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Dear Souls and Hearts Member, If you have serious difficulties with self-discipline, it’s going to be hard for you to discipline others, including children, well. Period. Full stop. What is discipline? But let’s back up a bit. What is discipline? There is often...
Dear Souls and Hearts Member, We are embarking on a project in these weekly reflections that I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. Over the next several weeks, we will be taking a deep dive into the books currently published that may be the most helpful for...
Dear Souls and Hearts Members, Thanksgiving is again upon us -- the annual American holiday famous for family reunions, turkey feasts, televised football and backyard pick-up games, the Macy’s parade, afternoon naps and pumpkin pie. A day specifically set aside for...
Dear Souls and Hearts Members, Most Catholic parents (like non-Catholic parents) misunderstand their toddlers. And this lack of understanding and attunement causes many problems between Catholic parents and children that may manifest immediately (in the “terrible...
Dear Souls & Hearts Community, Over the last four weekly reflections, we’ve been discussing parents, and in particular unexpressed parental love, parents who implicitly deny any wrongdoing in raising their children, parents who avoid their own shame (using their...
Dear Souls and Hearts Community, So often I am asked, in these or similar words… “What do I do if my Mom and Dad really didn’t love me when I was young and don’t love me now? How do I love them anyway, Dr. Peter? They think they loved me and raised me well as a kid,...
Dear Souls & Hearts Community, There is one primary, fundamental reason in the natural realm that impels parents to unwittingly mistreat their children. There are other causes, but none is so powerful as this one. And it may not be what you think. It’s not...
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