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Discerning God’s Will after the Monastery
It is easy to read hear the “many are called to the priesthood or religious life and few answer” message while forgetting that some try to answer that call and, for one reason or another, discern out of that calling. In general, it’s believed that two out of every...
Values Grounded Parenting
Join me and Dr Michael Redivo as we discuss his Values Grounded Parenting program and book. www.valuesgrounded.com Daniel Johnson · Values Grounded Parenting with Dr Michael Redivo
The Changing Time of Adolescence
Adolescent is a Latin word meaning to grow up or nearing maturity. Anyone who actually has an adolescent in their house will be tickled to know that the word is very closely related to alere, another Latin word meaning to eat. Whereas the word teenager simply...
The Problem of Defining Masculinity
Alright, the Color of Thought does work during the Great Quarantine of 2020. Adam and I have another conversation about masculinity. Rescources: www.AdamCrossMFT.com Daniel Johnson · The Problem of Defining Masculinity
‘Fundamentals of the Spiritual Life with The Catholic Therapist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFRDhalGdcM In this video we discuss the fundamentals of the Christian Spiritual life and how to think about our prayer lives as Catholics. We briefly discuss Catholic devotions and some of the principle elements of a balanced spiritual...
How quaran-teens are coping with losses and disappointments
Denver Newsroom, May 3, 2020 / 04:58 pm MT (CNA).- Nikki Shasserre normally gets one, maybe two alerts per week from Bark, a parental monitoring app she uses to track texts and social media on her teenager’s cell phone. Bark sends Shasserre and her husband snippets of...
‘Catholic Masculinity’ with The Catholic Therapist
https://youtu.be/VWMKOeNhkb4 In this video we discuss what masculinity is and the lens in which to understand it. Masculinity while involving rites of passage and certain tangible characteristics is also something more abstract and even spiritual. We look to Scripture...
The Devil Made Me Do It? – Catholic Psyche #33
Catholic Psyche Podcast · The Devil Made Me Do It? - Catholic Psyche #33 Catholic Psyche Podcast’s Group Chat: Hosts: Dcn. Basil Balke & Special Guest Daniel Johnson Today Dcn. Basil discusses the concept of Demonology, demonic activity, and the intersection with...
Parental Insights in Raising Catholic Teenagers
Parents need to only have a newborn in their house for a few weeks before they hear people say, “Just wait till they are teens!” It is axiomatic in our culture that the teenage years are full of rebellion and strife for the family. I was a high school teacher for 5...
Common Concerns on Using Online Counseling Telehealth
The advent and progress of Covid-19 has brought with it a dramatic shift toward Telehealth services throughout the medical industry, just as online internet usage has changed drastically throughout many other industries. This change is particularly challenging in...