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A
AA-1025
about the book
Abandonment
a Satanic lie clothed in Catholic
piety
Abortion
activism to stop it
as mortal sin
incurs excommunication
prayer in sorrow for abortion
facility
Abstinence
from self-indulgent defenses
from meat on Ash
Wednesday and Good Friday
Abuses
in the Holy Mass
Acceptance, desire for
as opening to demonic influence
as a root of immodesty
Act of God
as love
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)
definition of Attention Deficit Disorder
healing for ADD with autogenics
Addictions
defined
sexual
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
definition
Adultery
as an act of anger
reparation to the Sacred Heart for
defined
and a father’s failure to his family
Jesus’ teachings about, from the visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich
the woman caught in adultery
Affliction
as answer to prayers for increased
faith
AIDS
stopping the epidemic
Albigensians
suppressed by Saint Dominic
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
and 12-step programs
Alexithymia
and Asperger’s Symdrome
altar girls
as an abuse of reverence
as pretend goddesses
Anal sex
as the sexual equivalent of a Black Mass
Angels
fallen, as threats to women in prayer
fallen, in hell
Angelus
how to pray it
Anger
at God, as an act of hiding from a lack of faith
at God, as a denial of God’s mercy
at one’s parents
Biblical
defined
distinguishing anger without sin from anger as sin
justifiable
recognized through behaviors of hate
synonymous with hate
unconscious
Angry Trad
Angry Traditionalist
Anima Christi
(Soul of Christ), prayer
Annulment
declaration of nullity of marriage
in regard to remarriage after divorce
Anorexia
defined, as an eating disorder
and hatred for authority
Anxiety
treatment for
Anyway
and Mother Teresa
Apology
the elements of an
Apostasy
from the top of the Church hierarchy, according to the Third Secret of Fatima
how to fight it
in the Vatican
Apostles’ Creed
in English and Latin
and the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy
and the Rosary
and the Three O’Clock Prayer
Apparitions
Church investigation of
Archangels
names
Saint Michael chaplet
Arguing
with others, as unconscious anger at one’s father
with others, not a part of mystic Christianity
Arrogance
and disobedience
Artificial
insemination and fertilization
Ascension
of our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven
Ascent of Mount Carmel
and mysticism
Asperger’s Syndrome
defined
Astrology
and divination
Athanasius, Saint
on the Trinity
Atheism
as a myth created by Satan
and marijuana
in the current spiritual Dark Ages
in Buddhism
Audio Recordings
for Catholic relaxation training
Augustine, Saint
A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit
pastors who fail as shepherds
the petitions of the Lord’s Prayer (from a letter to Proba)
praying without ceasing (from a discourse on the Psalms)
predestination, the doctrine of
the purpose of prayer
sexual continence derives from grace, not human effort
Authority
hatred for
Autogenics
training, Catholic
Ave Maria
how to pray
Avila, John of, Saint
re: Depression and Anxiety
re: Suffering and Holy Consolation
Avoiding immoral persons
Biblical directives
B
Baptism
as being born again in death and resurrection
as joining to Christ
Christ’s Sacred Heart constantly wounded by the sins
of those consecrated to him in
erases Original Sin
garden of the spirit planted at
in fire and spirit, by Christ
in the Jordan (Rosary mystery)
in water, by John the Baptist
is not a quarantee of salvation
“lusts of the flesh” wiped away by
necessary for salvation
pledge to chastity
sins committed after
vows made at
Baptismal Promises/Vows
and obligation to chastity
returning to, as basis for prayer
Basil, Saint
and Messalians (or Euchites)
re: being born again in baptism
Battle
spiritual
Beatitudes
sermon on, by Leo the Great
Belief
as the basis for living one’s faith
Beliefs
negative, overcoming
false, prayer for deliverance from
Bible
reading the
recommended edition, with link to online New American Bible
Biblical
“anger”
Bipolar Disorder
Catholic recommendations for the treatment of
Birth
regulation
Black Mass
and anal sex
Black sheep of a family
(from A Guide to Psychology and its Practice)
Blame
the destructive futility of, as opposed to Christian responsibility
self-
Blasphemy
against the Holy Spirit
in the writings of Carl Jung
Blessed Virgin
Assumption of (Rosary mystery)
Consecration to the
Coronation of (Rosary mystery)
at Fatima, telling the need for prayer
humility of
Little Crown of (prayer)
surrendered to God’s will
treasury of God’s graces
Blessing
of food before eating
Blindness
spiritual
Body
and pornography
as temple of the Holy Spirt, and the call to chastity
as temple of the Holy Spirt, explained
cult of the
Body Mass Index (BMI)
calculator
Books
by Dr. Richmond
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Catholic recommendations for the treatment of
when it’s your mother
when it’s your spouse
Born again in Christ
what it really means
Boundaries
general
techniques (from my other website, A Guide to Psychology and its Practice)
as self protection in overcoming old defenses
with someone who is BPD
Brainwashing
in schools
in social media
Breaking of the bread
offers healing for our brokenness
Brokenness
a fundamental human state
Bruxism (teeth grinding)
definition of bruxism
healing for bruxism with autogenics
Buddha
as a wise teacher
Buddhism
as avoidance of desire and suffering
is a psychological technique, not a religion
perception of creation as evil
Bullying
coping with
C
Cabala
and Freemasonry
Cain
and being wretched
and tattoos
Cannabis (Marijuana)
addiction to
and hatred for authority
and the lack of a father
and the lack of parents’ faith
and low self-esteem
and New Age deceptions
and politics
and self-sabotage
is a demonic substance
Canticle of All Creatures
and Saint Francis’ warning about mortal sin
Cardiognosis
the gift of reading a heart
Career or children
a choice for a woman
Catherine of Genoa, Saint
being sick of sin
grief that we take God’s goodness as an excuse to sin
learning that what seems good for us is often depraved
payment for sin
purgatory
purgatory and hell
remorse
requirements of love
return to God
Spiritual Doctrine
