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This article discusses some of the overlapping confluences between psychoanalytic understanding and Catholic belief and theology. Suggestions are proposed for meaningful mutual dialogue and inquiry between Catholic theological reflection and psychoanalytic interpretation. Areas considered are the psychology of grace, psycho-biography of lives of saints, psychological aspects of sacramental theology and experience, and, from a psychohistorical perspective, the origins of the Church as a religious movement and exploration of unconscious fantasy systems underlying pervasive religious convictions and beliefs. Potential areas for further analytic exploration and dialogue are discussed.