Healing Orthodox Spirituality and Psychology

Start date: September 2007 3126 minutes, 36 seconds in 119 episodes

This podcast features Archpriest George Morelli’s reflections on the rich spirituality of the Eastern Church: tradition, scripture, the church fathers and saints, liturgy and prayer on healing soul, mind and body.

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V. Rev. Fr. George Morelli Ph.D. is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Marriage and Family Therapist, Chairman of the Department of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling Ministry of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, and Religion Coordinator (and Antiochian Archdiocesan Liaison) of the Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion. Fr. George is Assistant Pastor of St. George’s Antiochian Orthodox Church, San Diego, California.

In addition he has taught university and seminary undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology and pastoral theology, and supervised doctoral clinical psychology interns. He has authored numerous articles on pastoral and psychological topics in journals magazines and books.. He is author of the book, Healing: Orthodox Christianity and Scientific Psychology, Fairfax VA: Eastern Christian Publications.

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
Mar 10, 2010	A Lenten Reflection On The Holy Cross - Part 1 Fr. George uses the healing Christ as our model for forgiveness. Click to play	28:13
Mar 03, 2010	A Psychotheological Reflection On Icons - Part 2 Fr. George concludes his series by noting the distinction between pictures and true icons. (To follow along with his examples, click here) Click to play	25:05
Feb 24, 2010	A Psychotheological Reflection On Icons - Part 1 Fr. George begins his new series designed to cultivate our spritual perceptions. Click to play	26:59
Feb 17, 2010	Overcoming The Beast Of Anger - Part 3 Fr. George concludes his series by recalling Christ's admonition to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. Click to play	25:58
Feb 10, 2010	Overcoming The Beast Of Anger - Part 2 Fr. George continues his series with a look at cognitive distortions that lead to anger. Click to play	27:54
Feb 03, 2010	Overcoming The Beast Of Anger - Part 1 With Forgiveness Sunday approaching, Fr. George shows how we can make ourselves less angry and grow in love for God and our neighbors. Click to play	26:58
Jan 27, 2010	The Parable Of The Publican And The Pharisee: Healing Ourselves And Healing Conflict - Part 2 Fr. George concludes his discussion by showing how to use humility globally. (Click here to view the video with Wafa Sultan mentioned in the podcast.) Click to play	25:54
Jan 20, 2010	The Parable Of The Publican And The Pharisee: Healing Ourselves And Healing Conflict Fr. Morelli begins this series by urging us to be true followers of Christ, not pharisees - to be in the world but not of the world. Click to play	22:26
Jan 13, 2010	Good Marriage: How An Attitude Of Entitlement Undermines Marriage Fr. George shows how feelings of anger result from the expectation that one "deserves" love from their spouse and/or children and therefore demand it. Click to play	26:03
Jan 06, 2010	A Christian Understanding Of The Jewishness Of Jesus - Part 3 Fr. George concludes his series by exploring the old and new laws and shows how Christ is the apex of all.	34:06
Dec 30, 2009	A Christian Uderstanding The Jewishness Of Jesus - Part 2 Fr. Morelli continues his look at Christ's roots and how cognitive distortions can taint this view.	25:57
Dec 23, 2009	A Healing Lesson for the Nativity: A Christian Understanding the Jewishness - Part 1 Fr. George uses a recent incident in the news to show the healing necessary for all, including society, when one does evil.	30:21
Dec 16, 2009	Entering The Father’s Banquet - Preparing For The Birth Of Our Lord In these days before Christ's Nativity, Fr. George examines more closely the meaning of Jesus' parable of the king's great feast.	25:55
Dec 09, 2009	Smart Parenting: Smart Tools For Punishing - Part 3 Fr. Morelli concludes his series by looking at Scripture and corporal punishment.	25:05
Dec 02, 2009	Smart Parenting: Tools For Smart Punishing - Part 2 Fr. George illustrates how to apply punishment.	26:35
Nov 25, 2009	Smart Parenting: Tools For Smart Punishing - Part 1 Before beginning his latest series for parents, Father George decries "Godless Thanksgiving."	26:29
Nov 18, 2009	Smart Parenting: Smart Tools- Shaping And Consistency - Part 3 Fr. George concludes his series with more specific examples and a look at what the Church teaches us about this subject.	24:36