Catholic
autogenics
mindfulness
treatment recommendations for depression and anxiety
treatment recommendations for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
treatment recommendations for smoking cessation
Causality
and the reasons for anxiety and depression
Caussade, Jean-Pierre de
and Quietism
Celibacy
and the problems religious have with it
as the only option aside from marriage
definition of
of the priesthood
Centering prayer
and New Age spirituality
and Quietism
and the traditional Jesus Prayer
Ceremonies
“obsessive” and hypocritical
Chaos
and disorder in one’s home
as an aspect of spiritual pride
Chapel veil
the reason for
Chaplet
definition
of Saint Rita, step-by-step instructions for praying
of The Divine Mercy, as a part of prayer life
of The Divine Mercy, step-by-step instructions for praying
of Saint Michael the Archangel
Charismatic
prayer
speaking in tongues
Charismatics
and the danger of Jansenism
Charity
expressed in preaching the truth
performing acts of, as a way to minimize self-importance and pride
Chastisement
the Lord’s
Chastity
in marriage
offenses to
for the single
as the only way of life for a Christian
Child abuse
and disobedience
and redemption
and tolerance of dirt
and victimization
in the news media
suspicion of
Children
as the purpose for marriage
falling away from the Church
having failed to raise them properly
Christ
as an act of God
and his baptism with the Holy Spirit
and our bickering about what he asked of us
his body and blood as truth
and his command to deny the self
came to establish division, not peace
condemns adultery of desire
“consciousness”
hunger for
living righteously in
and the need for doctrine
prayer to, in the Rosary, added by Louis Marie de Montfort
real presence of
sacrifice, as our redemption
suffering for offenses against his Father
told Peter to “tend my sheep”
told us to pray constantly
warned us about desiring mystic phenomena
Christian
chastity flouted by “007 Mentality”
devout
identity
in today’s world
life of Saint Paul
mysteries
obligation to live in peace with everybody
responsibility, in general
responsibility, in marriage
spiritual life
way of life is chastity
Christianity
as death to this world
as demanding
hard work of, requires reading and prayer
mystic, as pure love and emptiness of self
not a “plug and play” application to life
Chrysostom, John, Saint
re: Trauma and Loss
re: Do Not Insult God
re: Prayer
re: the Resurrection
Church
as the mystical body of Christ
not “relevant” to the modern world
Cleanliness
and clutter and filth
Cleansing of the Temple
and the body of Christ as a temple
was not an act of anger
Clement, Saint
re: repentance
Closed minded Catholics
and the effects on them of a lone person
Clutter
as unconscious anger at a mother
Code of Canon Law
link to
Co-dependency
in addictions
Comfort
and fear
Columban, Saint
Faith, Not Knowledge
Communion
taking unworthily
the right to receive on the tongue
Compassion
Catholic
Competition
in games
in romance
in sports
Compulsions
in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Compunction
the “gift of tears”
Conception
holy
in lust
Concupiscence
and human nature
and Original Sin
avoiding with marriage
Condoning sin
defined
Confession
obligation for
often is incomplete
scruples about
sins of omission
Confirmation
and receiving the Holy Spirit
Confiteor
and culpability for sin
Conflicts
psychological, definition
Conscience
needing correction by the Magisterium of the Church
Consecration
to Jesus through Mary (Saint Louis Marie de Montfort)
Conservative
defined
Consolations and desolations
described in Spiritual Exercises
Conspiracy theories
are usually true
Constitutional rights
essentially amoral and largely anti-Christian
Contempt
for the self
of the World (Contemptus mundi)
Continence
achieved only through grace (St. Augustine)
Jesus’ teachings about (as recorded by the Venerable Anne Catherine Emmerich)
Contrition
and confession
and mercy
perfect
Control
and alcoholism
and corruption
and distractions
and emotions
and emotional pain
and family
and a father
and feelings
and food
and mental health
and a mother
and a mother
and narcissism
and others
and others
and others
and parents
and parents
and power
and power
and pride
and rage
and strength
and vulnerability
Convenience
as a reason to reject Church teaching
as a reason to reject salvation
in contrast to preaching
COVID-19
Danger of vaccine for COVID-19
Hysteria over COVID-19
Live-streamed Masses
Credentials
and education of Dr. Richmond
Creed
the Apostle’s and the Nicene, in English and Latin
Cross
as the path to divine Glory
hell as only other option to
Sign of the Cross (prayer)
Crucifixion
as a consequence of a devout spiritual life
Cult of the Body
in sports
Culture
as a source of infection by sin
Curse
breaking with deliverance prayer
of an unholy conception
Cursillo
and peer pressure
Cutting
and Borderline Personality Disorder
Cyprian, Saint
re: Depression and Anxiety and fear of death
re: Modest prayer
re: Sanctification
Cyril, Saint
re: The Holy Spirit
D
Damian, Peter, Saint
re: Tribulations
Dante
and the human attachment to chaos and death
Dark Ages
spiritual
Darkness
spiritual
Daydreams
as fantasies of distraction
Dead
Let the dead bury the dead
Deadly sins
defined
Death
obsession with
thoughts of, in depression
to sin and life in the Spirit
to the self
Deep Church
and altar girls
and social media
as Satanic agents
and the response to COVID-19
Defenses, psychological
as illusions
explained
origiinal protective purpose of
Deliverance Prayer
simple
for deliverance from evil
for deliverance from false beliefs
WARNING about lay persons praying over you
Delusions
defined
Demon
fodder
Demonic
influence and possession
Depravity
moral
Depression
Catholic treatment recommendations for
distinguished from anguish
Desire
distinguished from drive
of the Other
to commit sin
Desolations and Consolations
in the Spiritual Exercises
Despair
and abortion
and darkness, spiritual
as St. Teresa of Avila experienced in her vision of hell
from feeling unwanted
in depression and anxiety
Desperation
for a friend
for love
for love because of low self-esteem
of a frightened and angry child
to get approval
to want to figure out everything
Detachment from the world
as a spiritual work
as a virtue
as it can fall into pride
