Mystagogy: to lead through the mystries
In 1999 I petitioned my bishop to relieve me from pastoral duties so that I could write about the links between Christian anthropology and empirically validated psychotherapy. Since then, I have written four books expanding
In 1999 I petitioned my bishop to relieve me from pastoral duties so that I could write about the links between Christian anthropology and empirically validated psychotherapy. Since then, I have written four books expanding
Mystagogy in the Catholic church literally means “to lead into the mysteries.” Beyond that, for Catholics mystagogy is understood as: catechetical in character and a period in the overall lifelong process of becoming holy, Catholic, mature Christians
We can tend to lean on one or another of three teacher/learner models but a mix of the three is best. We can talk about teacher/learner models, however, a couple of graphics can do the
Our known unknowns are much more perilous than our unknown unknowns. Over 40 years of practicing psychotherapy I worked with many, many couples. A small but significant number of couples could not get past saying
What is your Christian journey/testimony? My journey began at age 13 when, without parent support, I went off to a minor seminary. I posted an outline of my life on my website, www.catholicmystagogy.com, because in
I have searched for a simple way to explain three major sources of effect sizes in research. It is used with varying assignment of vectors or lines of influence, in everything from astronomy to drug
I find it interesting that Luke’s Gospel contains not one, but two episodes in which Jesus sends out his followers on a mission. The first (Lk 9:1–6) recounts the sending out of the Twelve; and
Certainly, a person can jump right into a mystagogy group. However, starting small group work for a lot of people can be like getting into an unfamiliar pool. Approaching the pool might involve checking out
The current status of the Vatican II bishops’ concerns about evangelization and church practice is demonstrated in many sociological reports on the subject. Consider a Pew report (Religion and public life: religious composition of adults
If we were to search for the presence of God in Vatican II documents and the Catechism (CCC) we would find many references to the presence of God. For example, CCC 196: The presence of Christ is
The rule is that the divine message is always divine but the messenger is always human. With that line in mind, it can be reassuring that our mystagogy resources, that is, the message of the
