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A study with Latino/a subjects highlighting two key conclusions: 1) The subjects employ a modality of empathy which is qualitatively different from classical views of empathy in pastoral care, 2) The subjects employ a series of selfobjects transferences that, when considered from a Self Psychology perspective, suggests that their modality of pastoral care prevents narcissistic injuries to the self while resisting grandiose selfobjects.

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Professor in Pastoral Theology at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus. Earned a Ph.D. in Pastoral Theology, Personality and Culture from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois (2003).

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