Devil
as creator of the world (Albigensian belief)
collusion with
escaping the influence of
license granted by
tested Job
wickedness and snares of (in prayer to Saint Michael)
wears a tuxedo and drives a limo
will come for you, if you won’t go to the cross
Diadochus, Saint
Love of God
Diognetus, a letter to
The Christian in the World
Dirt and clutter
because of anger at a mother
Disasters
and the good that can come from them
and trauma, psychological healing from
Discernment
of spirits
Discipline
(corporal penances)
self-discipline
Disobedience
as root of pedophilia
as self-condemnation
as spiritual suicide
behind failure of baptismal vows
is a grave sin
results from family hypocrisy
slavery to
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
Catholic suggestions for treatment
Distractions
and mental “wanderings” during the Rosary
during prayer in general
Divination
and magic
Divine Mercy (see Mercy)
Divine Office
(Liturgy of the Hours)
Diversity
social
political
Divorce
defined
Church teaching about, feels unfair
Doctrine
reason for
“Doing nothing”
and Quietism
Dominic, Saint
and Albigensians
Dorotheus, Saint
On False Spiritual Peace
re: the importance of personal scrutiny
Doubt
about Catholic Tradition
about salvation
about the value of true dedication to mystic spirituality
Doubting
and the error of asking for wisdom while doubting
Dreams
interpretation
and psychic premonitions
used in Catholic psychotherapy
Dubay, Thomas, SM
Fire Within
Dulia
defined
Duty
defined, as compared to love
of a wife to her husband
Dying
persons, prayer for
to the self
to yourself in baptism
E
Easy Way
and Mother Teresa
Eating Disorders
and superstition
treatment for obesity
Education
and credentials of Dr. Richmond
of children
religious, in the hands of dissenters from the faith
Ego states
and personality
in psychotherapeutic healing
Emmerich, Venerable Anne Catherine
and Jesus’ teachings about marriage and sexuality
and Jesus’ teachings about sports
her visions illustrate the Tradition of the Church
Emotional
honesty
Emotions
not to be denied as illusions
recognizing, as one step to humility
Emptiness
as consequence of spurning chastity
emotional
hiding from, through sexuality
redemption from
of self, and pure love, as basis for mystic Christianity
End times
and prophecy
Enemies
how to pray for enemies
meeting your enemies in Heaven
when parents are enemies of love
Engagement
to marry, and chastity
Entertainment
as fundamentally anti-Christian
as “wholesome”?
Ephesians
4:27
Eroticism
as lust
Eucharist
as the real body and blood of Christ
as the reason for going to church
invalid hosts
obligation to receive
restrictions on receiving
Eucharistic
miracles
Euchites
and Basil of Caesarea
Evil
and terrorism
definition of
grows side-by-side with the good
has its influence through the unconscious
spirits
Excommunication
as penalty for formal cooperation in an abortion
Exorcism
defined
in the battle against evil
Exorcist
needed to overcome possession by an evil spirit
the movie
Exposure and Response Prevention
as treatment for a phobia
Ezekiel
33:7-9
F
Facebook
and Social Media
Faith
asking in
dissent from, in Catholic education
increasing
the True
witnessing
Faithfulness
as a fruit of the Holy Spirit
False beliefs
overcoming
prayer to overcome
Family
and the disorder of divorce
and fantasy literature
as place where total trust in God begins
as purpose for marriage
denial of, through artificial birth control
desire for, as reason to change homosexual desires
dysfunction, as the reason for resistance to authority
fundamental task of
Holy, personal life of, kept close to Mary’s heart
honor
members who are homosexual
often the source of sin after baptism
strengthened by devotion
suffering, to be accepted without anger
threat to, by adultery
values of Catholic faith not impeded by poverty
Fantasies
and scruples
as distractions from prayer
Fantasy
literature
Fasting
as sacrifice
before receiving the Eucharist
definition
used in Catholic psychotherapy
on Fridays
purpose of
Father
and mother, honoring
the role of a
Fatigue
distinguished from sloth
Fátima
Angel’s prayer, at
Blessed Virgin explaining the need for prayer, at
the Third Secret of Fatima
prayer, in the Rosary (English, Portuguese, and Latin)
Faustina, Saint
Diary
and the Chaplet of The Divine Mercy
and prayer for a dying person
and sadness for the loss of graces
and suffering as a path to accept divine Will
and suffering as the price at which souls are bought
and weakness exchanged for strength through obedience
Fear
as an obstacle to purification by love
of God, defined
of hell
of insects
opposed to love
superstitious
Feminism
is really Feminixm
Fénelon
a heretic of Quietism
Fire and brimstone
preacher
First Fridays
for making act of reparation
Forgiveness
and the call to holiness
distinguished from reconciliation
defined
failure of, in blaming others
as giving the pain to God
and guilt
lack of, in PTSD
opposed to honor and pride
opposed to revenge
premature
steps of, practical example
through acceptance of God’s love
Fornication
defined
Francis of Assisi, Saint
and the Wolf of Gubbio
admonished us to preach the Gospel always
glory in the cross of tribulation and affliction
Lady Poverty
laid down his weapons on conversion
Peace Prayer of
the saint everyone loves to love but whom few are willing to imitate
warning about mortal sin
Francis de Sales, Saint
living true devotion within any occupational calling
Fraud
of the social world
Freemasonry
in American politics
Free will
defined
(see also Will)
Friends
and how they fit into a devout life
Fruits
of the Holy Spirit
Frustration, emotional
psychological counsels for coping
Fundamentals
of Christian life
G
Games
as a form of competition
as part of the fraud of the social world
video, as an addiction expressing anger at a missing father
Garabandal
apparitions
Gaslighting
by a narcissist
Gay
“marriage”
priests
sexuality
Gehenna
and fear of God
to be avoided at all costs
Gender
fluidity
identity
Generosity
as a fruit of the Holy Spirit
Gentleness
as a fruit of the Holy Spirit
Genuflection
as a sign of adoration
when to make
Getting rid of
pain
Gift of tears
defined
Glory
being an example of
fear of
seeking the cross as the path to
Gnosticism
and the obsession with knowing things
“God hates me!”
