Diocese of San Diego | Holy Days of Obligation | 2019

Thomas Schmierer (pronounced "shmeer") is a licensed marriage and family therapist. He is a faithful Catholic who helps individuals, couples, and families in pain to experience deep personal and relational healing by using the top faith and evidence-based treatments so that they can live out their unique vocations to love with ever greater peace, holiness, and joy. He has been seeing clients since 2008. Healing and Peace is the name of Thomas's private practice and his blog. His office is in Oceanside, CA, but he also offers therapy services over the phone/Skype (online) for clients located in AZ, CA, KS, FL, NJ, & WY and Catholic life and relationship coaching services for clients worldwide. His CA license number is 80450. Thomas graduated summa cum laude from Holy Apostles College & Seminary with an M.A. in Moral Theology in 2009 and tries to understand what Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition have to tell us about how to go about our everyday living. He has a special interest in the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Benedicta of the Cross, and St. Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body and enjoys trying to break down complicated theological concepts to make them more accessible and useful for the average lay Catholic. He is also the creator of the Healing and Peace Blog: Your Catholic Guide Through the Trials of Life.