RLR Interview with Greg Schlueter: Emotional Intelligence and the Reformation of the Catholic Heart

In this rich conversation on Respect Life Radio, Greg Schlueter puts emotional intelligence at the heart of what it means to live out faith in our era. Drawing on his recent article, “Emotional Intelligence and the Reformation of the Catholic Heart,” Greg challenges us to move beyond performative religion toward a lived, interior transformation that is relational, vulnerable and steeped in grace. Greg points to the example of Archbishop Alexander Sample’s public apology and emotional honesty as a sign of what a mature, emotionally integrated leadership looks like — one that brings healing, authenticity and holiness. 

Listeners are invited into practical ways to reclaim emotional formation in everyday life:

• Recognizing and expressing interior pain rather than masking it. 
• Cultivating emotional availability in families, in parish life, in leadership. 
• Allowing sacramental life and prayer to engage not just the mind or ritual, but the wounds, longings and heart’s truth. 

If you’re looking for faith that is more than external conformity — if you long for a Church and a heart that breathe, suffer, repent, forgive and love — this episode is for you. Be inspired to let your emotional life be part of your journey toward holiness, not something to hide. 

To read the full article visit: Catholic Exchange.