How to Deal with Toxic Family Members as a Catholic?

How should Catholics handle strained or toxic family relationships while still honoring the Fourth Commandment? Want to support St. Patrick's Seminary? Give an online gift here 👉 - https://donorbox.org/donate-to-st-pat... Learn more about St. Patrick's Seminary here 👉 - https://stpsu.edu In this video, Father Jerome Magat of St. Patrick’s Seminary & University addresses a heavy topic that comes up frequently in spiritual direction and the confessional: How to Deal with Toxic Family Members while protecting your peace of soul. Many devout Catholics feel pulled between two directions: honoring their father and mother (which extends to all family members) and protecting their personal well-being from toxic dynamics, manipulation, or endless conflict. Father Magat breaks down: • Balancing the Fourth Commandment with filial duties and charity • How to recognize common patterns of family toxicity • Setting healthy boundaries and protecting your peace • Virtue in the middle: Kindness, civility, and distance when necessary • The ultimate obligation: Praying for healing, conversion, and grace #ToxicFamily #CatholicTeaching #FatherJeromeMagat #StPatricksSeminary #FourthCommandment #CatholicFaith #SpiritualGrowth #ProtectYourPeace