Nov 11, 2009	Smart Parenting: Smart Tools- Shaping And Consistency - Part 2 Fr. George provides specific examples of how parents can shape their children's behavior and shows how important it is that it be done in a consistent manner.	29:55
Nov 04, 2009	Smart Parenting: Smart Tools- Shaping And Consistency - Part 1 Father George outlines the use of positive reinforcement with children for good behavior, especially shaping that behavior through rewards.	25:48
Oct 27, 2009	Orthodoxy And Halloween Frank talk from Fr. Morelli on the origins of the festival and how it can be "healed."	28:45
Oct 21, 2009	Suicide: Christ, His Church And Modern Scientific Medicine - Part 12 Fr. George concludes his series, examining how trust in God's protection and guidance leads to hope which combats suicidal inclinations. (Click here to purchase the biography of Fr. Arseny that Fr. George recommends.)	22:24
Oct 14, 2009	Suicide: Christ, His Church And Modern Scientific Medicine - Part 11 Fr. George explores "nepsis": vigilance and watchfulness of the mind and heart as a way of overcoming the hopelessness that leads to suicide.	25:58
Oct 07, 2009	Suicide: Christ, His Church And Modern Scientific Medicine - Part 10 This week, Fr. George discusses dialectical behavior therapy.	26:35
Sep 30, 2009	Suicide: Christ, His Church And Modern Scientific Medicine - Part 9 Fr. Morelli explores the three phases of cognitive therapy.	27:52
Sep 23, 2009	Suicide: Christ, His Church And Modern Scientific Medicine - Part 8 Fr. George continues his series, this week looking at therapies for suicide itself.	27:15
Sep 16, 2009	Suicide: Christ, His Church And Modern Scientific Medicine - Part 7 Fr. George continues his series, examining cognitive distortions.	32:54
Sep 07, 2009	Suicide: Christ, His Church And Modern Scientific Medicine - Part 6 Fr. Morelli outlines the signs and symptoms of suicide risk as well as psychological intervention models.	30:20
Aug 26, 2009	Suicide: Christ, His Church And Modern Scientific Medicine - Part 5 Fr. George continues his examination of God's Mercy by listening to the words of the Holy Fathers.	27:16
Aug 19, 2009	Suicide: Christ, His Church And Modern Scientific Medicine - Part 4 In this segment, Fr. George discusses the cannonical penalties for suicide, but reflects also on the loving mercy of God.	26:50
Aug 12, 2009	Suicide: Christ, His Church And Modern Scientific Medicine - Part 3 Fr. Morelli cites the joy-within-pain experienced by those mourning the death of a Christian and contrasts that with modern secularism.	26:58
Aug 06, 2009	Suicide: Christ, His Church And Modern Scientific Medicine - Part 2 Fr. Morelli first gives us his report from the Department of Chaplain And Pastoral Counseling given at the assembly of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of America, then continues his series, focusing on the co-related factors of suicide.	27:56
Jul 30, 2009	Suicide: Christ, His Church And Modern Scientific Medicine - Part 1 As a follow-up to his series on depression, Fr. George examines suicide, beginning with a sad set of statistics.	22:58
Jul 15, 2009	Overcoming Depression: Cognitive Psychology And The Church Fathers - Part 5 Fr. George concludes his series before he takes a well-deserved week off. In this last part, he examines thoughts of suicide and spiritual intervention. [Click here to order the Philokalia, as recommended by Fr. George in this podcast.]	31:49
Jul 08, 2009	Overcoming Depression: Cognitive Psychology And The Church Fathers - Part 4 As Fr. Morelli continues his discussion, he looks at catastrophe management and emotional reasoning.	27:27
Jul 01, 2009	Overcoming Depression: Cognitive Psychology And The Church Fathers - Part 3 Fr. George continues his review of the cognitive distortions involved in depression.	26:12
Jun 24, 2009	Overcoming Depression: Cognitive Psychology And The Church Fathers - Part 2 Fr. George continues his series by looking at cognitive distortions involved with depression.	28:55
Jun 17, 2009	Overcoming Depression: Cognitive Scientific Psychology And The Church Fathers - Part 1 Fr. George begins his series by looking at the symptoms of depression and its physiological distinctions.	26:54
Jun 10, 2009	Good Marriage: The Theology Of Marriage And Sexuality - Part 4 Fr, George examines marriage and sexuality in light of Pentecost and the descent of the Holy Spirit.	30:39
Jun 03, 2009	Good Marriage: The Theology Of Marriage And Sexuality - Part 3 Fr. George explains how parents provide "education in faith and fear" (from the marriage prayer).	28:04
