CatholicPsychology.Blogspot received a kind e-mail from a fellow Catholic-blogger from Singapore. His name is "David". The following are portions of his communication. Please read. Afterwards, I will comment from a psychological perspective:
Hi Jim,
Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words! Will continue to do my best and do pray that I would always allow the Holy Spirit to guide me as I blog for His people and Glory. ...
Psychotherapy has always been one of my interests but I don't have the time nor chance to learn more about it... I've read a couple of books on counselling and have applied whatever I know to help friends/family resolve conflicts and emotional problems - would love to learn from you and your informative blog!
Psychotherapy is still a taboo in Singapore... so most people would prefer not to seek help until it's often too late... Hence, wherever I can, I would try to help those who need help but wouldn't go to a psychiatrist/psychologist - of course, I would always attempt to lead them to professional help wherever possible; this seldom works and I just have to rely on the Lord to use me as an instrument...
I enjoyed your blog very much as it contains a wealth of information for Catholics - I like the depth and breadth of topics and your style of writing. ..."
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David, my friend, thank-you for your correspondence. Yes, it is understood in American psychological education, that culturally, European/American born psychological approach is not readily welcomed in Asian communities. However, this is all the more reason the Catholic Church, with its Sacraments, Catechism, Canon Law, Papacy, Eucharist, Apostolic Cessation, fellowship of the saints, Mary as our blessed mother, and nearly 2,000 years of continuing as a singular Body of Christ, is vital in ministry of bringing peace, light and hope to a world that includes vast quantities of varied culture.
The purpose of CatholicPsycholgy.Blogspot is to turn attention to the fact that this "Family" called the Catholic Church, is an already established spiritual presence on
earth, that can meet both "spiritual" and "psychological" brokenness, pain and doubt in human lives! The Catholic Church is the one entity that has continued to stand, that has continued to exist, in its basic, unalterable form through all of history since the time of the Apostle who walked with Christ Himself.
My point is, "We are 'Family'." WE ARE ONE FAMILY. We are Family to those who have no family. The ever virgin blessed Mary is our mother. The saints and fellow believers in Christ who have gone on to the next life, by God's Holy Spirit, continue to be in our lives in very real ways. Personally and deeply intervening through prayer before God to address real emotional pain and loss in our lives and relationships.
Our Family prays for us. Blessed Mary, by means of the Holy Spirit and before Christ her Son, is continually in intercession for us.
Yes, Mary, ever virgin, the mother of Christ, is even here to hold our hand at night or any time we feel alone. Through the merciful power of God, each of us, those who've been emotionally traumitized, broken. Many without mothers of our own. WE ARE NOT ALONE. We have a mother. We have family.
Perhaps together we can show how psychologically, whatever is dysfunctional in our families on earth, is made pure and loving, by the FAMILY we have surrounding us as a cloud of witnesses.
Dave, you and any others, please consider sending your thoughts, your insight, your questions to CatholicPsychology.Blogspot. Together we will demonstrate precisely how specific tradition, teachings and Catholic Cataconisis meets the needs of an emotionally hurting world.
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Dave, from Singapore, has valuable thoughts and contributions for Catholics at the following locations:
- Just a Thought: http://www.davidwoon.com/blog
- Memoirs of a Sojourner: http://sojournermemoirs.blogspot.com
- Family Matters: http://www.blogcharm.com/familymatters
- Freeware Haven: http://www.blogcharm.com/freewarehaven
- Website: http://www.davidwoon.com/
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