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Inspiring Catholic Women, Couples, and Families to form a deep and compelling faith life.
Inspiring Catholic Women, Couples, and Families to form a deep and compelling faith life.
Hello and welcome to The Institute for Family Health and Well-being.com (IFHWB.com). I am so happy you stopped by!
The purpose of IFHWB.com is to help Catholic women, couples, and families understand our Catholic faith and to learn simple ways to bring its concepts into our everyday lives.
The way forward in this current culture often se
Hello and welcome to The Institute for Family Health and Well-being.com (IFHWB.com). I am so happy you stopped by!
The purpose of IFHWB.com is to help Catholic women, couples, and families understand our Catholic faith and to learn simple ways to bring its concepts into our everyday lives.
The way forward in this current culture often seems unclear, almost like we are looking out at a future that has little we recognize as landmarks that used to guide us.
Finding our way forward must include our Catholic Christian faith if we are truly ground ourselves with the most stable, reliable foundation available to us: Christ Himself!
We must learn to listen to the Holy Spirit. We ask for the Holy Spirit's help and trust that when He speaks, we will recognize His voice and act obediently to what we hear Him asking us to do.
We all want to create loving homes. We want peace, not chaos. We want our family members to love each other and show supportive, caring actions, so that each one feels a sense of belonging and security.
We also want to help each other get to heaven - that is our overall goal in life - to spend eternity in heaven, worshipping God with those we love.
Developing a beautiful family culture is something worth working for because the rewards of our efforts will be great and will be passed on to others for generations. We will watch our familie
We also want to help each other get to heaven - that is our overall goal in life - to spend eternity in heaven, worshipping God with those we love.
Developing a beautiful family culture is something worth working for because the rewards of our efforts will be great and will be passed on to others for generations. We will watch our families grow in holiness when we attend to holy thoughts, words, and actions!
Growing in holiness is the opposite of worry. God wants for us to trust Him and rely on Him to help us get through any difficult times we face. He wants us to use prayer, the Sacred Scriptures (the Bible), and Adoration to help us hear His voice in our heads and our hearts. He wants us to rely on His presence in the Sacraments.
He is here to help us and He calls us to reach out and accept His help and live our lives as examples of virtue and holiness.
He wants us to use the Sacraments to help us receive His grace, or His Holy Presence, and to help us find peace in the midst of these challenging days. He wants us to remember that He is with us always and we are never alone.
Take time today to read my daily LinkedIn Posts, found at "Catholic Women Making a Positive Impact on the World::" https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-walsh-soucheray-ed-d-230942192/recent-activity/all/.
Read the Scriptures. Go to weekly, and if you can, daily Mass. Pray the Rosary. Sign up for Adoration if your Church provides the opportuni
Take time today to read my daily LinkedIn Posts, found at "Catholic Women Making a Positive Impact on the World::" https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-walsh-soucheray-ed-d-230942192/recent-activity/all/.
Read the Scriptures. Go to weekly, and if you can, daily Mass. Pray the Rosary. Sign up for Adoration if your Church provides the opportunity for this beautiful, quiet time with Jesus.
Use the writings and links on this website to help yourself and your family grow closer to God and to one another through prayerful, holy encounters and moments of grace. If you have questions about anything you have read here, or will read on my website, please reach out to me: 651-208-9829; ksoucheray@ifhwb.com.
Please find several episodes to listen to my podcast: "Aflame with Christ's Abundant, Merciful Love;" formerly "Virtuous Living Made Simple" at the link below:
My name is Dr. Kate Walsh-Soucheray and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist, emeritus. I spent two decades in the classrooms of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, where I taught elementary school, middle school, and high school Social Studies and Religion;. I also worked for ten years as a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) at Christian Heart Counseling in Stillwater, Minnesota. I was a full-time stay-at-home mom for 18 years and I now babysit for grandchildren on Fridays. (The best day of the week!)
I am a Catholic woman, married to my husband John, for 42 years. We have three adult, married children, and six lovely grandchildren, and another baby on the way!!
I have been so blessed to study. I attended St. Catherine University for my bachelor's degree in education and history in the 1970s. I had the blessing of attending school as an adult. I have a master's degree in theology from the University of St. Thomas, School of Divinity. A master's degree in marriage and family therapy from Saint Mary's University, and a doctorate in educational leadership from Saint Mary's University. I am now retired and I am a speaker and writer, supporting Catholic families in this turbulent, confusing time.
Throughout all my studies, I did my very best to listen to the voice of God in my head, my heart, and my soul and follow obediently what He asked of me. This was not an easy task and one that required an abundance of God's Grace, because it requires so much courage to overcome our own human fears and doubts. It is only through God's Grace that we are able to accomplish what He asks of us.
My goal has always been to live a virtuous life, and learning to do so is a lifelong process. We become virtuous through developing virtuous habits and surrounding ourselves with virtuous, holy people.
My Mission Statement: Inspiring Catholic women, couples, and families to form a deep and compelling faith life, so their love of God extends into every aspect of their lives, expressing their love for God in every breath, thought, and action.
I ask that God's blessings, goodness, and faithfulness be evident to you today and every day!
Thank you and God bless you, Dr. Kate
ksoucheray@ifhwb.com or 651-208-9829 or contact me on LinkedIn.
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