Revisiting "Ten Commandments for the Scrupulous"

Faith, at its heart, involves trust—even when complete certainty is absent. Scrupulosity, by contrast, demands answers to doubts that were never real to begin with.

Rev. Thomas M. Santa, CSsR’s Ten Commandments for the Scrupulous (2013) has long served as a practical guide and source of relief for those suffering from scrupulosity. This pamphlet revisits Fr. Santa’s commandments through the contemporary psychological lens of Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT) as a way of continuing his legacy of compassionate guidance.

The pamphlet aims to help people distinguish between genuine moral reflection and OCD’s false alarms, freeing them to live and practice their faith with confidence, compassion, and peace.

Pamphlet. 32 pages.