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Human Formation
The “How” for Your Human Formation
Dear Souls and Hearts Member, In last weeks’ reflection, Human Formation in Purgatory? Yes, Indeed, we discussed the idea that Purgatory is the final stop on our human formation journey, a place to complete whatever was lacking, to order whatever was disordered. For...
Human Formation in Purgatory? Yes, Indeed.
Dear Souls and Hearts Members, As we enter the final days of our liturgical year, the final days of November when autumn gives way to winter (at least for the 90% of us in the northern hemisphere – YMMV, Argentinians, South Africans, Australians and New Zealanders) we...
A Catholic Researcher’s Reference List
Dear Souls and Hearts Members, Have you ever wondered, “How does Dr. Peter research the content for the Interior Integration for Catholics podcast and these weekly reflections? What are his ‘go-to’ primary resources for grounding the best of secular psychology and...
Link’s Library: Catholic Human Formation Resources
Dear Souls and Hearts Members, Link, a Resilient Catholics Community member, recently asked, "Dr. Peter, what would you recommend I read to work on developing my understanding of Catholic anthropology?” Inspired by Link’s question, Dr. Gerry and I are collaborating on...
On the Importance of C+ Work in Human Formation
Students in Robert Malinoski’s high school mathematics classes earned their grades. As a young child in the 1970s, I remember my dad describing an exchange with his dissatisfied pupil: “Mr. Malinoski, I can’t believe you gave me an F in Geometry!” “You earned your F...
On the Metaphysics of Human Formation
Dear Souls and Hearts Members, I am pleased to offer a follow up to last week’s reflection On the Metaphysics of the Human Person by Monty De La Torre, Ph.D. I greatly appreciate how Dr. De La Torre integrates his background in metaphysics with parts work informed by...
On the Metaphysics of the Human Person
Dear Souls and Hearts Members, I am excited and honored to provide a forum for Catholic philosopher Monty De La Torre to share with us some metaphysical foundations to better understand who we are as human persons. We need to understand who we are in order to know how...
The “Whys” of Human Formation
Dear Souls and Hearts Members, May the Risen Lord continue to grant Easter blessings to you in this holy season. A look back at previous reflections on human formation… March 29, 2023: Catholic Understandings of Human Formation. In this reflection we defined the what...
Who Forms Your Clay?
Dear Souls and Hearts Members, Happy Easter to you! The Lord is truly risen. I hope you can fully enter into the joy of this season. May God bless and keep you. Two weeks ago, we began a new series of weekly reflections on human formation, beginning with the March 29...