May 24, 2009	Good Marriage: The Theology Of Marriage And Sexuality - Part 2 Fr. George looks at four factors that undermine a marital relationship.	26:36
May 11, 2009	Good Marriage: Theology Of Marriage And Sexuality - Part 1 Fr. Morelli begins a series on marriage, showing how the Church is a hospital for the healing of broken ones and the strengthening of good ones.	26:32
Apr 30, 2009	Paschal Reflections On Parenting - Part 3 Fr. Morelli shows us a recent example of peer modelling that is Christ-centered.	32:43
Apr 23, 2009	Paschal Reflections On Parenting - Part 2 Fr. George examines a study on the effects on children of a model displaying agressive behavior.	30:08
Apr 16, 2009	Palm Sunday And Paschal Reflections On Parenting Holy Week is a perfect time for parents to set in motion positive observational learning by their children.	26:14
Apr 09, 2009	Forgiving Trespasses - Part 6 Fr. George exhorts us to forgive others, so that our gift can be united to the Cross of Christ.	27:54
Apr 02, 2009	Forgiving Trespasses - Part 5 Fr. George explains that it is the sicknesses and infirmities of the soul and spirit that are most damaging to us.	27:39
Mar 26, 2009	Forgiving Trespasses - Part 4 Fr. George extends the notion of forgiving to social, ethnic, national and political groups.	27:35
Mar 19, 2009	Forgiving Trespasses - Part 3 Fr. George continues his series, this time examining cognitive distortions that lead to anger.	27:55
Mar 12, 2009	Forgiving Trespasses - Part 2 Fr. George continues his series, this time looking at the barriers to forgiveness.	27:41
Mar 04, 2009	Forgiving Trespasses - Part 1 Fr. Morelli looks at forgiveness and even offers us an examination we can take to measure our willingness to forgive.	25:14
Feb 26, 2009	Smart Parenting: Cuss Control - Part 2 As this classic series concludes, Fr. George provides alternatives for using vulgar and blasphemous language.	24:18
Feb 19, 2009	Smart Parenting: Cuss Control - Part 1 Cussing and foul language both create and reveal problems. In this repeat broadcast, Fr. Morelli discusses this epidemic, particularly in relation to our children.	14:45
Feb 12, 2009	Smart Parenting: Mental Ruler In this encore presentation, Fr. George discuss the techniques of the "mental ruler", which quickly assesses a child's behavior so a parent can respond appropriately.	15:51
Feb 05, 2009	Smart Parenting: Combatting Secularism’s Most Serious Sin - Indifference - Part 4 Fr. George concludes his series by showing how to acquire a Godly world view.	35:38
Jan 29, 2009	Smart Parenting: Combatting Secularism’s Most Serious Sin - Indifference - Part 3 In this segment, Fr. George gives us examples of how to re-inforce proper behavior.	25:53
Jan 21, 2009	Smart Parenting: Combatting Secularism’s Most Serious Sin - Indifference - Part 2 In this segment, Fr. George talks about psychological factors of indifference and what we are modelling to our children.	24:51
Jan 14, 2009	Smart Parenting: Combatting Secularism’s Most Serious Sin - Indifference - Part 1 Fr. George explains how the cacophony bombarding our senses leads to the forgetfulness of God, causing us to commit a multitude of sins.	25:17
Jan 07, 2009	The Holy Family And The Domestic Church - Part 2 Fr. George concludes his examination of how Jesus and his earthly parents are models for our own families.	30:51
Dec 31, 2008	The Holy Family And The Domestic Church - Part 1 Fr. George gives us Joseph, Mary and Jesus as the model for the church in the home.	25:57
Dec 24, 2008	Understanding The Nativity Dimly - Part 2 Fr. George explains the real meaning of the Nativity for us.	35:26
Dec 17, 2008	Understanding The Nativity Dimly The promise of the Old Covenant was understood only vaguely. But with the coming of the Lord, God's purpose was made clear. Therefore, joyously proclaim His birth.	30:34
Dec 10, 2008	Ministering At The End Of Life - Part 3 Fr. George concludes his series on aiding those transitioning to eternal life.	24:59
Dec 02, 2008	Ministering At The End Of Life - Part 2 Fr. George continues his examination of God's Mercy and looks at psycho-spiritual assessments of those approaching eternal life.	27:22
Nov 25, 2008	Ministering At The End Of Life - Part 1 Fr. George tells of the sorrow-- and joy-- that exhibit themselves as one approaches eternal life with Christ Jesus.	28:02
Nov 19, 2008	Healing And Thinking - Peace, Vengeance And Hypocrisy - Part 2 What is the Mercy of God and how can we carry it out in our own lives?	30:34
Nov 11, 2008	Healing Based On Conviction - Part 2 Fr. George continues his discussion from last August. Today, he reminds us that God sees the big picture, while we see things dimly.	24:04
