A Psychologist looks at Scripture
In this 8-10 minute podcast, I as a psychologist and a priest use my training and skills to examine the Gospels. I will present alternative interpretations and insights into the meaning of Scripture for men and women in the 21st century.
I can be reached at peter.dohertyomi@gmail.com.
Podcasting since 2023 • 93 episodes
A Psychologist looks at Scripture
Latest Episodes
Lk 10:1-12 Jl 6-25 Living our faith with all its rewards and traps!
This story is unusual because we have two distinct parts. The first part focusses on the advice Jesus gives his disciples and the second part focusses upon their return. When the 72 return,, they are rejoicing after what appe...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 87
•
9:08
Mt 16:13-19 June 29 -25 Who is Jesus for you?
Who is Jesus for you?Jesus asked this question to his disciples. We all know by now that when Jesus asks a question, he already knows the answer and a teaching follows. Today’s reading is no exception. Jesus asks ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 86
•
9:32
Lk 9-11b-17Jun 22-25 What happened during the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and two fish?
Today, our podcast focusses on one of the multiplication of loaves miracles. Luke begins describing the story with Jesus healing those who needed to be cured. It appears it’s the end of the day, so the disciples want to send t...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 85
•
11:37
Jn 16:12-15 Jun 15-25 What level of spirituality are you on?
The opening section of this Gospel brings to mind 1 Corinthians 13:11, where Paul uses the metaphor of childhood to describe spiritual immaturity: “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 84
•
8:25
John 14:15-16, 23b-26 Jun 8 The Presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives
To help us understand the Holy Spirit, the reading begins by emphasizing God’s love for us—a recurring and familiar theme in John’s Gospel.Love inherently involves vulnerability. The more deeply we love, the more at risk we are to being ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 83
•
8:34