I am a Catholic Deacon since 1982 and have served in 7 parishes over the years and worked in many ministry programs and offered many retreats for young adults and adults. I received a MA in adult religious education in 1976 and a doctorate in Psychology for Counseling, both degrees from Fordham University in New York City. After working 40 years as a psychotherapist and licensed psychologist I closed my practice in September of 2019 to write. My first book, Catholic Psychotherapy and Faith: HEAR THE WORD: Reflection on Seven Parables of Jesus, is due to be released in June 2020. It aims to use the words of Jesus to connect the essentials of faith with resources from both psychology and theology.