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Jim Schroeder, PhD, is the Vice President of the Department of Psychology and Wellness, and training director of the pre-doctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Easterseals Rehabilitation Center in Evansville, Indiana. He resides there with his wife, Amy, and their eight children. He can be found and contacted through his website, where most of his articles and books can also be found: www.james-schroeder.com.
Search“Life and physical health are precious gifts entrusted to us by God. We must take reasonable care of them, taking into account the needs of others and the common good.” (CCC 2288)
COMMENTARY: While the current issues in the news are important to the faithful, there are a thousand implicit Catholic realities that barely ever see the light of a newsletter or a homily.
COMMENTARY: We can’t leave this vale of tears without surmounting a mountain of challenges.
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” —Leo Tolstoy
COVID-19 has brought a pandemic of stress and anxiety — and the term “social distancing” itself may be partly to blame.
It is in our closest relationships, and especially in our marriages, that we are especially called to grow in sanctity.
COMMENTARY: The restriction of curiosity is a product of a societal norm that has seemingly only grown over the past few decades.
“God, thank you for the nourishment you provide when no food is available...”
Raising eight children in a house that goes from clean to cluttered in a little under eight seconds is not exactly what most are clamoring for these days.
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