Byzantine Catholic Family Matters

About this site

ByzCathFamilyMatters.com had its beginnings with a regularly featured insert in the bulletin of Saint Thomas the Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church in Rahway, New Jersey written by family psychologist Thomas P. Shubeck, PhD. In 2003 the Byzantine Catholic Family Matters column became a regular feature in the Eastern Catholic Life newspaper of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic. Enthusiastic response led to the creation of ByzCathFamilyMatters.com which made its debut in January 2004.

ByzCathFamilyMatters.com is a virtual center where people of faith can come to learn about the connection between the spiritual life, psychological well-being and marriage and family living. Among its offerings:

The Tele-Counseling Center provides opportunities for individual, marital and family with Dr Thomas Shubeck which integrates psychological well-being with religious faith.
Byzantine Catholic Family Matters , a regular feature of the Eastern Catholic Life newspaper. See the current and past columns written by Dr. Shubeck.
Integrating the Psychological and the Spiritual Psychologists and other social scientists have slowly opened their eyes to the fact that a belief in the transcendent - God - as well as active participation in a faith community can have positive impacts on the development of a healthy sense of identity, a couple's satisfaction with and commitment to their marriage, and a family's ability to live a full and loving life in the face of severe adversity. ByzCathFamilyMatters.com provides updates and information in Integrating the Psychological. and the Spiritual.
The Virtual Bookstore featuring books on marriage and family life from Catholic and Orthodox presses as well as selected titles from the secular press.

A message from founder and director Dr. Thomas P. Shubeck:

Welcome to ByzCathFamilyMatters.com! I hope that you find this website both informative and fun to browse through. As a Byzantine Catholic who happens to be a family psychologist, I perceived the need for a center for the dissemination of information on marriage and family life from a uniquely Catholic perspective. The Holy Father John Paul II implores Catholic Christians to look to the East, that to be truly Catholic, The Church must breathe with both lungs, Eastern and Western. Virtually all of the resources on marriage and family life in the Catholic Church have been written or produced from a western Roman perspective. At ByzCathFamilyMatters.com we bring together the teachings of the Church - from both East and West. Most of the recent contributions on marriage and family life in the East have come from our Orthodox brothers and sisters and are presented here. Go to the Virtual Bookstore for a complete list of titles that are available.

Finally, I am happy to offer my visitors the opportunity to discuss pressing individual, marital and family issues by way of telephone based counseling (tele-counseling). Whether the issue is a major life transition or decision, parenting concerns, depression, marital conflict, loss, serious illness, or any of a myriad of issues, I am here to help. For more information about these services and my professional training and experience, go to The Tele-Counseling Center.

Acknowledgements

The icons used on this site were written by the hand of Raymond Mastroberte. He has generously given permission for his work to be used on this site. Please visit his site.