What is Psychology
Where it all began, here is the first episode of the podcast from two or three years ago. Continue reading What is Psychology
Greif, First Definition, Helping Friends with Therapy
Join me as I discuss an intervention for bereavement, Aristotle’s first definition of the soul (412a2), and I answer a listeners question about group therapy vs individual therapy. Continue reading Greif, First Definition, Helping Friends with Therapy
Dating and the Spiritual Life
The Ladies of the Fishers of Men podcast, Mary Ashley Burton and Lara Sumera join me to talk about dating and the spiritual life. Be sure to check out their wonderful work over at fishersofmenpodcast.com Continue reading Dating and the Spiritual Life
Thinking about Psychology
Here I take up some thoughts about what the DSM-5 says about depression. Next I consider what Aristotle and St Thomas say about the certitude and nobility of Psychology. Here I also consider a study that shows that over half … Continue reading Thinking about Psychology
What is Anger?
Raising Teens Ep. 7
Enjoy this recap episode of the Color Of Thought Podcast and be sure to become a Patron of the Color of Thought in order to keep more episodes coming your way! Continue reading Raising Teens Ep. 7
The Hagiographers
My son, keep the commandments of your father (Proverbs 6:20) The books of the Hagiographers: Joshua, Chronicles, Judith, Maccabees, Tobit, Esther, Ezra, the Psalms, Job, Wisdom, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, and Sirach warn us of the consequences if we do not follow the commands established in the Law which are necessary for us to follow if we are to arrive at eternal life. Here moral virtues are taught as though a father were teaching his sons: by word and by deed. Some of the books teach in one of these ways exclusively and one teaches moral virtue by both word … Continue reading The Hagiographers
The Prophets
And Haggai, the messenger of the Lord, as one of the messengers of the Lord, spoke. (Haggai 11:13) The books of the Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Kings… seek to induce the reader to follow the Law which established the commands … Continue reading The Prophets
Senses of Scripture
It is often difficult to discern the meaning of a particular passage of Scripture. St Thomas speaks of two different ways in which a passage of scripture can be understood: literally and spiritually, by which terms he means according as … Continue reading Senses of Scripture
The Law
‘For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our King.’ (Isaiah 33:22) The books of the Law: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, … Continue reading The Law