as a false belief
God
act of
chose Christ to show us truth
gave us meaning of sexuality
gives to all generously and ungrudgingly
glory of
hunger for spiritual connectedness with
“I am that I am.”
natural separation from
offended and little esteemed in this world
sought in a crisis, then forgotten
trust in
will not honor any license granted by the devil
Goddess
and Wicca
God’s
justice
providence
Good
can come from evil
Goretti
Maria, Saint
Gospel
to be preached always
Grace
as the means to do good
Blessed Virgin as treasury of
of mortifying our senses
perseverence in
Gratitude
how to develop
Gregory of Nyssa, Saint
re: death to sin and life in the Spirit
Gregory the Great, Saint
re: angels
re: love
re: the interior witness
re: pastors who fail to point out sinners’ wrongdoing
Grinding teeth (bruxism)
definition
healing with autogenics
Grudges
carried against others prevent us from carrying our Cross
Guilt
and forgiveness
and the inability to tolerate love
Guyon
a heretic of Quietism
H
Hail Holy Queen
(Salve
Regina)
Hail Mary
prayer in English and Latin
Hallucinations
auditory, distinguished from demonic oppression
Hamlet
trying to “throw” his mother’s guilt back into her face
Happiness
advocating for, a psychological misunderstanding
has nothing to do with Christianity
Harry Potter
fantasy books
Hate
definition of
veiled
Hatred
for authority
Headcovering for women
(chapel veil)
Healing
definition of
Heartbreak
from sadness of sin
Heaven
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin into, (Rosary mystery)
consolations of
Coronation of the Blessed Virgin as Queen of, (Rosary mystery)
erroneous belief that everyone goes to heaven
joys of
Kingdom of
names written in
Our Father in
our true home
Queen of
Hebrews
13:9
Hell
created by God as an act of mercy
defined
fear of
only option to the cross
Saint Teresa’s vision of
scruples and fear of hell
sending yourself to hell as a way to get revenge on others
Hellgate
and unconscious sins
Heresy
defined
when a pope falls into heresy
Heretic
defined
Hesychasm
(stillness in prayer)
Hiding
emotional pain
from sin
Hilary of Poitiers
on The Fear of the Lord
Hippie movement
seeming spirituality of
Holiness
displaying for others to see, not a part of mystic Christianity
living through deep contemplation and prayer
relativism of
of sexuality in marriage
Holy
Days of Obligation
lifestyle
water
Holy Spirit
dwells within the body as in a temple
transforms us with His presence
Homophobia, accusing the Church of
as a sin against the Holy Spirit
as hypocrisy
Homosexuality
altering with psychotherapy
defined
and marriage
as narcissism
origin of, in a person
and the priesthood
and unsuitability for religious life
Honesty
and psychological defenses
emotional
Honor
and cultural pride
Honoring
father and mother
Hope
for broken lives
for healing
is lacking in paganism
prayer for
Horoscopes
and astrology
Humanistic Psychology
and its destructive effects on Catholic education
and its destructive effects on clergy and religious
and its effects on Protestant theology
Humility
and the ability to tolerate rejection and loneliness
as the basis for mystic love
distinguished from masochism
four steps to
Litany of
opposed by the glamor and power of fantasy literature
the lack of, in the political desire for social change
the lack of, in sports
the psychological process necessary for its attainment
“Hunger”
for spiritual connectedness
Hyperdulia
(reverence)
Hypocrite
defined
Hypocrisy
in social activism
in church
in families, as a cause for disobedience
I
“I”
is an illusion
“I AM”
said as an act of pride
Identity
Christian
confusion
crisis of
derived from clinging to resentments
gender
human
lack of, in Borderline Personality Disorder
marks of
Ignatius of Loyola, Saint
and discernment of spirits
and the need for self-examination
laid down his weapons on conversion
Illusions
defined
self-indulgent, as separation from God
Imaginary realm
of pre-verbal experience
Imitation of Christ
as core of all Catholic reading
recommended edition
Immigration
illegal
Improvised
prayer
Impulses
to sin, repeated
Incubus
in dreams
Indulgences
plenary
Infection
with subversive cultural values
Infertility
as a spiritual trial
“In God We Trust”
but do we?
Insects and animals
fear of
Insomnia
Catholic treatment for
Intellectual prowess
is not a part of mystic Christianity
Intimacy
in marriage
Intuition
defined
in prayer
In Vitro Fertilization
(artificial insemination and fertilization)
Ira Patrem Latebrosa
(hidden anger at the father)
Isaiah
53:11b-12
55:2-3a
55:7
J
James
1:5-8
Jane Frances de Chantal, Saint
re: the martyrdom of
love
Jansenists
and Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort
Jealousy
of Jonah
Jephthah
and his daughter
Jesus prayer
and the Eastern desert monks
how to pray
praying, during episodes of insomnia
Job
his suffering and obedience
John
6:54,75,63
6:60
13:34
15:13
20:29
20:30-31
John Chrysostom, Saint
re: Do not insult God
re: Trust in Christ
John of Avila, Saint
re: Depression and Anxiety
re: Suffering and Holy Consolation
John of the Cross, Saint
Ascent of Mount Carmel, prologue
Ascent of Mount Carmel and The Dark Night
Confession, instructions for, (Letter 20)
The Living Flame of Love, 1.5
The Living Flame of Love, 1.22
The Living Flame of Love, 2.27
The Living Flame of Love, 3.73
Nakedness of spirit
Sayings of Light and Love, no. 103
Spiritual Canticle 34.4
Spiritual Canticle, the poem, stanzas 28-29
John
the Baptist, Saint
Johnson, Kevin Orlin
books by, recommended
Jonah
and jealousy
Joseph, Saint
as the exemplification of a father
prayer to, after the Rosary during October
Joy
as a fruit of the Holy Spirit
of feeling what Christ felt
perfect, as described by St. Francis of Assisi
Judgment
definition
Judgmental
defined
fear of being, as basis for condoning sin
Jungian psychology
as anti-Christian
Justice
God’s
social
Justification
by faith or by works?
