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About Richard Fitzgibbons, M.D.
Rick Fitzgibbons, M.D. is the director of the Institute for Marital Healing outside Philadelphia, has worked with hundreds of couples over the past 40 years and authored Habits for a Healthy Marriage: A Handbook for Catholic Couples (Ignatius Press, 2019). In 2019, Forgiveness Therapy: An Empirical Guide for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope (APA Books, 2014), which he co-authored with Robert Enright, Ph.D., received the Benedict XVI Award for Expanded Reason in Research. He has written a number of articles on the crisis in the Church.
The Dispatch

St. Valentine’s Day and the Marital Mission

February 13, 2025 Richard Fitzgibbons, M.D. 21

One of the most special Valentine’s gifts spouses can give to each other is to recommit to working daily on fulfilling the Catholic mission of their marriage. This work requires an understanding of marriage, oneself, […]

The Dispatch

Opinion: Stop harming our children, follow the medical facts

April 6, 2021 Richard Fitzgibbons, M.D. 12

On March 20, 2021, some 10,000 people engaged in a London rally protesting the severe COVID lockdowns of schools, businesses, restaurants, bars, and even playgrounds. I was particularly struck by a sign carried by a […]

Features

The McCarrick Report and the need for new protocols (Part 1)

November 11, 2020 Richard Fitzgibbons, M.D. 60

On June 5, 2019, I spoke to JL, who was working on the McCarrick Report, and who was referred to me by a priest friend. Father told him that I had made a report to […]

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Marijuana: A wolf in sheep’s clothing

April 1, 2019 Richard Fitzgibbons, M.D. 37

While lawmakers are moving to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in many states, psychological science is demonstrating its serious risks to the mental health of youth and adults. The use of marijuana has been […]

Analysis

Infidelity in Marriage and in the Priesthood

February 14, 2019 Richard Fitzgibbons, M.D. 8

Marital infidelity Infidelity in the Sacrament of Marriage is one of the most challenging of all wounds to heal. Infidelity creates severe betrayal pain for spouses and children and, unless properly addressed, can result in […]

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In an era when there is more information available than ever before, why is disciplined reasoning so rare?  Wouldn’t one expect this to be reason’s golden age?  Nevertheless, in political contests and in the debates […]

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