Dr. John Buri

About Dr. John Buri

Dr. John Buri is a psychology professor at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Buri is active in the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and Saint Paul in their marriage preparation and marriage enrichment programs. He has been married (to his high school sweetheart) for 45 years, and he and his wife have six children, and 14 grandchildren.

Understanding Anger in Those We Care For

A friend of mine conducted an informal survey of priests in the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul to find out which sins were heard most often in the sacrament of reconciliation. No surprise that #1 transgression for men involved … [Read more...]

The Power in a Penance

About six or seven years ago, I participated in the sacrament of reconciliation. (By the way, that was not my last time.) At the heart of my confession was the fact that I had recently been responding to my wife with “irritation” or “an … [Read more...]