Marriage Matters
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497How to Thrive (Not Just Survive) Being Together
November is an interesting month. Here in Wisconsin, the days shorten, the cold settles in and people hunker down for the winter....
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339Terrorism in the world: Answering questions and calming fears
Terrorism in the world continues to be a real concern. Media coverage of ISIS and other threatening organizations are commonplace. While adults...
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335Fighting Fair in Love and Marriage
I’ve always been curious about why people (myself included at times) believe that conflict signals problems in a relationship, while the absence...
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366Religious Practice and Cohabitation
“Let marriage be held in honor among all.” Hebrews 13:4 Social science research shows that religious practice increases the chance that a...
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248Religious Practice and Charitable Volunteering
“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must...
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989Marriage and Good Family Relationships
“Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who...
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560When Humility Meets Humor
When I look back to the first year of our marriage, I am humbled by the ways my husband, Mike, very gently,...
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394How to Comfort the Sorrowful- What to say & do; What to avoid
We’ve all been there; standing next to someone who has just lost a loved one. They are visibly saddened by the death...
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445Life Lesson Learned from a Small Country Church
During a recent family vacation, we were blessed with the chance to celebrate Mass in a tiny rural mission parish: St. Helen...
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403Family Benefits of Church Attendance
“Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” Matthew 18:20 God designed us to have a...