is not a magical process
K
Kabala, Kabbala
(see cabala)
Kenosis
(emptying)
Kindness
as a fruit of the Holy Spirit
King James Bible
and divorce
Kneeling
as a posture for prayer
Knots
Mary, Undoer of Knots
Knowing
as opposed to a living faith of “doing”
yourself through psychological healing
Knowledge
as a cover-up for human weakness
for its own sake, not a part of mystic Christianity
used to avoid the cross
L
Lacan, Jacques
and Catholic psychology
and the definition of desire
and mystical experience
and personality
Seminar of 21 January 1975
Lady
Poverty
Latin
as a universal language of the Church
prayers: see under Prayers.
Latria
(worship)
Legalization
of sin
Leonine prayers
after Mass
Leo the Great
about blessed tears (“Blessed are
they who mourn”)
Catholic Truths That Many Catholics Now Ignore
(excerpts from a sermon on the beatitudes)
“Christian, remember your dignity”
Lesbian sexuality
based in unconscious anger
Let the dead
bury the dead
Leviticus
11:45; 19:2; 20:7
LGBT
(on whole wheat, but hold the guacamole)
Liberal
defined
Liberalism
New Age
Liberation
of the poor and oppressed
License
“to sin”
Litany
of Chastity
of Humility
Little Cindy’s Letters
(book)
Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin
(prayer)
Little Flowers
of St. Francis of Assisi, Chapter VII
Liturgical dance
and New Age beliefs
Liturgical seasons
explained
Liturgy of the Hours
step-by-step instructions
“How do I know which week of the Psalter we are in?”
Locus
of Control
Louis Marie de Montfort, Saint
and Jansenists
Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin (prayer)
True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin (book)
true disciples, described by
Love
as an intellectual excuse for self-indulgence
as free will, not fear
cheating yourself of
distinguished from desire
of self
fear of
how to achieve it and live it
intellectual
obstructions to
parental, for a child
removing the obstacles to
romantic
true/real
Low Self-esteem
treatmen for
and problems with humility
Luck
is not Christian
Luke
2:14
9:51-62
10:20
12:4-5
12:51
18:1
19:11-12
19:26
21:1-4
Lukewarm
Christians
Lust
defined
enslavement to
and erotic arousal, as an act of power over another person
as an expression of anger at the father
in marriage
and masturbation
of the eyes
provocations to
Luther
Martin
Lying
to evade judgement
M
Macarius, Saint
The Way of
Christ
Macbeth, Lady
and compulsions because of guilt
Magdalene, Mary, Saint
the story of
Magic
and fantasy liturature
Magisterium of the Church
rejecting, so as to endorse LGBT lifestyles
the risks of being disobedient
to
Margaret Mary Alacoque, Saint
and obedience
Autobiography
on making progress in prayer
Marijuana (cannabis)
addiction to
and hatred for authority
and the lack of a father
and the lack of parents’ faith
and low self-esteem
and Luciferian brainwashing
and New Age deceptions
and politics
and self-sabotage
is a demonic substance
Marriage
as an act of service, not a romantic fulfillment
chastity in
covenant ratified with “I DO”
Jesus’ teachings about (from the visions of the Venerable Anne Catherine Emmerich
late in life
mixed religions
procreation in
renouncing, for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven
sexuality after childbearing
“unlawful”
Marital
debt
debt, the lie of
Martyr
definition of
Mary
Blessed Virgin (see under Blessed Virgin)
as Jewish, not Black, Asian, or Mexican
Undoer of Knots
Magdalene
Masochism
distinguished from humility
Masons
(Freemasonry)
Mass
explanation of
obligation to attend
why we attend
Masturbation
and procrastination
as narcissism
by children, stopping
defined
treatment for
Matrimony (see marriage)
Matthew
5:28
6:9-13
6:31-33
7:3
7:12
7:21
18:9
19:16-30; 25:14-30
22:30
22:34–40
23:23–26
Meatless
Fridays
Medications, psychiatric
and weight gain
for depression and anxiety
spiritual dangers of
Meditation
Buddhist
in contrast with an “act of God”
Medjugorje
and alleged apparitions
Meeting your enemy in Heaven
and what this really means
Melodrama
and spiritual pride
Memorare
(prayer)
Mental
illness
prayer
Mercy
the Chaplet of the Divine
for those in despair of their sins
its meaning, and the refusal to accept it
implications of begrudging it to others
Messalians
and St. Basil of Caesarea
Michael, Saint, the Archangel
chaplet
prayer to
Mindfulness
Catholic
Miracles
as God’s hand in nature
Eucharistic
Miraculous Medal
and how to wear it
Misogyny
attributed to the Church
Mistakes
fear of making
Mixed religions
in marriages
Modesty
as a mental disorder?
