Interior Integration for Catholics 176 The Catholic Catechism Guides Our Parts Work
Nov 3, 2025
Dr. Jerry Crete is a licensed marriage and family therapist and co-founder of Souls and Hearts, while Elizabeth Galanti is a certified IFS therapist integrating therapy with Catholic formation. They discuss how the Catechism serves as a foundation for parts work, emphasizing inner unity and self-mastery. Topics include the impact of chastity on fragmentation, therapeutic compassion, and the journey of self-governance. The conversation also touches on the effects of trauma and the notion of 'no bad parts' from a Catholic perspective, offering hope and tools for personal growth.
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Choose Self-Governance And Practice
- Practice self-governance: cultivate self-mastery to govern passions and find peace.
- Choose exercises of obedience, virtues, and prayer as concrete means toward ordered freedom.
Parts Work Mirrors The Catechism Roadmap
- IFS-style parts work maps onto the Catechism's roadmap: self-knowledge, asceticism, virtue, and prayer.
- Integrating parts compassionately (not exiling them) aligns with Christian charity and interior unity.
Plug Catholic Spirituality Into IFS
- Plug Catholic spirituality into IFS by importing Catechism principles, Scripture, and devotion.
- Use Catholic theology as the energizer pack to deepen parts work outcomes.
