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Crossing the Christian’s Boundaries By Laurence Gonzaga Hi Laurence - Had a question for you--- I have been reading a book on dealing with a loved with a mental health condition, and one of the things it talks about is the importance of boundaries -- to my uneducated mind on matters of psychology, i see there being a conflict with setting boundaries and that of basically Christ's all and totally giving example -- giving to the point of death. Do you have insights on how one may and must set appropriate boundaries on their relationships with people that does not necessarily set aside the example of Christ, or efforts to say, heroic virtue of serving another. [My only guess is that, when dealing with some people, by giving so much of oneself that it enables a person, and in no way helps them with their redemption or self improvement, etc...]. Appreciate if you can offer a few words of insight, I know you've studied psychology and theology so you could help me understand how t...

  Alios salvos fecit, seipsum non potest salvum facere. – St. Mark 15:31 This year will mark the ninth year since I had come back from my short time in atheism and agnosticism, back to belief, to Christianity, in its most ancient form (arguably), Catholic-Christianity. In my years as an atheist I had put out much effort to attack the treasured beliefs of the church, visiting campus Bible studies, wearing offensive anti-Christian t-shirts, and attacking the Bible in a debate against capital punishment. As a non-denominational Christian I vehemently opposed the pagan accretions which infected the Roman Church throughout the centuries. I tried to convert friends and family out of the Popish Church . Coming back home to that very Church, I attacked the atheists, agnostics, Protestants, Orthodox, the defenders of same-sex marriage, etc. Many folks who have since become my good friends were attracted to this passionate defense of the Church and Her teachings and vehement offense ag...

Andras Angyal A Theoretical Model for Personality Studies (1951) Reflection: This article, which I discovered by accident as I was looking up Angyal’s quotes on free will and determination from his monumental book Neurosis and Treatment: A Holistic Theory , was very powerful for me. It is concerning the development of one’s personality. In this development, there are two dimensions: a sense of self-determination which empowers me to master and control the objects and environment around me allowing me to discover my own identity distinct from others, but also a sense of self-surrender , realizing that I am a member of a larger community or society and am able to participate in it for the good of other individuals. Having an imbalance in either of these dimensions may lead to problems with personality, at the extremes between those who wish to get ahead in the world at the expense of others, and those who passively allow the world to walk all over them. Neuroses can develop in early c...