tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post7740570918099701591..comments2024-01-09T15:49:37.273-05:00Comments on THE TENTH CRUSADE: Is Aletia the new "Patheos"?TTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-52022846707217860002017-08-01T18:40:29.837-04:002017-08-01T18:40:29.837-04:00It's a distraction from the cure in the Sacram...<i>It's a distraction from the cure in the Sacraments. There's a desperate need to teach Catholics how to recognize when something spiritual is causing some kind of unrest. Teaching people to turn to a therapist thrusts them into the habit of bypassing spiritual instincts and introspection, examination of conscience and turning to the Sacraments.</i><br /><br />Not necessarily, Carol. God can use a good therapist to help a patient deal with deeper issues that grief, depression, guilt, fear and shame might be masking. It's not "either-or" but "both-and."<br /><br />Look at it this way: The fact that God can heal miraculously doesn't contradict or negate the fact that God also provides ways for doctors to understand the secrets of the human body. If that's true for medicine, why not for psychology.<br /><br />Granted, psychology is not the be-all and end-all. But it can be a valuable tool in the right circumstances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com