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January 2017

January 31, 2017

Can You Be Mindful And Still Feel Angry?

Mindfulness is a powerful technique for helping individuals develop a healthier relationship with their emotions....

January 06, 2016

A New Year Resolution: Stop Shaming Yourself

Four steps to graceful change in the new year. Whether or not you've made...

December 2015

December 15, 2015

Eating Your Salvation: Are YOU Orthorexic? Take the Quiz.

In a recent interview, "Domestic goddess" Nigella Lawson takes on what she refers to as...

July 2015

July 08, 2015

The Mindless Catholic: Does “Mindfulness” Have a Place In Catholic Spirituality and Practice?

My fellow Patheosi, Will Duquette, at Cry Woof was wondering about the psychological technique of mindfulness...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

This is Your Brain on Religion

Researchers from the National Institute on Aging and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, analyzed data collected...

August 2013

August 13, 2013

Do We Have Free Will?

There is, currently, a Patheos-wide discussion regarding people's beliefs about free will. Many brain scientists deny the...

July 2013

July 15, 2013

Emotional Security: Do You Know What YOUR Emotions Are Trying to Tell You?

Most Christians have a pretty ambivalent relationship with our emotions. We just don't know what...

June 2013

June 25, 2013

COMING TUES on MORE2LIFE RADIO: Get A Hold of Yourself!

Coming Tues on More2Life: Get A Hold of Yourself! We all have times when we...

June 21, 2013

“That they all may be one.” In which Calvin & Hobbes, Jung, and Pope JPII Help Us Experience the Connection We Crave with Others.

Everyone longs for connection. We all crave closeness but it can seem so elusive at...

June 21, 2013

COMING FRIDAY ON MORE2LIFE–Getting In Synch (Plus, Win a Free Book–Drawing today!)

Coming Friday on More2Life: Getting in Synch-- The Theology of the Body reminds us that...

June 13, 2013

“Am I Crazy?” The 9 Components of Mental Health and How You Get Them.

Two decades of brain research show us that, in fact, it is our relationships that...

June 12, 2013

What Can the Theology of the Body Teach Us about Managing Stress?

"I'm so busy!" "There isn't enough time!" Seemingly universal laments. Life is filled with opportunities...

May 2013

May 07, 2013

Coming Tues 5/7 on More2Life Radio: SERENITY NOW! The Quest for Peace.

COMING TUES ON More2Life--SERENITY NOW! We all want peace in our hearts and in our...

April 2013

April 10, 2013

It is Not Good for Man to be Alone

Genisis 2:18 tells us, "It is not good for man to be alone." The theology...

March 2013

March 22, 2013

Coming Friday on More2Life Radio: What’s In YOUR Basket?

What's in YOUR Basket? As we enter into Holy Week and get ready for Easter,...

March 19, 2013

Pope Francis, “Keep watch over your emotions!”

In his homily for his installation, Pope Francis reflected on the "vocation of protector" so...

March 19, 2013

Coming Tues on More2Life Radio: When Feelings Attack!

Coming Tues on M2L: When Feelings Attack!-- Our emotions are a natural part of us...

March 11, 2013

The Mindful Catholic

"Mindfulness" is a quality psychologists define as the ability to be (1) present in the...

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

Coming Thurs 3/7 on More2Life– Getting Unstuck

COMING THURS: Getting Unstuck-- Whether you're struggling with your lenten resolutions or feeling frustrated with ...

March 04, 2013

40 Days to a Better Marriage Tip of the Day–Monday, 3/4: Celebrate Your Victories.

40 Days to a Better Marriage Tip of the Day--Monday, 3/4: Celebrate your Victories. Marriage...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

Coming Thurs on M2L: Respecting Our Limits…

Coming Thurs on M2L Radio: Respecting our Limitations--The Pope's resignation challenges all of us to...

February 26, 2013

40 Days to a Better Marriage Tip–Tues 2/26: Manage Your Transitions

Managing transitions are an important way to prevent stress from negatively affecting relationships. Without good transitions,...

February 25, 2013

More2Life Radio Question of the Day–Monday.

Monday Q of the D: What (specifically) do you wish you were giving most of...