Understanding Scrupulosity: Helpful Answers for Those Who Experience Nagging Questions and Doubts

By: Thomas Santa

Book Overview

Based on twenty-five years of questions and answers to the SA newsletter, this book is written for those who suffer scruples and those who care about them. It is a handy resource in times of doubt, helping the afflicted better understand scrupulosity, offering spiritual counsel, and encouraging healthy faith. Characterized by thoughts that can't seem to be shaken, and often described as a thousand frightening fantasies or like being constantly and unrelentedly pricked by a pin, scrupulosity afflicts tens of thousands of individuals, many Catholic. Their nagging questions and concerns are related to sin, confession, self-worth, sexuality, prayer, God's forgiveness, thoughts, dreams, and fantasies, and other areas. Fr. Santa has written a reassuring book, one that will ease a person's doubts and help restore true peace of mind and soul. It is a much-needed work that will also be welcomed by confessors and those in the helping profession.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764803735
• ISBN13: 9780764803734
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Liguori
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 6.0" x 0.8"

Customer Reviews

Helpful Primer

JMJ+ I found Fr. Thomas M. Santa's pastoral hand to be gentle like the Lord's merciful hand should be. This is a book helpful for those who are curious about the nature of scrupulosity or who think they might suffer from it themselves. The question-answer format is almost catechetical, and the testimonies of Sts. Ignatius of Loyola and Alphonsus Liguori serve to encourage the anxious mind. Indeed, this book is encouraging! One matter I found perplexing, and one I wonder if it is addressed by other writings on the subject (here's my ignorance) is the matter of pride. Seeking a good confessor, spiritual director, and/or Catholic therapist would be helpful for anyone who truly suffers from this "doubting disease." May the Lord in His mercy and love heal us of our wounds by His own wounds!