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Have you ever had that experience with your spouse when he or she seems so distracted that you wonder if they are having an out-of-body…
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Matrimonied Couples
Are you simply married or are you ‘Matrimonied’? People often point out that Catholics divorce at the same rate as the rest of the population.…
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Talking about Sex
“Katrina wasn’t looking forward to the parent puberty information night hosted by the school. She had been fondled by a stranger when she was twelve…
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Mixing Faiths
In a way, every marriage is a ‘mixed-faith’ marriage. Even within the same faith tradition, there can be different levels of commitment to the practice…
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The Grateful Spouse
If gratitude is good for building resilience in children and bolstering hope in adults, it’s close to a miracle drug for an ailing marriage. Here…
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Couple Prayer
For couples, one way to embrace a Year of Grace is to pray together as a couple. Based in the Sacrament of Matrimony, couple prayer…
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Washing of Feet
In the time of Jesus, washing was part of Jewish custom as a symbol of ritual purification. Washing is also part of the celebration of…
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Restoring Couple Unity
What most often brings couples undone, is not one massive act of betrayal, but the myriad of daily pinpricks of hurt. Criticism, put downs, rudeness,…
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