Craig had entered Notre Dame pursuing a degree in accounting, but immediately realized that this career was in stark opposition to his skills and desires. His gifts were empathy and understanding, not logic or math. This disparity created great anxiety for him, but Craig pushed forward, snuffing his passions and chasing lifelessly after the life he thought he was supposed to have. Craig’s only consolation was his daily runs, and the enjoyment he found on the running paths was just enough to numb him from the pain of his life’s current direction.
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Toward the end of college, Craig developed chronic injuries on both of his knees. God had taken away his ability to use running as a coping mechanism, no longer allowing him to ignore his internal turmoil. This was right when Craig’s faith was beginning to deepen. He began to seriously pray about his calling in life, for the first time truly open to Jesus’ and Mary’s voices in the matter. Setting aside the expectations of family members, convention, the world, and his own presumptions, Craig was finally able to see his calling to use his strengths to walk alongside people in their pain. During his senior year, Craig switched from accounting to counseling, experiencing a deep peace and sense of purpose.
As Craig became more and more enthralled by Catholicism, he began to see how integrating modern counseling with the truths of the faith was desperately needed in the world. After Notre Dame, Craig enrolled in a graduate program at Franciscan University of Steubenville and two years later attained his masters in Christian Counseling.
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Throughout Craig’s professional experience since, he has seen time and again that God is truly the underlying cause of any and all healing within his ministry. As a counselor, Craig’s most important role is to remove any obstacles that may be preventing a client from experiencing God’s healing love. Craig’s 25 years of experiences have allowed him to develop methods that are quite successful at removing these barriers and setting the stage for God’s healing to begin.
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Craig has seen firsthand God’s desire to bring healing to any person who seeks it out. Whether you are experiencing pain from relationships, anxiety, depression, grief, or from any other source, the Lord wants to replace it with His peace. Contact Craig today to set up an in-person or videoconference session today, and experience the healing that God wants for your life.
Around the same time, Craig was also given a miraculous medal (a vessel of extraordinary graces from the Blessed Mother), and immediately felt Mary tugging at his soul. He was inspired to go on a day of recollection - incredibly out of character for him at the time. At the retreat, Craig encountered a devout priest who spoke with authority and clarity, unveiling the crucial and powerful practices necessary to infuse a person’s stale faith with new life. Foremost among these practices was mental prayer, which Craig embraced, finding depth in his new prayer life and especially in meditating on the mysteries of Mary’s Rosary.
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The culmination of Craig’s conversion was total consecration to Mary (embraced and promulgated by St. Louis de Montfort). In the consecration, a person places his entire life in the hands of the Blessed Mother for her to use for God’s greater glory in time and for all eternity. Craig completed his consecration during his senior year on the feast of the Presentation of the Child Jesus, similarly giving of himself to Mary to present to God.
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Craig had slowly answered Mary's calling and was now ready to live a life given up entirely to the plans of a loving mother.
Craig was raised Catholic, but felt that he had received watered-down versions of the faith throughout his grade school and high school education. In high school, he witnessed a friend's extreme reconversion to the faith
through Mary and her revelation to six children at Medjugorje. As a result, Craig heard whispers of a call to a deeper relationship with the Blessed Mother. He sporadically attempted to pray the rosary, but saw no real progress in his faith or changes to his day-to-day, secular way of life.
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Several years later at Notre Dame, circumstances converged that prompted Craig's reconversion to a radical Catholicism. First, a friend gave him a copy of The Faith Explained by Fr. Leo J. Trese. By the grace of God, Craig picked it up a few months later and began reading. Much to his surprise, he could not put it down - underlining and highlighting the entire book in multiple colors.
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Within those pages, he discovered the true story of the Catholic faith. He read of angels and demons, of a fall and a savior, of a virgin and a serpent. He learned the truth about sin, and the death of the soul through mortal sin. But he also finally understood, to a small degree, the reality of God's infinite mercy - always available through the sacrament of reconciliation - and of the infinite love and power found in Jesus' true, abiding presence in the Eucharist. Craig returned to confession, and began receiving the Eucharist in daily mass.
through Mary and her revelation to six children at Medjugorje. As a result, Craig heard whispers of a call to a deeper relationship with the Blessed Mother. He sporadically attempted to pray the rosary, but saw no real progress in his faith or changes to his day-to-day, secular way of life.
