Quote of the Day

“To truly be committed to a life of honesty, love and discipline, we must be willing to commit ourselves to reality.”

- John Bradshaw, Healing the Shame that Binds You

Bradshaw was born in Houston, Texas, into a troubled family and abandoned by an alcoholic father who himself was also abandoned by his own father. Bradshaw won scholarships to study for the Roman Catholic priesthood. He earned a B.A. degree in Sacred Theology and an M.A. degree in philosophy from the University of Toronto in Canada.Six years after his 1963 graduation, Bradshaw returned to academia at Rice University in Houston, Texas, doing three years of graduate work in psychology and religion. Bradshaw said alcohol addiction and other problems led to his decision to end his plans for the priesthood.