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January 2020

January 13, 2020

Four Ways to Keep Your Relationship Afloat In Tough Times

Husbands and wives pledge to love each other through good times and bad, sickness and...

November 2019

November 08, 2019

Whose Will You Be? A Gospel Reflection for the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

"Now at the resurrection whose wife will that woman be?" To whom do you belong?...

October 2019

October 09, 2019

Resolving Repetitive Arguments

Often we feel as though we’re just going in circles, having the same arguments over...

July 2019

July 26, 2019

The Symposium on Catholic Family Life and Spirituality

The Symposium on Catholic Family Life and Spirituality which concluded this past Sunday at Notre...

April 2019

April 01, 2019

To Cohabitate, or Not to Cohabitate. That is The Question

Celebrity couples live together, regular couples live together, if everyone’s cohabiting, that means there has...

January 2019

January 14, 2019

The Spirit of Giving…Can Make Me Happy Too?

The Christmas Season is over, but that doesn’t mean our spirit of giving should be. ...

January 07, 2019

It Gets Better With Age

“My spouse and I bicker all the time! What do we do?” Of course it...

August 2018

August 14, 2018

Prayer Power – A New Study Reveals The True Meaning Of “The family That Prays Together, Stays Together.”

We’ve often heard the phrase “The family that prays together, stays together.” While this adage—originally...

August 08, 2018

Overcoming The Resentment Overload

We all know the feeling of resentment. It can grow slowly and then quickly feel...

March 2018

March 26, 2018

Maintaining Your Marriage Connection

It’s easy to tell when someone is happy. People often express outward signs when they...

March 26, 2018

Maintaining Your Marriage Connection

It’s easy to tell when someone is happy. People often express outward signs when they...

March 06, 2018

Transform Your Relationship! New Online Resource Helps YOU Live The Catholic Vision of Love and Marriage

There is more to marriage than meets that eye. That's the message of this exciting...

February 2018

February 14, 2018

Is YOUR Marriage A Long Lent? Time for A Resurrection

This is the first time Ash Wednesday and St. Valentine's Day have fallen on the...

February 12, 2018

Tending the Fire—Hey Married Couples, Here are 3 Ways to Keep The Spark Alive!

God gave us the gift of marriage so men and women could learn to truly...

February 07, 2018

Fear, Men, and The Locked Doors of Our Hearts

Guest post by Dave McClow, Pastoral Solutions Institute Men are more wired to assess threats...

September 2017

September 19, 2017

Are Cola Wars Killing YOUR Marriage?

We all have our preferred brands: Our favorite kind of soda, our favorite brand of...

August 2017

August 22, 2017

When Sex Isn’t About Sex: 3 Things You Need to Know

Does God really care about our sex lives?

June 2017

June 26, 2017

Stop Dreading Disagreements

When you’re disagreeing with someone, don’t forget to pray for them.

June 12, 2017

Does My Husband Have a Right to Sex?

Marriage is no place for lust and use.

June 06, 2017

Becoming a Better Family

Want to enjoy a closer, more joyful family life? As Pope Francis puts it, “Waste...

April 2017

April 27, 2017

Expressing gratitude makes us healthier: Who wouldn’t be grateful for that?

Gratitude journals, #grateful quotes, appreciation lists, oh my! Expressing gratitude seems to be a growing...

April 18, 2017

Taking Relationships from Stressed to Supportive

Relationships are meant to be sources of support and love, yet sometimes in the craziness...

March 2017

March 20, 2017

3 Ways To Guarantee You’ll Be Your Spouse’s BFF

Many people question whether husbands and wives should expect to be each other’s best friends....

February 2017

February 23, 2017

More2Life Hacks—Bouncing Back from Tough Times in Marriage

It’s all too easy to get caught up in the various problems we all experience...

February 20, 2017

Unhappy Marriage? New Study Reveals 1 Simple Trick Can Turn Things Around.

According to a new study by the UK's Marriage Foundation, 70% of couples who said...

February 02, 2017

Making MARRIAGE Great Again: 3 Ways to Supercharge Your Relationship

Working on your marriage isn’t some selfish enterprise that just benefits you and your spouse....

January 2017

January 30, 2017

3 Ways To Unleash the Spiritual Power of Your Marriage

What’s the point of marriage? Do we even need it anymore? If so, what...

January 24, 2017

Alternative Facts? 3 Ways to Solve Conflict When You Can’t Even Agree on What Happened

This past weekend saw a lot of discussion about "alternative facts." Whatever you think of...

September 2016

September 13, 2016

The Two Shall Become One: Married People Become BIOLOGICALLY Similar, New Study Says.

In a study presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, University...

September 06, 2016

Relationship Problems? Be Careful Who You Talk To!

New research in the Journal of Personal and Social Relationship shows that talking to your best...