Overcoming Sinful Anger: How to Master Your Emotions and Bring Peace to Your Life

But it went into managing your childrens tempter for some time. I have no kids, I wish it was just written for a single person use. But helpful!

Father Morrow is an excellent writer and his spiritual wisdom is invaluable. I am most grateful that he wrote and published this book. My current life situation can produce bouts of anger from me, and I do not want it to control my actions. He provides very practical skills that if applied, can help me change my behavior. When I described to book to a friend of mind, she wants to read it because she is still dealing with anger about the lose of her husband, one of her daughters, and that daughter's child, in the last 8 years.I recommend this book to anyone who wants to handle anger from a spiritual perpective. I suggest you try the spiritual perspective versus the secular. I have had anger management training, and purused other books. The element missing is the alternative behavior's spiritual side, which gives my life a deeper root in stability and fortitude.

My wife & I are not the most patient people, especially with each other. Thi sbook helped us to identify the roots of our frustration and anger, and offered several way to address those feelings to avoid doing damage to others.This book is not perfect. Actually the chapter on married couples was the low point for both of us in terms of usefulness. Also, the spiritual help overall was not as great as I had hoped & parts of the book thus read similarly to any secular self-help book. That was disappointing.Overall, we are both better off for having read it & recommend it to others with similar "anger issues," tough with a few reservations as mentioned above.

Pathways of Learning on the Catholic Channel of SiriusXM radio will interview Fr. Thomas Morrow about his book, Overcoming Sinful Anger this week. It was an easy and interesting read. Whether the reader is challenged by his/her temper, or loves someone who is challenged, Fr. Morrow offers insight and practical advice that is hopeful. As an educator, I picked up valuable pointers that will help teachers and parents direct young people who struggle with inappropriate behavior due to ADD, ADHD, allergies, oppositional defiance, etc. It's a book about practical spirituality for the adult and youth. Mostly it is for the individual who wants better relationships. There are references to other authors who provide additional expertise. Great advice for dating and marriage. Read it! It's definitely worth the time and effort.

- Why I Read This BookI am trying to eradicate sin, unjust anger included, from my life.- PositivesThe author does a good job of differentiating the mere feeling of anger from the sin of anger. That is, the involuntary emotion from the willful choice to act contrary to charity.He also provides many Scriptural passages on anger, as well as a few very brief stories about the saints."Turn Your Anger at God to Praise" is probably the most spiritually helpful chapter.- NegativesThere is only a brief mention of the difference between unjust anger (a desire for revenge) and just anger (a desire for justice?). The difference is not clear or elaborated. It would seem that a book devoted to anger should spend some time on this subject.But the biggest problem about the book is that most of the advice comes from psychologists. Psychology is essentially a secular ideology that happens to be founded by non-Catholics. It is an ethical system, where its goals are for "patients" to be "happy" or "healthy" in some secular fashion. Contrast this with the Catholic Church, founded by Jesus Christ, whose goal is for its members to serve God. Serving God is not always compatible with worldly happiness - in fact, frequently, it is not. So to write a "Catholic" book that is building off of the theoretical work of psychologists is highly suspect, to say the least.Interestingly, the book also draws teachings from a Native American and even two Protestants! Protestants are by their very nature anti-Catholic.This book does not emphasize traditional methods for staying in the state of grace. It does not emphasize the Ave Maria, the Rosary (which St. Louis de Montfort tells us is applicable to all problems, great and small), devotion to one's patron saint or guardian angel, and frequent Confession. It instead emphasizes flirting with one's spouse, bargaining with one's children, and other "feel good" suggestions.- Final ThoughtsSome of the advice contained in this book is good, while some is at the very least "fluffy" if not outright bad or unhelpful. Knowing this book's limitations, it might be OK for someone to quickly read through, ignoring the bad and taking the good.The best Christian writing I have found on anger is Augustine's sermon 63, taken from  Essential Sermons (The Works of Saint Augustine) (Works of Saint Augustine. Part III, Homilies) . This two page sermon is spiritually more useful than the entirety of Overcoming Sinful Anger.Other spiritual works I would recommend: The Secret Of The Rosary The Secret of Confession: Including the Wonders of Confession Sins of the Tongue:: The Backbiting Tongue Catholic Prayers: Compiled from Traditional Sources And I always recommend devotion to St. Philomena for any problem: Saint Philomena, the Wonder-Worker St. Philomena: Powerful With God In the first chapter, the author, a Novus Ordo priest, laments how often those who are "attending daily Mass and receiving Holy Communion" fall into anger. This is partly because the New Mass, brought about by the Second Vatican Council, is invalid. One should consult website of the Most Holy Family Monastery for more information on this subject.

The right book at the right time. God does work in strange ways😆Anger has been an issue for me. As a therapists I understand that it is how the anger is expressed that either keeps; you out of trouble or gets you into trouble. As a new Catholic I struggled with the concept of anger as a sin or as righteous. Thank you. Only thing I would take issue with - the use of punishment as discipline. I much prefer consequences to causing suffering. A consequences after all could be the loss of those electrics or that trip to the mall depending on the child's behavior. Happy New YearLv

This was recommended on Mom's group blog for our church. SO HAPPY I ordered it when I did and Love 2-Day Prime. Troubles with marriage and mommy hood...nothing major but issues in a family are never good. This was such an eye opener and my husband took to it quickly. I've already read it twice each time a new reminder on how to make a better choice. I've also bought this for a few other friends and may buy more. If you are a person that accepts your own downfalls and doesn't blame others or make excuses for your anger, then this is Perfect for you. Read with an open mind.

Excellent book if you struggle with anger. Really helps to clarify the underlying issue and gets to the heart of the matter.

If one is honestly and sincerely interested in controlling anger; then this book is a must read; although it would be more applicable and easier to understand with a religious background

small and precise book. This is a small book that reads in a few hours but answers all your questions about anger. How to deal with anger and other questions you have concerning being hurt, etc. Worth reading!

Nice value for money short and sweet content no nonsense content must read for people with anger issues. Passive anger especially

This was an excellent book. It also has a beautiful prayer inside that really brought great enlightenment. I would highly recommend this book. It is a great short read and a keeper!!!

Easy read! I'm not a reader but this was easy to read and reflect upon ways of bettering ourselves