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April 2013

April 16, 2013

Ignorance is…Just Plain Ignorance (Or, Why Catholics Need to Stop Promoting Scientology’s Stigmas About Mental Health)

Earlier today, I posted a video that offered a cautionary view of medication. The point...

April 16, 2013

When Tragedy Strikes, Remember Who You Are

Whether we are reacting to the headlines out of Boston or dealing with personal tragedies,...

April 11, 2013

What Does It Take to Create a CATHOLIC Home?

What does it mean to create a Catholic home? To some, it primarily has to...

April 08, 2013

Mandated Infertility “Treatment” for Homosexual Couples

I have to admit that even I didn't see this coming. As you read this,...

April 05, 2013

The Mission of the Catholic Parent: Just Do Your Best?

When it comes to parenting, I see a lot of Catholic moms and dads falling back on,...

April 02, 2013

What Does it Mean to “Show Mercy”?

We discussed mercy on More2Life Radio today. I would venture to guess that most people...

March 2013

March 30, 2013

I’ve Got the Cure for Your PTFWS* (*post-traumatic foot-washing syndrome)

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread and all, but since I am committed...

March 29, 2013

We Adore You, O Christ, and We Praise You. Because by Your Holy Cross, You Have Redeemed the World.

The Reproaches (Click above link to listen to the St. Paul Cathedral Choir of London...

March 28, 2013

Savior of the Week

Pope Francis offers a helpful reality check to the self-help culture. We need to “go out”,...

March 28, 2013

Long Term Help for Those in Recovery

Recovering from addictions is a painful process. It isn't unusual for a serious addict to have to go...

March 27, 2013

Study Shows: People who Don’t Go to Church are Haters.

Ok, now that I've got your attention, the study doesn't say that... exactly. But it...

March 26, 2013

Why Can’t We Just Give Marriage Back to the Churches?

In the debate about the nature of marriage, many people wonder why we don't just...

March 26, 2013

“Dear Dr. Greg, Don’t be a bigot.” Letter from a Child of a Gay Father.

The other day, I received an email from a young woman who read my post...

March 26, 2013

Coming Tues to More2Life: Celebrating Marriage

Today, we join those in Washington, D.C. at the March for Marriage by celebrating the...

March 21, 2013

How to Put this Charitably? “Conrad Black, YOU are the Dumbass of the Day.” (Or, Why The Church Need not Get Jiggy with the Pill)

Sadly, the National Review has taken leave of the remains its senses and published...

March 18, 2013

(“Phew! The Coast is Clear!”) Er, I mean, “Yeah! Pope Francis!”

Amy Welborn is spot on in identifying what she calls the weird sense of "relief"...

March 18, 2013

Can Celibacy Be Healthy?

With the conclave and election of the new Pope, celibacy was front and center in...

March 15, 2013

Sexual Abuse and the Church: Complicated Recovery

The last decade has uncovered the seriousness of abuse in the Church. The Church has...

March 14, 2013

Why Am I Catholic?

The Poobah's at Patheos descended today from on high to invite the lowly serfs laboring in...

March 13, 2013

Pope Francis: The Psychology of a Name

Studies on the significance of names tell us that the name we are called by...

March 13, 2013

POPE FRANCIS ELECTED

Former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentia Becomes Pope Francis Long Live The Pope A...

March 12, 2013

He Blinded Me with Science Part… the Third: The Final Chapter

The conversation continues... BOB: "I’m asking for evidence for this remarkable claim" (that Christian cosmology...

March 12, 2013

He Blinded Me With Science Part Deux: Just when you thought it was safe to leave God out of the lab…

The conversation continues... Bob: Christianity is a newcomer. Agriculture, metalworking, and the Seven Wonders of...

March 12, 2013

Catholics and Protestants Look for Different Skills in their Counselors.

A few years ago, I published a study examining the different attitudes religiously committed Catholics and...

March 12, 2013

He Blinded Me with Science: Conversations with an Atheist on The Christian Roots of Reason and Science

Over at the Atheist blog, Cross Examined, Bob Seidensticker, posted an article that examines the...

March 10, 2013

What is the Mission of the Church?

A commenter ("Midwest Lady") in my post entitled, "Catholics and Mental Illness: Are We Doing Enough?"...

March 08, 2013

What’s Your Moral Mindset?

New research suggests there are two basic moral mindsets. I'll call them "Balancers" and "Principled...

March 07, 2013

Why Most People Get Catholic Social Justice Wrong

Christians often get slammed in the press and society-at-large because we're seen as just so...

March 07, 2013

Catholics and Mental Illness: Are We Doing Enough?

Research tends to show that Christians--especially pastors-- struggle to know how to support those struggling with...

March 05, 2013

Celibacy. Just Saying, “No” to Sex?

Catholics are getting lots of questions about celibacy these days. Fr. Dwight Longnecker has a...