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Several years later at Notre Dame, circumstances converged that prompted Craig's reconversion to a radical Catholicism. First, a friend gave him a copy of The Faith Explained by Fr. Leo J. Trese. By the grace of God, Craig picked it up a few months later and began reading. Much to his surprise, he could not put it down - underlining and highlighting the entire book in multiple colors.
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Within those pages, he discovered the true story of the Catholic faith. He read of angels and demons, of a fall and a savior, of a virgin and a serpent. He learned the truth about sin, and the death of the soul through mortal sin. But he also finally understood, to a small degree, the reality of God's infinite mercy - always available through the sacrament of reconciliation - and of the infinite love and power found in Jesus' true, abiding presence in the Eucharist. Craig returned to confession, and began receiving the Eucharist in daily mass.
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consecration, a person places his entire life in the hands of the Blessed Mother for her to use for God’s greater glory in time and for all eternity. Craig completed his consecration during his senior year on the feast of the Presentation of the Child Jesus, similarly giving of himself to Mary to present to God.
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Craig had slowly answered Mary's calling and was now ready to live a life given up entirely to the plans of a loving mother.
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Craig studied psychology at Notre Dame before receiving a Masters in Christian Counseling from Franciscan University of Steubenville. Craig has 25 years of professional experience in counseling and is involved in providing spiritual formation for retreats and other faith groups. He currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife and 8 children.
Craig was raised Catholic, but felt that he had received watered-down versions of the faith throughout his grade school and high school education. In high school, he witnessed a friend's extreme reconversion to the faith
Around the same time, Craig was also given a miraculous medal (a vessel of extraordinary graces from the Blessed Mother), and immediately felt Mary tugging at his soul. He was inspired to go on a day of recollection - incredibly out of character for him at the time. At the retreat, Craig encountered a devout priest who spoke with authority and clarity, unveiling the crucial and powerful practices necessary to infuse a person’s stale faith with new life. Foremost among these practices was mental prayer, which Craig embraced, finding depth in his new prayer life and especially in meditating on the mysteries of Mary’s Rosary.
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The culmination of Craig’s conversion was total consecration to Mary (embraced and promulgated by St. Louis de Montfort). In the
Craig had entered Notre Dame pursuing a degree in accounting, but immediately realized that this career was in stark opposition to his skills and desires. His gifts were empathy and understanding, not logic or math. This disparity created great anxiety for him, but Craig pushed forward, snuffing his passions and chasing lifelessly after the life he thought he was supposed to have. Craig’s only consolation was his daily runs, and the enjoyment he found on the running paths was just enough to numb him from the pain of his life’s current direction.
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Toward the end of college, Craig developed chronic injuries on both of his knees. God had taken away his ability to use running as a coping mechanism, no longer allowing him to ignore his internal turmoil. This was right when Craig’s faith was beginning to deepen. He began to seriously pray about his calling in life, for the first time truly open to Jesus’ and Mary’s voices in the matter. Setting aside the expectations of family members, convention, the world, and his own presumptions, Craig was finally able to see his calling to use his strengths to walk alongside people in their pain. During his senior year, Craig switched from accounting to counseling, experiencing a deep peace and sense of purpose.
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Craig has seen firsthand God’s desire to bring healing to any person who seeks it out. Whether you are experiencing pain from relationships, anxiety, depression, grief, or from any other source, the Lord wants to replace it with His peace. Contact Craig today to set up an in-person or videoconference session today, and experience the healing that God wants for your life.
As Craig became more and more enthralled by Catholicism, he began to see how integrating modern counseling with the truths of the faith was desperately needed in the world. After Notre Dame, Craig enrolled in a graduate program at Franciscan University of Steubenville and two years later attained his masters in Christian Counseling.
​
Throughout Craig’s professional experience since, he has seen time and again that God is truly the underlying cause of any and all healing within his ministry. As a counselor, Craig’s most important role is to remove any obstacles that may be preventing a client from experiencing God’s healing love. Craig’s 25 years of experiences have allowed him to develop methods that are quite successful at removing these barriers and setting the stage for God’s healing to begin.