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2024 SA Newsletters

December 2024: The Imagination of God

November 2024: Does Everything Have to Be a Sin?

October 2024: Content Is Not Your Friend: Part Two: Practical Rules

September 2024: Content Is Not Your Friend: Part One

August 2024: An Audience of One

July 2024: Embracing God’s Love and Forgiveness

June 2024: Managing the Chaos of Scrupulosity

May 2024: Spirituality for the Scrupulous

April 2024: Ten Things I Know

March 2024: The Lexicon of Sin

February 2024: Misdirected Hope

January 2024: We Begin with Hope, Promise

2023 SA Newsletters

December 2023: Incarnation and Redemption

November 2023: Essential Management Rules

October 2023: Misplaced Loyalty

September 2023: The Real Suffering

August 2023: Mortal Sin

July 2023: Priest and Penitent

June 2023: An Unequal Exchange

May 2023: Mortal Sin in Context

April 2023: Hierarchy of Beliefs

March 2023: The Near Occasion of Sin

February 2023: Same Question, Different Answers

January 2023: The “Gold Standard” of Treatment

2022 SA Newsletters

December 2022: Be Gone, Hustle and Bustle

November 2022: Finding A Better Way

October 2022: Discerning the Written Word

September 2022: Embracing Our Fragility

August 2022: Traumatic Thoughts

July 2022: The Catechism as Opening Statement

June 2022: Crooked Thinking

May 2022: Drowning in Perceived Sin

April 2022: Mindfulness

March 2022: Lust

February 2022: Thoughts

January 2022: A Day of Rest

2021 SA Newsletters

December 2021: Stubbornness

November 2021: Providing the Strength You Need

October 2021: Stepping Out of Isolation

September 2021: Restitution—A Perceived Need

August 2021: A New Image of God

July 2021: Inexhaustible Questions

June 2021: Stepping from the Shadows

May 2021: Is Scrupulosity Catholic?

April 2021: Managing Scrupulosity

March 2021: Too Much Darkness

February 2021: Spiritual Direction

January 2021: Boxing with God

2020 SA Newsletters

December 2020: Where Is the Sin?

November 2020: Life Without Suffering

October 2020: Imperfect Humanity

September 2020: What I Have Learned

August 2020: The Care of the Soul

July 2020: Checking the Mail

June 2020: Effective Management

May 2020: Self-Awareness

April 2020: Thoughts on Thinking

March 2020: A Source of Faulty Perceptions

February 2020: Encountering the Sacred

January 2020: Enter the Mystery

2019 SA Newsletters

December 2019: Our Christmas Stocking

November 2019: Tied Up in Knots

October 2019: Random Thoughts

September 2019: Finding Common Ground

August 2019: A Spiritual Path

July 2019: Can the Scrupulous Offend God?

June 2019: Defining Scrupulosity Correctly

May 2019: Time and Eternity

April 2019: Examining the Gray Matter

March 2019: Avoid Judging

February 2019:  Answers from the Head and Heart

January 2019: Unnecessary Baggage

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2018 SA Newsletters

December 2018: The Limits of Free Will

November 2018: Living Like Jesus: Hard for All

October 2018: Into the Light of Grace

September 2018: Rules Need Not Rule Your Life

August 2018: The Power of the Word

July 2018: Healing From Self-Sabotage

June 2018: Enjoy Life, Don’t Explain It

May 2018: There Are No Secrets

April 2018: Imperfect Perfection

March 2018: Celebrate Theological Diversity

February 2018: A Change in Perception

January 2018: Love God and Do What You Please!

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2017 SA Newsletters

December 2017: What Is Truth?

November 2017: Grace in All Things

October 2017: Lord, it is good that we are here

September 2017: SA Mailbox

August 2017: The Miseries of Mystery

July 2017: Just One More Question

June 2017: Graciously Grant Us Peace

May 2017: Responding to The Call

April 2017: An Important Decision

March 2017: There is God

February 2017: Healthy Perspective is Key

January 2017: The Ultimate Answer

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2016 SA Newsletters

December 2016: The Most Loving Response

November 2016: A Compelling Reason

October 2016: Is All Human Behavior Sinful?

