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Catholic seminarians need therapy (like the rest of us)

Jesuitical

America Media

Spirituality, Christianity, News, News Commentary, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 949 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

This week, Zac and Ashley are talking about the psychological care that seminarians (i.e., priests-in-training) receive as part of their formation. They are joined by Maribel Laguna, the founder and owner of Cor Sacrum Counseling and Consulting. They talk to Maribel about: The Catholic Church’s relationship with psychology and counseling, historically and today The unique challenges seminarians are facing The type of psychological screening that goes into the decision to accept someone into a seminary program In Signs of the Times, they discuss Pope Francis’ new pick to lead the Vatican’s doctrinal office and the best thing to go on tour in the United States this year: the relic of St. Jude’s arm. Links from the show: Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernandez as the new head of Vatican office for doctrine St. Jude’s arm is on tour in the US; tour schedule Become a member of Jesuitical’s Patreon community Invite Jesuitical to your college, parish or community! Send us an email: [email protected] What’s on tap? Grapefruit Margarita Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Joan and Bill Hanks Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University

0:06.1

Chicago is proud to support Jesuitical.

0:09.2

Hanks Center events for this fall include the Poets of Presence Conference, featuring renowned

0:14.9

poet Christian Wyman, a dialogue with the Santa Gideo founder Dr. Marco

0:20.0

Impagliazzo, and their annual Teharad lecture given by Father Patty Gilger.

0:26.7

For the full lineup and information about upcoming events, please visit

0:31.1

W. W. W. W. W. W. W. E. D. E.C.I.H. Hello and welcome to Judge Whiticle, a podcast from America Media for Saints and Sinners.

0:55.0

Join us each week for honest conversations about the Catholic Church and our world today.

1:00.3

Often over drinks.

1:01.3

I'm Ashley McKinless and I'm joined by Zach Davis.

1:04.0

So do you think we should like pass around which one of us is a saint and which one of us is a

1:08.2

sinner based on our performance in each episode? Like it's an award we give out at the end

1:12.1

or I like that or we could have

1:14.2

the audience vote can there only be one could we both be saints each week or

1:18.0

in both centers most week I feel like we want to connect with both parts of our audience so it probably be better

1:24.0

if both were represented.

1:25.2

I'm gonna I'll take sinners this week I appreciate that and the following week after that.

1:31.0

But we have a great show coming up for everybody, Saints and Senators alike.

1:34.1

Yeah, we have a really fascinating conversation this week with Maribel Laguna.

1:38.8

She is the founder and owner of Core Sacram, counseling and consulting, and what she does is and

1:42.8

owner of Core Sacram, counseling and consulting.

1:43.2

And what she does is when people are joining a seminary,

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