When we think about the cost of clutter, we often think about how much we have spent on the things around us that we no longer want or need.
What is Your Clutter Costing You?
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Counseling
Love, Division, and Decision
Welcome to February—the month we traditionally celebrate love and relationships. It’s a beautiful sentiment to refocus on love and commitment.
Reclaiming Your Freedom as the Year Begins
Taking back control in small ways…beginning as a trickle, can lead to a tsunami. Learn ways to reclaim your freedom as the new year begins.
An Engaging Resource to Renew Catholic Marriages
What if you could exercise loving curiosity to strengthen your marriage? Catholic psychotherapist, Dana Nygaard, has written an engaging book that is a marriage must-have as it guides Catholic couples through loving and captivating conversations.
Knowing What To Pursue: Counseling, Spiritual Direction or Coaching?
Many Catholics who are seriously trying to live a faithful Catholic life will many times know they need to make important changes in their lives, but don’t always know where to begin to effect that change.
Don’t Let the Winds of Change Blow You into a Depression
Change. It’s clearly the one thing that is constant. It’s easy to get blown away by the winds of change, especially when they come at us fast and furious as they have lately.
Does Mary really matter?
Allison Ricciardi, LMHC answers the question, “Is devotion to Mary essential to our faith as Christians and Catholics?”
Misfire of Communication – Lessons Learned from a Cat
What is one thing that people have struggled with for centuries? What causes the most conflict in people’s relationships today? I propose it is a misfire of communication.
Are you looking at the waves?
Refuse to take the bait of division. Your family and friends are not your enemy. Satan is. Always was. Always will be.
Celebrating Interdependence!
As we celebrate our Independence as a nation, pray for God to continue to bless us and protect those freedoms in jeopardy of being lost.
Stocking and Taking Stock
Therapist Allison Ricciardi reminds us to address our clutter and then take stock of the good things in you and in your life that you want to keep and need to put in proper order.
Healing the Hearts of Fathers
Abortion is primarily viewed as a women’s issue with very few considering the effects of abortion on men.
The Season of Paradox
From the worst thing that ever happened in history—the crucifixion of the Son of God on the cross, came the best thing that ever happened in history—the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead and our salvation.
Faith: Wrapping Our Heads Around It
Faith. It may be one of the most confusing concepts to wrap our heads around and to make proper use of in our lives.
Seeking Wisdom in these Perilous Times
This has been an exceedingly difficult time for many because of all that has transpired in the past year of 2020. The fearful unknowns, unending what-ifs, sleepless nights, and nervousness from dealing with the pandemic, the lockdowns, economic crisis, mask mandates and the nationwide riots and a contentious election has led many to a sense of hopelessness and despair. Mental health issues have greatly increased as a result, becoming a graver pandemic than any virus out there.
Reconciling Divine Justice with Divine Mercy
Mercy is the preeminent quality of God. God is mercy. But God is also perfect Justice. We often think of justice as the opposite of mercy, but in reality it’s a critical component of it. Christianity is unique in that God’s mercy is shown through His justice.
The Lights of Christmas
When experiencing great loss, struggles and times of uncertainty, it is essential to adhere even more firmly onto our faith by acknowledging the goodness of our Lord. As we approach the celebration of the birth of Christ, I wanted to offer a few reflections on how the feast of Christmas lights the world and our hearts.
If I Were to Write the Story of Redemption
Allison Ricciardi, LHMC, discusses “If God had assigned you to write the story of Redemption what would you write?” and she shares her ideas.