as respect for the body being a temple of the Holy Spirit
Molinos
and Quietism
Moral
depravity
discipline
relativism
Morality
not based in politics
Mormon baptism
is not a Christian baptism
Mortal sin
defined
Mortification
as spiritual “pruning”
Mother
the “career” of a
the role of a
Mother Teresa
Anyway
Motivation
and desire
“My parents don’t love me”
as a childhood terror
Mysogyny
accusing the Church of
Mystery
of charity rasised to the level of the divine
of Christ’s death
of kenosis (emptying)
of the sacraments
Mysteries
Rosary
Mystic Phenomena
confused with psychological wish fulfillment
danger of infatuation with
Mysticism
and women
definition of
guidelines to protect against abuses of
leads to psychological insight
Mystical
experience
N
Nakedness
of spirit
Narcissism
as the basis for sexual sins
Depression caused by a narcissistic mother
Distancing from a narcissistic mother
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Natural
pleasure
Nazi ideology
in social activism
Negative (false) beliefs
overcoming
prayer to overcome
New Age
healing
liberalism
Nice
behavior, as a way of hiding sin
being, is not being genuine
Nicene
Creed
“Not knowing”
as cause for psychological fantasies
Novus Ordo
and holy water
Nudity
is Satanic, not “honesty”
O
Obedience
as an aspect of love
as a call to charity and mercy
as spite
denied by false mysticism
flouting of, as the root of pedophilia
in religious life, as the path to
spiritual growth
of a wife to her husband
to the will of God
Obligation
to attend Mass
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
Catholic treatment for
confused with love for details
how an OCD defense is a protection
Occult
in fantast literature
Offenses
to chastity
“Offer it up!”
is often misunderstood
O Holy Spirit
(prayer)
007
mentality
Orgasm
and its real purpose
Original Sin
defined
Orthodox
psychotherapy
Ouija board
and spiritual danger
Our Father
(prayer in English and Latin)
P
Paganism
definition
New Age
of contemporary culture
Pain
getting rid of pain
Panic
as an aspect of spiritual pride
as an opposition to humility
how to stop panic and rage
and Obsessive-Compulsive disorder
Passive-aggressive
definition
Paralysis
emotional
Paranoia
and delusions
and ego states
and guilt
Parental
love
Parents
as failures
honoring
who keep their emotional pain secret
Patience
as a fruit of the Holy Spirit
under persecution and trial
when facing trauma
Payment
for treatment
Paul, Saint
and the body as temple of the Holy Spirit
challenges to, in Corinth
did not get PTSD because of life difficulties
execution of
and justification by faith
Peace
as a fruit of the Holy Spirit
on earth
psychological and spiritual
Peace Prayer
of Saint Francis of Assisi
Pedophilia
in the Church
Peer pressure
in church groups
Pelagius
and grace
Penance
and repentance
as discipline (corporal penances)
self-imposed
Pentecost
(commentary by Saint Cyril)
Perceptions
spiritual, in prayer
Perfect joy
as described by St. Francis of Assisi
Perfection
spiritual, depends on willingness to endure trials
spiritual, why so few attain it
the Way of
Persecution
for living righteously in Christ
Perseverence
to the end, in our baptismal promises
Personality disorders
Catholic treatment recommendations
understanding ego states
Philippians
2:3-4
2:6-7
3:18-19
Phobia
of insects
Pius XII, pope
homily re: Saint Goretti
Politics
essentially anti-Christian
philosophy of is contrary to Christianity
Pornography
and masturbation
as an expression of hatred for authority
as an expression of unconscious anger at the lack of one’s father
defined psychologically
defined theologically
overcoming the desire for
within marriage
Possession
demonic, defined
demonic, and mystical revelations
demonic, how to determine
Potter, Harry
and fantasy literature
Poverty
Living in Poverty (Leo the Great)
not an obstacle to Christian education
Poverty (Leo the Great)
Pragmatism
as perverse social influence
Praising
God
Prayer
basis for emotional stability
before eating
constant
deliverance
improvised
instruction about, by Saint John Vianney
in tongues
Jesus prayer
learning
Liturgy of the Hours
modest
veil, for women
vocal and mental
WARNING about lay persons praying over you
Prayer Cards
from this website
Prayers
3 O’Clock Prayer
Angelus
Anima Christi
Ave Maria
Blessing before eating
Chaplet of The Divine Mercy
for a dying person
for Stopping Smoking
Glory to the Father (Gloria Patri)
Hail Holy Queen (Salve Regina)
Hail Mary (Ave Maria)
Jesus prayer
Leonine prayers after Mass
Litany of Humility
Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin
Memorare
Our Father (Pater Noster)
O Holy Spirit
Peace Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi
Prayer in Sorrow for Abortion
Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
Regina Coeli
Rosary, how to pray
Rosary prayers in Latin (external link)
Salve Regina
Sign of the Cross
Soul of Christ (Anima Christi)
Trisagion prayer
Praying
in tongues
WARNING about lay persons praying over you
Precepts
of the Church
Predestination
explained
Presumption
of forgiveness as a sin in itself
Pride
as an act of the self
behind disobedience
defined
Gay
spiritual, hidden
Priests
and homosexuality
as symbolic fathers
lacking in psychological training
who take Christianity too lighty
Procrastination
derives from failures of the father
how to stop
Procreation
within marriage
Prophecies
of the End Times
Prostitution
defined
Protest
the futility of
Protestants
the heresy of
riddled with error
Providence
God’s
Psychiatric medications
and weight gain
for depression and anxiety
spiritual dangers of
Psychologist
can be useful to help you see your blind spots
Psychology
humanistic, and its destructive force within the Church
and spirituality
Psychological
conflicts that prevent you from doing what Christ told us all to do
defenses, as illusions
defenses, cured by surrender to Christ
effects sought by false mystics
healing
training, lacking in the priesthood
Psychotherapy
Catholic psychotherapy
understanding ego states
PTSD
explanation and treatment for
Purgatory
and divine justice
as preparation for heaven
distinguished from hell
where the desire for sin is purged
Purification
as a matter of personal responsibility
as the soul’s desire
is not punishment
Purity
of heart and love, depends on humble obedience
Q
Quietism
compared to divine mercy
leads to false obedience
leads to offenses to
morality
R
Racism
and protest
Rage
in Borderline Personality Disorder
Rape
culpability for
defined
Raymond of Penyafort, Saint
re: Christian complacency
Real Presence
of Christ in the Eucharist
Real, The
the realm of trauma
Reconciliation
defined, in relation to forgiveness
Redemption
as an example to us
distinguished from salvation
Regina Caeli
said during the Pascal Season
Reiki
and New Age beliefs
Rejection by God
false perceptions of
Relaxation
recordings
Religion
distinguished from spirituality
Religions
all the same?
