185 What Is Flourishing? Defining the Good Marriage and the Good Family
Home. Family. Belonging. Love. What does it mean to have a healthy marriage, a healthy family? Gerry Crete and Theresa Robinson join us to e...
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20 of 185 episodes184 Assessing the Catholicity of Internal Family Systems
Download a PDF of Dr. Amalu’s dissertation: https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/8yt9aur8ixed59q/Amalu_Final_Dissertation.pdf/file His pri...
183 Can Catholics Become Gods? Straight Talk from Mother Natalia
Catholics becoming Gods. In this episode, Mother Natalia of the Byzantine Catholic of Christ the Bridegroom Monastery and host of the “What...
182 The Wonder of the Neglected Gift of Deification (with Parts!) with Dr. Matthew Tsakanikas
Deification: A secret in the Catholic Church that really shouldn’t be a secret. Join Dr. Gerry Crete, Dr Matthew Tsakanikas, professor of th...
181 Roundtable Discussion: Catholic Philosophers and Therapists Take On the Tough Questions about IFS and Catholicism
Four Catholic therapists and four Catholic philosophers take on the most frequently asked metaphysical questions about grounding Internal Fa...
180 Right and Wrong: Conscience and Catholic Parts Work
Moral theologian Fr. Thomas Berg and philosopher and therapist Dr. Andrea Messineo take on the topic of personal conscience and parts work t...
179 Parts, Subjectivity, Values, and Morals
Catholic philosopher Dr. Andrea Messineo and moral theologian Fr. Thomas Berg guide us in moral reasoning from a parts perspective, grounded...
178 Q&A on Ordered Self-Love, your Body, Parts Work and Catholicism
You need to love yourself properly to love others in an ordered way. How can we understand St. Thomas Aquinas' insistence on us governing ou...
177 Christopher West on IFS and TOB – A Powerful Combo for Sexual Healing
Christopher West has recently embraced IFS and parts work because of Dr. Gerry Crete’s book, Litanies of the Heart . Dr. West shares the imp...
176 The Catholic Catechism Guides Our Parts Work
A sure norm for teaching the faith – that’s what the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) is, according to St. John Paul II. Today, Elizab...
175 IFS, Parts Work, Vatican II, and Your Conscience
“Man is divided within himself.” So says the Vatican II document Gaudium et Spes. Sins – original sin, the sins of others, and your own pers...
174 Richard Schwartz and IFS Meet St. Thomas Aquinas
We explore the surprising compatibility of Internal Family Systems with a Thomistic understanding of the human person. The modern pioneer of...
173 Aristotle and Aquinas on Proper Self-Love
How do we love with the three loves in the two Great Commandments? And what are the relationships among love of God, love of neighbor, and l...
172 Questions About Catholicism and Parts Work Answered
We have answers to your questions about Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Catholicism. From the experts. That’s what this episode is all abo...
171 Know Thyself, Love Thyself, Govern Thyself: Socrates and Plato Discuss Parts Work
Both Socrates and Plato were deeply concerned with the questions 1) Who is the human person? and 2) How does one flourish in living the best...
170 St. Bonaventure Anticipates Catholic Parts Work
Q: What can St. Bonaventure teach us about our inner life? A: More than you might imagine. Writing in the 13th century, St. Bonaventure emph...
169 St. Maximus the Confessor and Catholic Parts Work
Q: Did St. Maximus anticipate Internal Family Systems thinking by 13 centuries? A: In a word, Yes. Maximus, writing in the seventh century,...
168 Restless Hearts: St. Augustine and Catholic Parts Work
You can think of St. Augustine’s heart as an “open book” titled “Confessions.” In this episode, we go deep into his restless heart, sharing...
167 Early Church Fathers and Catholic Parts Work
What can the Early Church Fathers teach us about our inner worlds, the complexity of our psyches? Actually, very much, if we are willing to...
166 Can IFS and Parts Work Be Catholic? Listening to Scripture
Internal Family Systems is extremely popular not only as a therapy model, but as a way of making sense of our inner experience. IFS does not...