Marriage
WOJ Ordinary Time 27, Year B
“What God has united, human beings must not divide” (Jesus, Mark 10:9)
Embracing ‘loving’ conflict
Original post here Author: MELANIE DOONER – Melanie has worked as a teacher in Catholic secondary schools and now works as a writer and editor…
Lent 2021 Marriage Chalenge
Take the 2021 Lent Marriage Challenge by Derek and Karen Boylen Lent is a time when we recommit to our Christian calling and vocation; to…
Tackling the Tricky Questions
Those tricky questions! They come when we least expect them and at the most inconvenient of circumstances. How can parents tackle the tricky questions from…
Love Language Gifts
Developed by Gary Chapman, the Five Love Languages, is a simple framework that can teach us how to love more effectively. The theory is simple…
Three Ways to Rekindle the Romance this St Valentine’s Day
Romance and Mystery One of the things that makes a new romance so exciting and attractive is the element of uncertainty: Is this person really…
One Flesh Union
It can be hard to get our heads around the amazing gift that Jesus made of himself by dying on the cross for our salvation. We…
Feasting and Fasting in Marriage
In marriage the fasting and feasting cycle is evident in the use of natural fertility methods which are the methods of family planning approved by…
Seasons of Marriage
Marriages are in perpetual transition, growing, evolving, and cycling through periods of plentiful intimacy and barren despondency. In many ways, these are just like the…
Spousal Gifts
It was 1985 and our whole family had gone to hear a talk by visiting Jesuit Father Charles Gallagher. He was proposing a radical approach…
Growing in Love
The popularity of St Valentine’s Day grew out of the joy of celebrating romantic married love. The celebration also encourages us to renew and develop…