Religious education
in the hands of dissenters from the true faith
Repentance
and sin
as described in St. Clement’s letter to the Corinthians
makes the difference between Purgatory and hell
Repetition
defined, as a psychoanalytic concept
Reprobation
and predestination
Resentment
carrying
clinging to, as an identity
and evil
and family dysfunction
hiding
at parents
and victimization
Resistance to authority
as a spiritual problem
Responsibility
distinguished from blaming others
Resurrection
as proof of divine love
and Mary Magdalene
Revelations
personal
Revenge
as obstacle to healing
Rita, Saint
chaplet of
Rituals
liturgical
Rogers, Carl
and the destruction of religious orders with humanistic psychology
Romans
6:3-4
Romantic
fulfillment
love
relationships
Rosary
as part of prayer life
coping with distractions and mental “wanderings”
how to pray: procedure, prayers, and Biblical references
prayers in Latin (external link)
Rose of Lima, Saint
re: Grace Comes After Tribulation
Rubrics
liberal’s disregard for
Rules
the reason for
Ruthless
pursuit of faith is a mistake
S
Sacrament
definition
Sacramental
definition
Sacramental
grace
Sacraments
seven, defined
Sacred Heart of Jesus
act of reparation to
Sacrifice
as love
Christ’s, as our redemption
of everything, as the price for salvation
defined
to the devil, as false sacrifice
Sacrilege
definition
Saints
honored, not worshipped
Salvation
as personal choice
distinguished from redemption
false beliefs about
“guaranteed”
outside the Church
Salve Regina
as part of the Leonine prayers
Sanctification
as a call away from the world and self
Same-sex Attraction (SSA)
in adults
in children
Satan
and evil
the personal battle against
tested Job
Sayings of Light and Love (St. John of the Cross)
No. 102
No. 103
Scorn
for oneself
of creatures
Scruples
and fear of hell
treatment for
Scrutiny
as the process of self-examination
as the path to humility
Seasons
liturgical
Secret emotional trauma of parents
affects children
Secretly trying to hide sins
in scruples
Seduction
as a spiritual terror
Seeking the cross
as the path to divine Glory
Self-abandonment
not the same as surrender to God
Self-blame
healing from
Self-condemnation
healing from
Self-control
as a fruit of the Holy Spirit
Self-denial
as a healing process
Self-destructive and self-sabotaging behavior
healing from
Self-discipline
learning self-discipline
Self-esteem
low, healing from
low, fear of exacerbating
Self-examination
in healing
Self-hate
healing from
Self-interest
overcoming preoccupation with
Self-love
as a good
as narcissism
Self-mutilation
in Borderline Personality Disorder
Self-punishment
healing from
Self-sabotage
as an aspect of depression
as an aspect of fear
as a way to get revenge on others
and scruples
overcoming
Sending yourself to hell
anxiety of
as an aspect of depression
as an aspect of low self-esteem
Sensory
satisfaction
Sentimentality
as a perversion of a virtue
Separation
from God, as blindness and illusions
marital
Service
and fear of God
to God
to God, as the basis for
marriage
Seven
capital (deadly) sins
Sacraments
Sex
as “natural”
for procreation or self-fulfillment?
in marriage after childbearing years
is not love
object, being treated as a
outside of marriage
toys
Sexual
abuse, by priests
abuse, in childhood
abuse, in childhood, suspicion of
addiction
feelings during prayer
morality
pleasure
pleasure is psychologically based in infantile fantasies
sins, as an offense against the body, the Temple of the Holy Spirit
sins, as narcissism
Sexuality
as an illusion to hide psychological brokenness
has no place in the Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus’ teachings about (from the visions of the Venerable Anne Catherine Emmerich
within marriage
Shamanism
as New Age beliefs
Shame
as a contradiction to gentleness
fear of, leads to taking responsibility for feelings of others
for being rejected
for being unloved as a child
of a child for not knowing about sexuality
Shekinah
explained
Shunning
immoral persons
Sign of the Cross
in prayer
Sin
“abandoned” soul exempt from
against the Holy Spirit
as basis for seeking sensory, psychological “mystic” satisfaction
as failure to trust in God
as punishment for sin
as separation from God
avoiding social criticism for, through political advocacy
condoning
feeling pain and sadness of
hiding from
in our own hearts, shown to us through Christ’s redemption
license to
mortal
lost in
Original
sorrow for
repeated impulses to
transmitted as if by infection from pagan culture
unconscious
unforgivable
venial
woundedness and guilt
Sins
the seven capital (deadly)
Single life
and chastity
Slavery
liberal hypocrisy about
Smoke of Satan
and social media
has infiltrated the Church
Smoking
stopping, prayers for
Smothered
in dreams, as a terror
Snatched
by demons
Social Justice
and political activism
in contrast to an “act of God”
Sorrow
as motive to turn from sin
distinguished from guilt
for seeing God offended
Soul(s)
“abandoned”
gullible
in pain
are led to mental prayer by vocal prayer
lost
love for God
many go to hell because they have no one to pray for them
ruin of, sought by Satan (in prayer to Saint Michael)
struggling through darkness
that spurns chastity
Soul of Christ
(Anima Christi)
Special
being, in the eyes of parents and God
Spiritism
and New Age beliefs
Spirits
evil
Spiritual
“Baptism”, as a heretical concept
battle
blindness
counsels
Dark Ages
directors, preferred qualities of
