generous in giving.

—Psalm 37: 21

 
Introduction to the Basic Concepts | Healing | Psychological Traps | Clinical Issues | MP3 Relaxation Recordings | Books

 

NTRODUCTION TO THE BASIC CONCEPTS

Self-help
Including the Way of the Cross; Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer; and What You Can Do

Outside the Box
How to find freedom from social fraud and game-playing

HEALING

Healing
Emotional hurt and giving the pain to God

Four Steps to Humility
Emotions, Defenses, Repetition, and Change

Helping Children Heal
Reality and Faith

PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAPS

Being Wretched
The difference between being wretched {period} and being wretched {gracefully}

Disasters and Trauma
Natural disasters and other traumas: The need to trust in divine mercy.

Disobedience
How disobedience results from family hypocrisy

Educating Children
How the devil undermines the Church by brainwashing children in school

Evil
How mental health, unconscious defenses, and demonic influence are all related.

Fantasies and Distractions
How to understand and cope with fantasies and distractions during prayer.

The Father
How the emotional or physical lack of a father leads to insecurity, confusion, and a lack of spiritual growth.

Fear
How fear holds us back from living genuinely holy lives

Judgment
The difference between making judgments and being judgmental

Love
The real relationship between love and sin

Motivation
The psychology of motivation and how to overcome repeated impulses to sin

New Age Healing
The errors of confusing healing with the divine life

Peace
How to work for true peace on earth

Politics
The current realities about the State vs. the Church

Suffering and Obedience
The role of suffering and obedience in spiritual healing

The Vanity of Protest
The choice between protest and prayer

LINICAL ISSUES

Smoking Cessation
Step-by-step instructions to stop smoking with visualization and prayer

Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
Recommendations for the treatment of mania and hypomania

Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder
Recommendations for healing feelings of abandonment and rage

Treatment of Depression and Anxiety
Recommendations for healing the failure to trust in divine providence and justice

Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Recommendations for healing feelings of repressed anger and guilt

Treatment of Personality Disorders
Recommendations for understanding personality gifts and correcting their misuse

Weight Reduction
Step-by-step instructions to lose weight with visualization and prayer

ELAXATION RECORDINGS

MP3 Recordings
These MP3 recordings guide you through psychological relaxation that is faithful to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church

BOOKS

Books
Books in print from this website and from A Guide to Psychology and its Practice

 


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