September 2016: Unfortunate Distractions

August 2016: Tired Of Imagined Sins

July 2016: Look Not On Our Sins

June 2016: When The Bill Comes Due

May 2016: The Woman Caught in Adultery

April 2016: Undeserved Mercy

March 2016: Persistent Stubborness

February 2016: The Holy Year of Mercy

January 2016: A Spirituality of Illusion

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2015 SA Newsletters

December 2015: Are You Hungry Enough To Believe?

November 2015: Sensory Overload

October 2015: From the Simple to the Complex

September 2015: Exaggerated Responsibility

August 2015: Embracing Your True Self

July 2015: Jesus is Our Good Shepherd

June 2015: Living the Questions

May 2015: Context and Expectation

April 2015: Feelings

March 2015: Relationship is Essential

February 2015: Boogeyman

January 2015: New Year Mail Bag

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2014 Newsletters

December 2014: Gratitude of the Heart

November 2014: A Favorite Fantasy

October 2014: The Words of Absolution, Part 4

September 2014: The Words of Absolution, Part 3

August 2014: The Words of Absolution, Part 2

July 2014: The Words of Absolution, Part 1

June 2014: A Unique Brand

May 2014: The Spiraling Experience of OCD

April 2014: Rules Upon Rules

March 2014: The Joy of the Gospel: Part 2 of 2

February 2014: The Joy of the Gospel: Part 1 of 2

January 2014: God Is Not A Chump

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2013 Newsletters

December 2013: Five Simple Truths

November 2013: Ten Commandments for the Scrupulous 2013: Part 5 of 5

October 2013: Ten Commandments for the Scrupulous 2013: Part 4 of 5

September 2013: Ten Commandments for the Scrupulous 2013: Part 3 of 5

August 2013: Ten Commandments for the Scrupulous 2013: Part 2 of 5

July 2013: Ten Commandments for the Scrupulous 2013: Part 1 of 5

June 2013: A Phone Conversation

May 2013: Clinging To A Life Raft

April 2013: Why Don’t Priests Understand Me?

March 2013: Diminished Capacity

February 2013: Integrative Spirituality Part 2

January 2013: Integrative Spirituality Part 1

Ten Commandments for the Scrupulous 2013

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2012 Newsletters

December 2012: A Christmas Bundle

November 2012: Fear of the Unknown

October 2012: Considerations for Voting

September 2012: SA Mailbox

August 2012: Detraction

July 2012: Bread That is Not Broken

June 2012: Why No is the Most Loving Answer

May 2012: Ten Commandments of OCD-Based Scrupulosity Part 3

April 2012: Ten Commandments of OCD-Based Scrupulosity Part 2

March 2012: Ten Commandments of OCD-Based Scrupulosity Part 1

February 2012: Patient Suffering?

January 2012: New Beginnings

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2011 Newsletters

December 2011: The Word Became Flesh

November 2011: Compassion

October 2011: This Helped Me

September 2011: How Can I Be Sure?

August 2011: Distinct Testaments and Visions

July 2011: The Unreflective Life

June 2011: Our Blessed Mother

May 2011: Clarity of Perception

April 2011: Abundant Grace

March 2011: The Parable of the Prodigal Son

February 2011: In Praise of Diversity

January 2011: Unnecessary Baggage

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2010 Newsletters

December 2010: Incarnational Spirituality

November 2010: The Dark Side of Fear

October 2010: Cooperating With God’s Grace

September 2010: What Separates Us From Christ’s Love?

August 2010: The SA Mailbox

July 2010: A Fondness for Excess

June 2010: Boxed In

May 2010: Spring Awakening

April 2010: Excessive Criticism

March 2010: Expanding Horizons

February 2010: Sin Boldly (revised)

January 2010: New Year’s Resolutions

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2009 Newsletters

December 2009: A Holiday Bouquet

November 2009: Obsessive Thinking

October 2009: Unraveling Scrupulosity, Part III

September 2009: Unraveling Scrupulosity, Part II

August 2009: Unraveling Scrupulosity

July 2009: Strength in Numbers

June 2009: Strength in Weakness

May 2009: Reverence Works

April 2009: Balance Your Checks

March 2009: Forget We Not

February 2009: More , Please

January 2009: Pray As You Grow

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