Healing and Peace

08/03/2026

Science vs. Pseudoscience: How to Avoid Being Duped by Junk “Science”

PRINCIPLE TWO: Acknowledge Your Ideological Bias

'While we all have our own reasons for being closed to certain possibilities, to be truly scientific, we need to suspend our biases and open ourselves up to various possibilities. We need not fear the truth.'

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Science vs. Pseudoscience: How to Avoid Being Duped by Junk “Science” July 1, 2023 By Thomas Schmierer, Catholic Therapist, LMFT Photo credit: https://www.pexels.com// A sucker may be born every day, but you don’t need to be that sucker today or any day. In a capitalistic economy like ...

07/29/2026

When turning our minds toward God, I think it is a good idea first to consider how He wants to affectionately accompany us.

Without acknowledging this truth, much of our time relating to God can be built upon the stuff of nightmares: abandonment, isolation, cold judgment, cruel punishment, and facing a self-professed expert who gives ill-timed, tactless advice while demanding conformity.

God's character is never the stuff of nightmares, but in some cases, living under our parents' rule as children was. I say this because I have noticed that it is common to transfer our experience of our fathers onto God the Father. If we had chronically bad experiences with our fathers, we tend to see God as not affectionately accompanying us. The opposite is often true as well.

To those who had chronically painful childhood experiences under their father's rule or through paternal abandonment, I want to tell you—or remind you—of the nurturing nature of our God, from whom all good things come.

God always draws near to those who are in emotional pain. He has a special tenderness toward those who are hurting: "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted" (Mt 5:4).

Even if you don't feel comforted, even if you feel abandoned by God, know that He draws near.

Ordinarily, God does not work by producing feelings in us, even feelings of comfort. Yet, as St. John of the Cross informs us, when we ask for it, He draws near to our spirits in a way that cannot be perceived by the senses. You can count on that. You can have faith in that.

I hope this reassurance provides at least a little relief for those who do not feel affectionately accompanied by God, even though He does just that.

07/27/2026

Watching this documentary is a good first step for those wanting to recover from or prevent chronic illness through diet.

https://youtu.be/gMdSUB-Lbp8?si=qwoPWAhnDzw2PUfZ

Featuring leading medical experts and researchers, Eating You Alive...

07/21/2026

Between praying for God to never leave me and praying that I never leave God, I think the latter is the better prayer.

My thinking is this:
When we are in a state of grace, God dwells within us. To dwell means to remain, not to leave. To petition God to remain in us while we are in a state of grace seems to be asking for something that has already been given.

To fall from a state of grace by committing a mortal sin happens only when we depart from God by straying from His will. When we choose to leave Him in this way, God no longer dwells within us.

It is not God who leaves us; it is we who leave God. God merely respects our free choice to leave Him.

When we ask for divine assistance to never leave God, we make two petitions in one: May I never leave You, O Lord, so that You may always remain in me.

07/17/2026

Science vs. Pseudoscience: How to Avoid Being Duped by Junk “Science”

PRINCIPLE ONE: Consider the Source

'I am amazed at how common it is for people to be gullibly trusting of certain writers, publications, or advertisers. For example, I have heard things like, “Did you know that eating bentonite clay is good for your gut health?” When you hear a claim like this it is important to be skeptical of the source, so let’s skeptically examine the typical sources of such a claim.'

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https://healingandpeace.com/blog/therapists-desk/science-vs-pseudoscience-how-to-avoid-being-duped-by-junk-science/

Science vs. Pseudoscience: How to Avoid Being Duped by Junk “Science” July 1, 2023 By Thomas Schmierer, Catholic Therapist, LMFT Photo credit: https://www.pexels.com// A sucker may be born every day, but you don’t need to be that sucker today or any day. In a capitalistic economy like ...

07/15/2026

“Supreme rule, then, is ordered well, when he who presides lords it over vices, rather than over his brethren” (St. Gregory the Great).

Whether the rulers are parents governing their child or spouses exercising authority over one another in a spirit of mutual subjection, corrections must be given, but neither rigidly nor permissively.

When in a position of authority, we must admonish with temperance and avoid taking on an inflated sense of self-importance. Our discipline must be carried out affectionately and, when the situation calls for it, severely.

When parents and spouses exercise their authority in this way, they become lords over their own vices in the very correction of the vices of others.

07/13/2026

Gabriela's son is a happy child now that he no longer suffers from croup or frequent illness.

Read more about it at the link:
https://www.drfuhrman.com/success-stories/702/gabrielas-story

Gabriela's son is a happy child now that he no longer suffers from croup or frequent illness

07/10/2026

Should we trust in the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas? My answer is in this blog post. What's yours?

https://healingandpeace.com/blog/therapists-desk/should-we-trust-teachings-of-st-thomas-aquinas/

Should we trust the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas to guide us towards our heavenly goal? For those familiar with Aquinas' Summa Theologica the answer is obviously a resounding, emphatic: "Yes!"

07/07/2026

“The medicine which abates one disease aggravates another” (St. Gregory the Great).

Even though the idea that there are moral absolutes is founded on truth and reality, how and where to apply principles of truth require sensitive discernment. A preacher must know his audience, lest he speak words that harm rather than heal.

Likewise, a marriage and family therapist should not treat every case with similar symptoms the same. He, too, must get to know his “audience,” lest he harm, rather than heal, his clients.

Therapists must tailor therapy to the individual as a whole and not see a person as merely a collection of symptoms. For the “medicine” which soothes one client’s emotional pain aggravates it for another.

07/06/2026

"I no longer suffer from migraines, bloating or stiffness in my joints. My blood pressure is textbook normal now. My cholesterol, calcium, blood sugar, protein – all perfect. I am filled with energy and a zest for life" (Sandra).

Follow the link to read Sandra's success story: https://www.drfuhrman.com/success-stories/1743/sandras-story/.