Nov 04, 2008	Lazarus And The Rich Man - Healing Society Fr. Morelli applies the parable of Lazarus and the rich man to the society in which we live.	30:08
Oct 28, 2008	Christ, The Healing Physician Of The Church, Culture And Society - The Gay Marriage Springboard This week, Fr. George discusses same sex marriage from the point of view of adults.	35:22
Oct 21, 2008	Smart Parenting - Talking To Your Children About Same Sex Marriage - Part 4 What is the proper Christ-like response to homosexuals? Kindness, non-judgmental humility and an affirmation of the truth.	22:54
Oct 14, 2008	Smart Parenting - Talking To Your Children About Same Sex Marriage - Part 3 Fr. George looks at the practical questions asked by children on this subject.	28:09
Oct 06, 2008	Smart Parenting - Talking To Your Children About Same Sex Marriage - Part 2 In part two of this series, Fr. George notes the theological foundation parents must understand before discussing this subject with their children.	31:48
Sep 30, 2008	Smart Parenting - Teaching Your Children About Same Sex Marriage - Part 1 In the first of three parts, Fr. George concentrates on the responsibility of parents towards their children.	24:04
Sep 23, 2008	Preparing To Carry Our Cross - Part 2 Fr. George discusses managing the distortions we use as barriers to taking up our crosses.	24:41
Sep 16, 2008	Preparing To Carry Our Cross How are we to follow Christ, as we are instructed to do?	28:49
Sep 09, 2008	The Nativity Of Mary, Mother Of The Healing Christ Through her trust and obedience, Mary-- the new Eve-- brings the healing Christ into the world.	30:19
Sep 01, 2008	Healing Unforgiveness, Vengeance And Retribution - Part 1 Fr. George shows us the barriers to our ability to forgive and how we can overcome them.	34:39
Aug 25, 2008	Healing Based On Conviction - Part 1 Fr. George outlines how healing comes about through our faith and God's compassion.	32:40
Aug 18, 2008	The Eucharist - The Healing Of Christ - Part 2 Fr. George continues his examination of the use of the Eucharist for healing, concentrating on the need for preparation and repentance.	34:02
Aug 11, 2008	The Eucharist - The Healing Of Christ - Part 1 Fr. George discusses the divine healing effects of the Holy Eucharist.	25:50
Aug 04, 2008	St. Panteleimon - Physician And Healer - Part 2 Fr. George reflects on the Holy Mysteries of Unction, Confession and the Holy Eucharist and their use in healing, then illustrates for us the healers of the Church, such as St. Panteleimon.	30:45
Jul 28, 2008	St. Panteleimon - Physician And Healer - Part 1 Fr. Morelli looks at healing in general and gives a fascinating glimpse at the very real practice of exorcism.	26:07
Jul 21, 2008	Elijah - Prophet Of Detachment And Prayer Fr. George shows how we can learn from the great Prophet in terms of healing ourselves.	32:27
Jul 13, 2008	Patient Endurance - Part 2 Fr. George uses spiritual aids to help our endurance and to attain eternal glory.	36:59
Jul 06, 2008	Patient Endurance - Part 1 Fr. George examines how the righteous endure tribulations with patience, running the good race and obtaining the crown, in the words of St. Paul	31:48
Jun 29, 2008	Smart Parenting - A Belated Father’s Day - Pt. 2 Fr. George discusses how parents can instill Christ-like virtues in their children.	25:39
Jun 22, 2008	Smart Parenting - A Belated Lesson For Father’s Day Fr. George continues his series and gives examples of how to deal as a parent with wrong behavior reflected in society.	20:58
Jun 15, 2008	The Fruit Of Pentecost Fr. George looks at the link between the sanctification of the Holy Spirit and healing.	31:11
Jun 08, 2008	Dealing With Brokenness In The World And Hope - Part 3 In this segment, Fr. George links psychological optimism with the virtue of hope.	29:08
Jun 01, 2008	Dealing With Brokenness In The World And Hope - Part 2 Fr. George uses the Gospel reading of the healing of the blind man to illustrate how pride can blind us to the Love of God.	28:26
May 25, 2008	Dealing With Brokenness In The World And Hope - Part 1 The human freedom God has granted us also allows us to be broken with sin. So how can man and the world be healed and redeemed?	36:06
May 18, 2008	The Hope Of The Paralytic Fr. George examines the relation between the virtue of hope and healing.	34:51
May 11, 2008	The Myrrhbearing Women - Motherhood & Vocation Fr. George uses the feast of the Myrrhbearing Women and the Mother's Day holiday to examine the roles of the sexes.	31:27
May 04, 2008	Originalism Fr. George uses Thomas Sunday to lead us to a discussion of Originalism-- conforming our minds to the "original" Jesus Christ.	33:38
