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2016-12-05T20:29:03-06:00

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The Good Samaritan: Not Just a Good Neighbor

Last updated on: December 5, 2016 at 8:29 pm By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

A guest post by Pastoral Solutions Clinical Counselor, Dave McClow, M.Div., LMFT, LCSW. Providence is a powerful force—it’s God’s invisible hand guiding our lives. I experience Providence in different ways. Most frequently it happens on the phone with my clients when a story or metaphor comes to mind that I don’t normally use, and it hits home in a way I could not have possibly planned. It happens in used-book stores (one of my vices). I will find a book... Read more

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2016-11-29T13:26:25-06:00

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Why So Down? Studies Show Humans Are Wired to Emphasize The Negative, UNLESS….

Last updated on: November 29, 2016 at 1:26 pm By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

Why is it that we can do 100 things right but obsess about the 1 thing that went wrong? Or, why do we ignore the dozens of things the people around us do to be kind but then fuss about the 1 thing they miss? It turns out that, except for one condition (which I’ll share below) human beings are actually wired to be negative. In his book The Neurobiology of Human Relationships, Pepperdine psychologist, Louis Cozolino, reveals how research shows that the... Read more

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2016-11-01T19:13:42-05:00

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Pope Francis Asserts the Power of Lay Catholics

Last updated on: November 1, 2016 at 7:13 pm By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

Pope Francis recently raised eyebrows in his comments affirming the constant teaching of the Church that it is not possible to ordain women to the priesthood. According to reports, As he has done in the past, the pope responded that the question was settled in 1994 by St. John Paul II, who taught that because Jesus chose only men as his apostles, the ordination of women in the Catholic Church is not possible. He was asked, “Really? Never?” And he... Read more

2016-10-27T15:43:53-05:00

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When the Gate is Shut–A Faithful Response to Vaginismus

Last updated on: October 27, 2016 at 3:43 pm By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

Aleteia posted a deeply heartfelt article about a Catholic woman’s struggle with vaginismus, a disorder in which the muscles of the vagina involuntarily spasm or become rigid which makes intercourse either painful or, in extreme cases, impossible. I don’t know anything about the author of the blog referenced in the article, except to say that, having read her posts, I can say that she is a tremendously brave and honest woman who has, with her devoted husband, found ways to... Read more

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2016-10-12T10:49:08-05:00

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66% of Kids On ADHD Meds Don’t Have ADHD, Says Scientific American

Last updated on: October 12, 2016 at 10:49 am By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

According to the American Psychiatric Association, about 5 percent of American children suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), yet the diagnosis is given to some 15 percent of American children, many of whom are placed on powerful drugs with lifelong consequences. This is the central fact of the journalist Alan Schwarz’s new book, ADHD Nation. Explaining this fact—how it is that perhaps two thirds of the children diagnosed with ADHD do not actually suffer from the disorder—is the book’s central... Read more

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2016-10-11T20:05:23-05:00

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When Every Child is Left Behind: Teaching “Stupid Faith”

Last updated on: October 11, 2016 at 8:05 pm By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

My latest for OSV (online now and in the 10/16 print edition) Catholic children as young as 10 years old are renouncing God and quitting Church, claims a new study by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown. According to lead researcher Mark Gray, children are finding that faith is “incompatible” with what they are learning in school, and the older the child becomes, the more this is the case. According to Gray, “this is a... Read more

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2016-10-10T11:56:01-05:00

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Pastoral Solutions Institute Seeks New Catholic Counselor to Join Team

Last updated on: October 10, 2016 at 11:56 am By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

The Pastoral Solutions Institute is pleased to announce that we are expanding and seeking a new Catholic therapist to join our team of professional Catholic counselors. If you are interested, please read the following carefully. About the Institute Founded by Dr. Greg Popcak in 1999, the Pastoral Solutions Institute is a Catholic behavioral tele-health practice providing over 10,000 hours/year of ongoing pastoral psychotherapy services by telephone to Catholic couples, families and individuals worldwide. The Pastoral Solutions Institute is internationally recognized as... Read more

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2016-10-05T08:31:25-05:00

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Physical Exercise May Be Best Treatment for ADHD

Last updated on: October 5, 2016 at 8:31 am By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

The Atlantic reports on a new study published this morning in the journal Pediatrics. …kids who took part in a regular physical activity program showed important enhancement of cognitive performance and brain function. The findings, according to University of Illinois professor Charles Hillman and colleagues, “demonstrate a causal effect of a physical program on executive control, and provide support for physical activity for improving childhood cognition and brain health.” Physical activity is clearly a high, high-yield investment for all... Read more

2016-10-04T08:38:01-05:00

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Secular Media Finally Admits: “The Pill” Causes Depression & Relationship Problems

Last updated on: October 4, 2016 at 8:38 am By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

Despite a new Pew survey reporting that only 4% of Americans and 13% of weekly Mass attending Catholics in the US think that contraception is morally wrong, “the Pill” is getting belated, but well-deserved, bad press from surprising sources. Harvard psychology professor and Playboy Magazine columnist, Dr. Justin Lehmiller, is reporting on research I mentioned the other day indicating that hormonal contraceptives (HC’s) influence the type of man that a woman is attracted to and can undermine satisfaction in longterm relationships–especially... Read more

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2016-09-26T11:24:44-05:00

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Are Gay Parents Magic? New Doubts About “No Difference” Hypothesis Between Gay and Straight Households

Last updated on: September 26, 2016 at 11:24 am By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

In academic psychology it is simply accepted that gay parents are “just as good” as heterosexual parents and that children raised in gay households turn out “just as well” as children raised in married, heterosexual households. Although I do not dispute that there are plenty of bad heterosexual parents and that homosexual parents can be perfectly competent, the assertion that “there’s nothing to see here and everything is JUST FINE.” when it comes to children raised in homosexual households jut... Read more

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