Why are relationships so central to human flourishing? The Harvard study reveals the empirical reality, but Catholic theology explains the deeper reason: humans are made by relationship, for relationship. This isn’t just beneficial happenstance, it’s an ontological reality rooted in the very nature of God Himself. God is Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

After 25 years as a counselor and mental health clinician, I noticed a consistent pattern that became impossible to ignore: the principles that create effective therapy are the same principles that Scripture teaches about healthy relationships. Psychological research on what makes counseling work kept leading back to biblical truths about love, trust, empathy, and connection. Science and faith weren’t competing, they were confirming each other.