Apr 26, 2008	Pascha - Marital Vocation and Putting on Christ Fr. George shows how Pascha serves as an example of how to base our marriages and parenting on the teachings of Christ.	25:01
Apr 23, 2008	Smart Parenting - Palm Sunday And The Whole Year If you are the role model for your children, do they then believe that they should go to church once a year?	22:49
Apr 14, 2008	The Last Shall Be First Fr. George examines the Church's example for the last Sunday in Lent, St. Mary of Egypt, and how her story shows us the horrors of sin yet offers a human model of penitence. 33:15	33:16
Apr 07, 2008	Prayer: Climbing The Ladder And Simplicity Fr. George shows how simplifying the Ladder of St. John can make its ascent easier for us. 27:19	27:20
Apr 01, 2008	Psychological Barriers To The Way Of The Cross Fr. George notes how imaginary and extra crosses in our lives can turn us away from taking up our real crosses. 25:14	25:15
Mar 25, 2008	Tenacity, Forgiveness, and Healing The healing of the paralytic, both physical and spiritual.	14:18
Mar 17, 2008	Forgiveness is Healing - Part 2 Fr. George continues his examination of forgiveness.	22:29
Mar 11, 2008	Forgiveness is Healing - Part 1 Fr. George looks at the therapeutic value of forgiveness for those who forgive and those who are forgiven.	32:30
Mar 03, 2008	Our Choice: Sheep or Goats Fr. George discusses the Parable of The Last Judgment.	25:54
Feb 25, 2008	The Prodigal Son Fr. George continues his series leading up to Lent with a meditation on The Prodigal Son.	17:24
Feb 18, 2008	The Publican—Preparation for Lent Today's broadcast begins our preparation for Lent and deals with the fundamental vice we must overcome and corresponding virtue we must develop not only for our Lenten journey but to have God indwell in us and enter eternal life.	23:26
Feb 11, 2008	Resilience and the Canaanite Woman In preparation for Lent, Fr. George encourages us to be like the Canaanite woman, persistent, cheerful, tough, and resilient.	09:30
Feb 06, 2008	Smart Parenting—Cuss Control Part 2 Fr. George continues his series on vulgar and blasphemous language, and provides us with alternatives to using such language.	24:18
Jan 26, 2008	Smart Parenting—Cuss Control Cussing and foul language both create and reveal problems. Fr. George discusses this epidemic, particularly in relation to our children.	14:45
Jan 17, 2008	Smart Parenting - Mental Ruler Fr. George discusses the technique of a "mental ruler" or yardstick to quickly assess a child's behavior, so that the parent can respond appropriately.	15:51
Jan 05, 2008	Smart Parenting-Emotional Control In his continuing series on Smart Parenting, Fr. George discusses the need for controlling our emotions in our parenting and gets some help from the Church Fathers.	11:27
Dec 26, 2007	Smart Parenting-Fallen Star The headlines of a popular young star's pregnancy can present a difficult dilemma for parents.	14:53
Dec 13, 2007	Combatting Secular Christmas In Our Families Fr. George hits head on the problem of secularization at this time of the year and how we can fight it in our Orthodox families.	23:30
Dec 05, 2007	Smart Parenting - Part 2 Fr. George continues his helpful series on parenting.	16:06
Nov 27, 2007	Smart Parenting - Part 1 Fr. George begins a series of podcasts on parenting that should prove to be particularly helpful to all parents and even those who are not parents.	12:33
Nov 13, 2007	Thanksgiving As Thanksgiving Day approaches, Fr. George talks about the importance of giving thanks as an expression of our Orthodox faith.	13:28
Nov 03, 2007	Compassion and Love What does it look like to show compassion and love in our self centered society?	11:11
Oct 25, 2007	The Diakonia of Orthodox Healing What is the role of the laity in Orthodox counseling and healing? Download transcript: diakonia.doc	14:02
Oct 18, 2007	Tenants in the Vineyard Fr. George examines the parable of the vineyard and applies it to our psychological health.	18:56
Oct 12, 2007	Images and Healing - The Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council On Sunday, Oct 14, we commemorate the Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council. In this episode, Fr. George applies the spiritual disciplines of images and prayer to our healing process.	22:21
Oct 05, 2007	The Healing Christ Our Heavenly Physician "He had compassion on her - God has visited His people" (St. Luke). From the Gospel reading for Oct 7, Fr. George explores what it means to be healed by Christ. Download transcript: healingchrist.doc	14:31
Sep 28, 2007	Perfection, Perfectionism, and Theosis This is the premier episode of Fr. George Morelli's Healing podcast. Listen to the audio and download the transcript: perfection.doc	11:46