Religion and spirituality play an important role in addressing your mental health and well-being. Yet, how you practice may determine if it helps or hinders your efforts. A recent Dutch study in the Journal Psychology of Religion and Spirituality found a critical link... Read More →

I had the opportunity to present on the topic of “Resilience” at a retreat hosted by the St. Monica Catholic Community Health Ministry. A few highlights of my presentation: Resilience is our strength in adapting to the demands of life. The Christian perspective adds to that... Read More →

We all know how important it is to maintain good financial health. Keep your bank account in the black and make good investments. Preeminent marriage researcher, John Gottman, applies this same concept to marriage, encouraging couples to maintain a strong Emotional Bank... Read More →

compassion (n.) – feeling of sorrow or deep tenderness for one who is suffering or experiencing misfortune. From Latin, “com” + “pati,” “to suffer with.”       Virtually every spiritual tradition espouses the value of compassion. For... Read More →

Growing your relationship is more about giving than getting. In that spirit, here are 10 things that you can do for your relationship right now 1. Give your Partner a Three-Sentence Appreciation Go beyond “Thanks, honey,” to let your partner know how much what they do or who they... Read More →

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.”– Proverbs 29:18  2020 was an amazing year… just not in the way we expected. Did those goals you set at the beginning of 2020 get derailed? Or were you able to still carry through on some of them? Or did you not set any at all? ... Read More →

As 2020 comes to a close, we are in a season of hope. Believe it or not. Too often, we confuse hope and expectation. “Expectations are resentments under construction,” says author Ann Lamont.  When we are upset that what we hoped for didn’t happen, that is expectation, not... Read More →

 Last week, I invited you to breathe to help you get through these final days before the election. I gave you a book, a class, and a retreat to learn how to breathe more effectively.  I hope you’ve taken advantage.  In case you missed... Read More →

  Only two weeks to go until the election and I know what most of you are thinking: Thank God! The divisiveness in our culture has been on display front and center throughout this election season.  And just like we feel with this year of 2020, we want it to end.  Yet the issues... Read More →

“For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead.” (James 2: 26) In the Christian tradition, Lent marks the forty days and forty nights that Jesus retreated into the desert for a period of prayer and fasting.  Christians are called to make... Read More →