Communicating God’s love through your marriage
We need marriage. So does our Church and our world.
Marriage Matters
He says: With the kids gone, it’s time to leave this big house and move into something smaller
The living space needs and preferences of a couple will naturally evolve over the course of their marriage and family life.
She says: I want to keep some of my mom’s special things
When you vowed at your wedding to remain faithful to one another “in sickness and in health,” the sickness part included that aching “soul sickness” of grief.
They say: We love each other and want to get married but we are almost 10 years apart in age
Let’s look first at your age difference and then at the pushback you’re getting from your family and friends.
Trusting God and each other in adversity
When life doesn’t go according to plan, how can married couples be strong together in the face of adversity?
He says: Too much screen time since COVID!
She says: We are so busy working from home it’s the only way to get anything done.
She says: I think it’s cute our granddaughter tells me ‘secrets.’
He says: We should tell our daughter.
She says: We should speak to our daughter about the man she is thinking of marrying
Whether you should speak with your daughter depends upon her openness to listening.
He says: Our daughter and her husband need help watching their new baby
She says: I’d love to help but it’s too much
Our adult daughter stopped attending Mass
The deeper level of her underlying relationship with God is where you should focus your efforts, not at the mere surface level.
No babies or toddlers at the wedding?!
Couple says: We want our wedding to be disruption-free so we can focus on the grace of the sacrament.
He says: I feel like our marriage is falling apart.
By exchanging marital vows, a couple creates an unbreakable, lifelong bond.
He Says: We Love Each Other but Are So Different
The notion that “opposites attract” is a paradox.
He and She Say: We’re Dreading Going Home to Either of Our Families for the Holidays
Rejoice that you feel this discomfort; it’s a sign your marriage is healthy.
He Says: Now That We Can Gather Again as an Extended Family, I Want to Invite the Big Group for Thanksgiving.
This holiday season is a great opportunity to establish a new normal for your holiday traditions.
He says: I lost my job and have not been able to find another that pays me what I think I’m worth
Regardless of its pay, what kind of work would most interest you most and draw upon your talents?
She says: He wants to invest in cryptocurrency, but I feel it’s too risky
Your goal is to get on the right page.
She says: I thought he would stop playing video games after we got married
It’s not uncommon for engaged people to hope that “things will be different once we get married.”
He Says: I Don’t Want Her Brother to Babysit
Most people understand that language which might be OK in one setting may not be in another.
She Says: I Want to Travel Now That We’re Retired
Entering into retirement can be just as fun – and just as stressful – as entering into marriage.
She Says: I Don’t Think We Have to Share All of Our Financial Assets
With modern couples, both are used to earning and managing their own money.
What’s Sacramental About Marriage?
Unlike every other sacrament, matrimony originates in nature rather than in a distinct creative act of Christ.
She Says: Sometimes I Snap at Him
Reflex snapping, like any form of spontaneous, unwanted behavior, is not the real problem.
She Says: I Need My “Alone Time”
Quality alone time is good for our mental and spiritual health, and helps us to be better companions.