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June 2013

June 14, 2013

Why Knot: My Interview with OSV Newsmagazine

Mary DeTurris Poust featured me in great piece on cohabitation v. marriage. The main article is...

June 12, 2013

Coming Wed on More2Life–All Stressed Up and No Place to Go (Plus, Win a Free Book! Details below)

Coming Wednesday on More2Life: All Stressed Out and No Place to Go--We'll explore all the...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

Coming Friday on More2Life Radio: YOU ARE SO ANNOYING! (Plus, Win a Free Book! Details below)

Coming FRIDAY on More2Life--You are SO Annoying!: The Theology of the Body reminds us that...

May 29, 2013

Coming Wed on More2Life: The God Connection (Plus, Win a Free Book! Details Below)

Coming WEDNESDAY on More2Life-- The God Connection: God loves you so much! He is reaching...

May 24, 2013

But Aren’t All Kids Different?

One of the challenges of being a "parenting expert" is that you often find yourself...

May 24, 2013

Coming Friday on More2Life: Giving & Receiving–Finding the Balance

Coming Fri on More2Life-- Giving and Receiving--Finding the Balance: As Christians we're called to be...

May 22, 2013

Be Not Afraid: A Christian Response to Anxiety

In any given year about 20% of adults in the US experience one type...

May 22, 2013

Coming Wed on More2Life: Be Not Afraid.

Coming Wed on More2Life--Be Not Afraid: Scripture reminds us that Christians have no need to...

May 08, 2013

Coming Wed on More2Life: Hope for Our Children

Coming Wed on More2Life Radio: Hope for Our Children--We all have a vision of what...

May 07, 2013

Coming Tues 5/7 on More2Life Radio: SERENITY NOW! The Quest for Peace.

COMING TUES ON More2Life--SERENITY NOW! We all want peace in our hearts and in our...

May 06, 2013

Coming Mon 5/6 on More2Life Radio: A Question of Trust

A Question of Trust: Trust is an important part of any relationship, especially the kind...

May 01, 2013

Cohabitation Nation: Sliding v. Deciding for Marriage

One of the most common concerns young people encounter as they begin to pursue adult...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Anger vs. Wrath: What’s the Difference?

Anger is a common enough emotion. Everyone gets angry from time to time, and anger,...

April 29, 2013

Coming Mon on More2Life Radio: Simple Gifts.

The Theology of the Body reminds us that we can only "find ourselves" by making...

April 29, 2013

Congrats to “Corpus Christi” and “Crown of Creation”: New Mens’ & Womens’ TOB Households at Franciscan University

This weekend I was proud to attend the induction ceremony for Corpus Christi and Crown...

April 25, 2013

MARRIAGE DO’s and DON’Ts

Beverly and Jim are newly engaged. Even though they are very much in love, they...

April 25, 2013

COMING THURS on MORE2LIFE RADIO: THE JUGGLING ACT

COMING THURS: THE JUGGLING ACT--Marriage and kids. They're supposed to go great together. So why...

April 24, 2013

Help, Dr. Greg! My Husband and I are Growing Apart

Dear Dr. Greg, My husband and I have been married 15 years. We have four...

April 24, 2013

COMING WED on More2Life Radio: Parent Power

COMING WED: Parent Power-- We'll help moms and dads claim their power as we all...

April 24, 2013

Why Catholic Parents Can’t Just Do, “What works for us.”

You hear it a lot from Catholic families, "You have to do what works for...

April 23, 2013

What are we OBLIGED to do? (Or, “What?!? Are you saying that people who don’t exercise are going to HELL?!?”)

In yesterday's post on Taking Your Little Ones to Church, many people attempted to argue...

April 23, 2013

Today on More2Life Radio–First Things First

TUESDAY on MORE2LIFE--FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Theology of the Body reminds us of the primacy...

April 22, 2013

He’s not Heavy, He’s My Baby. (New Research Explains Why Carrying = Comfort)

Apr. 18, 2013 — There is a very good reason mothers often carry their crying...

April 22, 2013

The Contraceptive Sanctuary: Why you SHOULD Bring Baby to Church

Deacon Greg and Calah Alexander are having an animated discussion with several readers who are...

April 21, 2013

Whatchu Talkin’ Bout, Popcak? (Or, what’s all this “dignity” crap?)

I had a few people gently take me to task on my "Why do Catholics...

April 19, 2013

Cultivating Joy

Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances (1 Thess 5:16-18). That's a tall...

April 19, 2013

Coming Fri 4/19 to More2Life Radio: Hanging on to Joy

COMING FRI on M2L--Hanging on to Joy. In light of the events of this week,...

April 17, 2013

Notes Like This Make It All Worthwhile

I got an email today that really touched my heart. I've removed any identifying information,...

April 17, 2013

Coming Wed on More2Life Radio: Everyday Heroes

COMING WED on MORE2LIFE--EVERYDAY HEROES: Today on M2L we celebrate the little ways we can...

April 16, 2013

When Tragedy Strikes, Remember Who You Are

Whether we are reacting to the headlines out of Boston or dealing with personal tragedies,...