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Previous Reflections
Intellect, Knowledge, Judgement, Reasoning, and Parts: The Metaphysics of Parts, Part II
March 23, 2026
By Monty De La Torre, Ph.D. In Part I of this series, I introduced some of the metaphysical principles needed...
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The Metaphysics of Parts, Part I: The Soul, the Faculties, and the Senses
March 9, 2026
By Monty De La Torre, Ph.D. In a previous reflection, I began to explain the metaphysics of the human person....
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Self-Sabotage and Parts: An Introduction with Solutions
February 24, 2026
Dear Souls & Hearts member, In the March 10, 2025, reflection The Key to Personal Statements: Getting God’s Identity Right...
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Considering Your Parts in Choosing Your Penances
February 9, 2026
Dear Souls and Hearts Member, Years ago, I had a client who in the late winter would exclaim, “I HATE...
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Defense Mechanisms in Need of Friendship
January 27, 2026
By Monty De La Torre, Ph.D. In this reflection, I will examine a set of defense mechanisms that I have...
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8Cs of IFS and Their Connection to the Virtues
January 15, 2026
For the reflections in January, March, and April of 2026, I am so excited to have Monty De La Torre,...
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Your Parts, Prayer, and Spiritual Confidants
December 22, 2025
Dear Souls & Hearts Member, When you understand and embrace parts and systems thinking, it is like seeing in a...
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The Process and Habit of Personal Resolutions
December 9, 2025
Dear Souls & Hearts Member, A blessed Feast of the Immaculate Conception to all of you. Back on October 17,...
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I Revise and Renew My Personal Mission Statement
November 26, 2025
Dear Souls & Hearts Member, We are circling back through a final time in our series of reflections on personal...
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Renewing and Revising a Personal Values Statement
November 10, 2025
Dear Souls & Hearts Member, Contemporary American author Robert Greene recommended “Create a ladder of values and priorities in your...
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Renewing and Revising a Vision Statement
October 27, 2025
Dear Souls & Hearts Member, My father was a navigator on a B-52 squadron in the early 1970s. One of...
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A Catholic Guide to Writing Personal Resolutions
October 17, 2025
Dear Souls & Hearts Member, Writing good resolutions? You might be thinking, “Dr. Peter, we’re only in October, and the...
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