Displaying episodes 31 - 60 of 85 in total
Transform Advent without Becoming a Curmudgeon! - 2nd Sun of Lent - Episode 55
Dr. Gerry talks with Mac Barron about the commercialization and consumerism of Christmas and the loss of the true spirit of the Advent season. They discuss how a famil...
Learning to Wait: The First Step in Overcoming Addiction - 1st Sun of Advent - Episode 54
As we begin the Advent season of waiting on Christ, Dr. Gerry and Thomas Clements discuss “Learning to Wait: The First Step in Overcoming Addiction”.
Be The Best Sheep You Can Be - Christ the King - Episode 53
Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter talk about how our human nature tends to want to be more like “goats” than “sheep” and what we need to do change that.
Overcoming Fear and Getting Unstuck - 33rd Sun of Ord Time - Episode 52
Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry do a role-play this week to illustrate how you may be able to overcome fear and avoid “burying a God-given talent.” Learn about getting to what...
Some Things Can’t Wait Until The Last Minute - 32nd Sun of Ord Time - Episode 51
Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry discuss how we are called by Wisdom, or the Holy Spirit, to grow in virtue and our relationship with God over the course of our lives and explo...
The Lies We Tell Ourselves in Life Stories - All Saints Day - Episode 50
Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter discuss how Jesus turns the shame-filled, anxiety-ridden narratives of our lives into redemption and transformation in this week’s episode. Oft...
Understanding Superiority Complexes - 30th Sun of Ord Time - Episode 49
Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter talk about how people who have superiority complexes are usually trying to make themselves feel better by belittling others. When we can unders...
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose - 29th Sun of Ord Time - Episode 48
Dr. Peter and guest co-host Jody Garneau discuss the fact that many of us feel trapped in some aspect of our lives, just as the Pharisees were trying to trap Jesus in ...
Blind Spots Can Be Deadly - 28th Sun of Ord Time - Episode 47
Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry talk about how we often have blind spots in our lives that keep us from “attending the King’s wedding feast” just like those in the Gospel this...
How to Find Peace That Surpasses All Understanding - 27th Sun of Ord Time - Episode 46
Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter discuss how anxiety is often a symptom as well as a barrier to our relationship with God in this week’s episode. Learn how our cognitions affec...
Choosing Unity Without Losing Integrity - 26th Sun of Ord Time - Episode 45
Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry discuss how we can choose unity, especially as part of the mystical Body of Christ, without losing our integrity. Trying to listen and understa...
Work is Not a Four-Letter Word - 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Episode 44
Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter discuss why work should not define the person, as it is often the case today. Instead, we have to see that the dignity of work comes from the f...
Anger, Wrath, and Vengeance, Oh My! - 24th Sun in Ordinary Time - Episode 43
Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry talk about anger and wrath in this week’s episode of Be With the Word. They discuss the difference between the feeling of anger, which carries ...
Three Principles of Exercising Real Love - 23rd Sun of Ord Time - Episode 42
In this week’s episode, Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter discuss the three principles we need to embrace to exercise real love as well as the common psychological barriers most...
See in 3D By Renewing Your Mind - 22nd Sun of Ordinary Time - Episode 41
Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry discuss how we need to overcome psychological obstacles in order to see more clearly with eyes of faith. This week’s readings illustrate the tr...
Being Lost and How To Be Found - 21st Sun of Ordinary Time - Episode 40
In this week’s episode, Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter discuss how, in many ways, we are all lost and need to be found by Our Lord. Participate in an experiential exercise th...
Four Essentials For God To Grant Your Heart’s Desire - 20th Sun of Ord Time - Episode 39
Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry discuss the psychology of petitionary prayer in this week’s episode. They provide the four essential things that are needed, as well as the com...
How to Stop Impulsive Behaviors - 19th Sun of Ordinary Time - Episode 38
Often, we are distracted by the cares and worries of the world, which take our focus off God and can lead us to impulsive behaviors. Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter share a si...
Finding Safety in a Turbulent World - 18th Sun of Ordinary Time - Episode 37
In this week’s episode, Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter challenge us to find safety in a turbulent world. Often, we have some experience in our lives when we have felt unsafe ...
How to Find Joy Unexpectedly - 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Episode 36
In this week’s episode, Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter discuss how doing God’s will is not always just about the cross. In fact, when we give up things that we think we need,...
Why It’s Okay to Pray Badly - 16th Sun of Ordinary Time - Episode 35
Join Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry on this week’s episode where they discuss why it’s okay to pray badly -- and what you can do to get better at praying badly. They talk abo...
Four Ways to Hear with the Heart - 15th Sun of Ordinary Time - Episode 34
In this week’s episode of Be With the Word, Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter discuss the parable of the sower and the seed. They talk about what it means to be spiritually and ...
Receiving Comfort From God - 14th Sun Ordinary of Time - Episode 33
In this week’s episode, Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter ask listeners to reflect on where they go for comfort and consolation. They discuss how most of us have a great deal of...
True Happiness... How Psychology Gets it Wrong - 13th Sun of Ordinary Time - Episode 32
Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry discuss how secular psychology “gets it wrong” when it comes to true happiness in this week’s episode of Be With the Word. They explain how psy...
How to Triumph Over Fear - 12th Sun in Ordinary Time - Episode 31
Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry discuss the difference between fearlessness and courage in this week’s episode of Be With the Word as well as how to grow in the virtue of cour...
Addiction is the Opposite of Connection and Intimacy - Corpus Christi - Episode 30
Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter discuss how addiction is like a false idol, separating us from Christ. It results in bad fruits of dehumanization and isolation. Bringing that ...
How Unconscious God Images Harm Our Spiritual Lives - Trinity Sunday - Episode 29
Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter discuss the difference between our God concept (what we know in our minds to be true about God) and our God image (what we feel to be true abou...
Ending Psychological Power Struggles - Pentecost - Episode 28
Join Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter on this week’s episode of Be With the Word as they discuss how to end power struggles within families and in other important relationships.
The Psychology of Doubt - The Ascension - Episode 27
Join Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter this week as they discuss the psychology of doubt. Just as the apostles doubted during this period between Easter and Pentecost, we often...
The Real Reason to Be Obedient - 6th Sun of Easter - Episode 26
Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter discuss the real reason to be obedient in this week's episode of Be With the Word. They discuss how parental enforcement of obedience affects o...