Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: The University continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 outbreak and its implications for the University. We would encourage everyone to remain vigilant, following the CDC guidelines to reduce the transmission of the disease including proper personal hygiene. The CDC website provides the most reliable and up-to-date information and is updated daily by…
Note: This event has been updated to be available through online access One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage and one in four women in the US will have an abortion by the age of 45. Although these losses occur very differently, the grief experience is similar and affects men, women, family members, and friends….
Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: We understand that many of you are concerned about the COVID-19 Coronavirus. We want to assure you that the University is closely monitoring the situation and the guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Virginia Department of Health. The health and safety of our students, faculty,…
Over the summer of 2019, Divine Mercy University (DMU) made its highly anticipated move from Crystal City, just outside of Washington D.C., to its new campus in Sterling, Virginia. In addition to the big move, DMU also brought in some new faces, including Psy.D. graduate Dr. Kristi Stefani, who is helping bring mental health services…
Divine Mercy University (DMU) is excited to announce its partnership with the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). DMU will offer tuition reductions to AMS for its online psychology and counseling degree programs. The purpose of this partnership is to provide financial support to chaplains and laity who desire to provide mental health services…
The newly relocated outpatient mental health clinic known as the IPS Center for Psychological Services will host two one-hour open house sessions on January 23 — with the first session in the morning at 9 a.m. and second session in the evening at 5:30 pm. All interested guests are encouraged to email ipscenter@divinemercy.edu to RSVP….
The Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology program at Divine Mercy University has been ranked one of the best Psy.D. programs in the United States. Pictured Left: Psy.D. 2019 Cohort PsyDPrograms.org, a leading online social community for graduate-level psychology students, ranked over 80 APA-accredited Doctorate of Psychology degree programs. Factors considered included affordability, completion…
You all have very different religious backgrounds, what was writing the chapter on EQ and spirituality like? Yes, we all come from very theological backgrounds, all within a Christian framework, but three diverse practices, and it really added a lot [to the writing]. Also, having both men and women writing gave us an invaluable male-female…
At the basis of our relationship with God, is God’s revelation, his narrative about himself. How he is our loving creator, our sustainer, our father, and our friend. And how he overflows with goodness, with beauty, with charity. But there is another narrative… an anti-narrative. In Genesis 3:1, we read that the serpent came into…
St. John of the Cross in The Living Flame of Love dedicates much time to considering how a spiritual director who does not know the ways of God can become a major obstacle to a soul’s growth in union with God. For St. John this “knowing the ways of God” implies knowing the ways of…
