175 IFS, Parts Work, Vatican II, and Your Conscience

About this episode

The episode explores the relationship between conscience, inner fragmentation, and the teachings of Vatican II, featuring a discussion with Dr. Gerry Crete.

“Man is divided within himself.” So says the Vatican II document Gaudium et Spes. Sins – original sin, the sins of others, and your own personal sins lead to your inner fragmentation and the obscuring of your conscience. What is your conscience? Where is your conscience within you? What does Vatican II say about IFS concepts? How did St. Maximilian Kolbe live sacrificial love in Auschwitz with interior integration, inner unity? And what does Vatican II say about psychology and the social sciences? Dr. Gerry Crete joins me for a wide-ranging discussion of these questions and so much more.

People in this episode

Host: Peter T. Malinoski, Ph.D.

Guest: Dr. Gerry Crete

Topics covered

• conscience
• Vatican II
• IFS concepts
• inner fragmentation
• psychology
• sacrificial love
• social sciences

Keywords

• conscience
• Vatican II
• IFS
• inner unity
• psychology
• sacrificial love
• Gaudium et Spes

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Gaudium et Spes

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