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March 2020

March 24, 2020

Quarentine Blues: How Can Your Family Cope While You’re All Cooped Up

By: Dr. Greg Popcak Beyond the obvious challenges we all face in dealing with...

March 19, 2020

Hurting/Angry Over Mass Suspensions? Finding Spiritual Consolation in Times of Pandemic

It felt like a gut punch. This past week, the Ohio Bishops’ Conference, along with...

March 11, 2020

Get a Grip—Mastering Your Emotional Life

What feelings tend to get the best of you? Do certain people or situations provoke...

March 04, 2020

Set Your Child Up For Success: The Relationship Between Attachment Style and Financial Well-Being

We all want the best for our children: for them to succeed, be happy, and...

February 2020

February 16, 2020

Not a Gumball God – A Gospel Meditation for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

"I feel like I sacrifice everything for my kids, running them to all their activities,...

January 2020

January 24, 2020

The Ruler of Relationship: A Gospel Reflection for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” It's one of those...

January 13, 2020

Four Ways to Keep Your Relationship Afloat In Tough Times

Husbands and wives pledge to love each other through good times and bad, sickness and...

January 10, 2020

Do You Get in God’s Way? A Gospel Reflection on for the Baptism of the Lord

"John tried to prevent him, saying, 'I need to be baptized by you, and yet...

December 2019

December 17, 2019

Speak Up! The Negative Effects of Self Silencing

We all have a desire to “keep the peace,” and because of this, we tend...

November 2019

November 15, 2019

It’s the End of the World as We Know It (A Gospel Reflection for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time)

"...do not be terrified; for such things must happen first" These words from Jesus,...

November 13, 2019

The Comfort Zone

The comfort zone. We all have one. We believe our comfort zone makes us happy,...

November 08, 2019

Whose Will You Be? A Gospel Reflection for the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

"Now at the resurrection whose wife will that woman be?" To whom do you belong?...

October 2019

October 29, 2019

Bringing Small Children To Mass

We want our children to appreciate mass, but bringing kids 3 and under to church...

October 21, 2019

The Resilient Person – Overcoming Burnout

Are you feeling tired? Uninspired? Like there’s too much to do? You’re not alone. These...

October 09, 2019

Resolving Repetitive Arguments

Often we feel as though we’re just going in circles, having the same arguments over...

September 2019

September 11, 2019

Transmitting The Faith To Our School-Age Children

Teaching our kids how to pray and helping them develop a relationship with God can...

September 09, 2019

Authentic Optimism – How Do We Actually Make Our Lives Better?

Sometimes it feels like it’s hard to be optimistic in the midst of stressful situations....

August 2019

August 19, 2019

The Road to Recovery: Psychotherapy or Medication—Which Is Right For Me?

Depression is often an ongoing struggle, which can make it difficult to know what approach...

June 2019

June 10, 2019

The Small Changes That Lead To Greater Happiness

Do you ever just feel “off,” but you don’t know why? Everything seems to be...

May 2019

May 22, 2019

Increase Your Happiness in Less Than 20 Minutes

As the weather warms up, our ability to spend time outdoors increases. While we are...

May 06, 2019

The Circle of…Stress?

Are you stressed? Having difficulty sleeping? Is your difficultly sleeping causing you stress? You’re not...

April 2019

April 01, 2019

To Cohabitate, or Not to Cohabitate. That is The Question

Celebrity couples live together, regular couples live together, if everyone’s cohabiting, that means there has...

March 2019

March 25, 2019

How to Cultivate Meaningful Family Prayer

Praying together as a family—at all—can seem intimidating. Life is busy, and because of this,...

March 18, 2019

You Can’t Judge Depression By Its Cover

“They seem/seemed so happy.” “They have everything together.” “I/They don’t have any reason to complain.”...

March 11, 2019

Dealing With Others’ Emotions

We all know that when someone yawns, then we start yawning too. New research shows...

March 05, 2019

How to Make The Most Out of Lent

Lent is upon us and many of us are still praying and thinking about what...

February 2019

February 18, 2019

How To Get Your Feelings Heard And Your Needs Met

“Hi! How are you?”, “I’m fine…” End of conversation. This type of exchange is very...

February 10, 2019

How to Build Sustainable Happiness in Our Every Day Lives

We live in a busy world. Our daily schedules are hectic enough, and with the...

February 03, 2019

How To Make Our Anger Result in Action

There are lots of things for us to be angry about, but new research shows...

January 2019

January 27, 2019

Does Our Parenting Style Influence Our Child’s Empathy?

Parenting styles can come in many different shapes and sizes, but does how much warmth...