exercises of Saint Ignatius
fruits
pride, hidden
progress, lack of in some persons
pruning
rewards points
ruin, impossible to see the danger when caught in illusions of the world
warfare
Spiritual Rewards Points
from devotions
from prayer
in New Age ideology
Spirituality
distinguished from religion
mystic, guidelines for
Sports
as an obstacle to psychological and spiritual healing
as contrary to Christian faith
SSPX
and Traditional Latin Mass
Stations of the Cross
and 3 O’Clock Prayer
Sterility
the emotional pain of
Stoicism
distinguished from Contemptus mundi
Suffering
as a path to accept divine Will
as penance
as sacrifice
as the path to attain spiritual perfection
as the price at which souls are bought
Defined
of Job
Suicide
as an expression of anger at God
as a veiled form of blaming others
thoughts of
Suing
the Church for victimization, as contrary to Christian faith
Supernatural dignity of women
defiled by immodesty
protected by a chapel veil
Superstition
and eating disorders
as opposed to genuine devotion
Superstitious
fear
Suspiciousness
and ego states
Sweet and satisfying
paths
Sweetness
to fill emptiness and craving for true spirituality
Symbolic realm of language
in healing from trauma
Symptom
definition of
T
Tai chi
and New Age beliefs
Taigi
Blessed Anna Maria
Talents
burying
loss of through fear
developed through a father’s guidance
Tattoos
an offense to the body, a temple of the Holy Spirit
to be repented in shame as a condition for living a holy life
why tattoos are sinful marks
Teeth grinding (bruxism)
definition
healing with autogenics
Temperaments
and personality
Temptations
and fantasies
“How long will we have them?”
“Lead us not into temptation”
re: Prepare your soul for temptation
Teresa of Avila, Saint
and how we scorn Christ because we want ready cash
and Illuminists
problems with spiritual directors
psychological insight of
sorrow for sin
surrender to God’s will
vision of hell
vocal prayer and mental prayer
The Way of Perfection
Terror
because of a manipulative mother
because of demonic smothering
Terrorism
explained
Theophilus, Saint
re: Spiritual
Blindness
Thérèse of Lisieux, Saint
re: Love
Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 2:13
Thomas à Kempis
Imitation of Christ, recommended edition
Imitation of Christ, Bk 1, Ch 11: “Of Finding Peace
and Making Spiritual Progress”
Imitation of Christ, Bk 1, Ch 22: “Of Human Misery”
Imitation of Christ, Bk 1, Ch 23: “Of Thinking about Death”
Imitation of Christ, Bk 2, Ch 9: “Of Emptiness”
Thomas Aquinas, Saint
definition of love
Thorn in the flesh
of abortion
Saint Paul’s
Timothy
2 Timothy 3:14-15; 4:3-5
Tobit
and Archangel Raphael
and purity in marriage
Tolkien
and fantasy literature
Tongues
infantile regression of praying in
speaking in
Tradition
as spiritual protection
Traditional Mass
explained
Trauma
and disasters, psychological healing from
kept secret
Treatment
affordability
goal of
requirements
Trial marriages
are sin
Tribulations
as tests for strengthening the soul (letter by St. Damian)
and graces resulting from them (St. Rose of Lima)
Trinity, the
and Faith
cannot be probed by human knowledge
discussed in a letter by Saint Athanasius
Trisagion prayer
(prayer)
True love
defined
Trust in God
defined
difficulty to
as heartfelt love
the failure to, is sin
the need to, despite failures of priests and bishops
obstructed by fear
and spiritual healing
undermined by the social desire for happiness
as way to find true psychological and spiritual peace
Truth
found fully in the Catholic Church
of the Church found in love: the Resurrection and the Eucharist
U
Unbaptized
infants who die, the fate of
Unconscious
anger and sins
anger at a father
anger, defined
blocks to prayer
collusion with the devil
conflicts and fears, encountered in treatment
Unforgivable sin
explained
Unknown, the
in scruples
Untier / Undoer
of Knots
V
Veil
chapel
the desire to see behind the
Venial sin
explained
Vianney, Saint John Mary
Prayer and Love
Victim
culpability of
definition of
original meaning
tries to make the offender be nice
Victimization
and child abuse
and protest
clinging to an attitude of, as contrary to Christian faith
healing from
Violence
in disrespect for women
family
fantasies of
as a fear of children about sexuality
as the result of fear
God never does violence to our free will
opposed to humility
images of, in OCD
and protest
social
socially esposed as necessary for happiness
symbolized by a lion
Vocal prayer
explained
Voting
in civil elections
Vows
baptismal
the nature of
W
War
and the spiritual issues involved
Warfare
spiritual
Way of perfection
for detachment from the desire of the other
Weight reduction
through faith and prayer
White Goddess
and New Age beliefs
Wicca
and New Age beliefs
Wicked
the fate of the
Will
Blessed Virgin’s, surrendered to God’s will
free, and sorrow for sin, as basis for love
free, as basis for true love
of God, humble obedience to
to be changed, as necessary for working of Sacramental grace
Wisdom
1:12-16
Witches
and New Age ideology
in fantasy literature
Witnessing
the faith
WOKE
Tolkien
Women
as sex objects
head covering during prayer
supernatural dignity of
Worship
distinguished from respect
distinguished from spirituality
Worthless
because of sin and guilt
Woundedness
and guilt and sin
Writer’s Block
cure for
X
[not yet used]
Y
Yoga
and New Age beliefs
Z
Zorba the Greek’s
method of forgiveness
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