Posts Tagged ‘Marriage’

Just the Two of You

Posted 17 May 2012 — by Danielle Bean
Category Catholicism

Danielle Bean: Coffee Talk: Marriage | (Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking) Struggling in your marriage? Have some relationship advice to share? Have …

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Does The Contraceptive Mentality Exist?

Posted 16 May 2012 — by Rebecca Teti
Category Catholicism

Rebecca Teti: | Oh, have mercy, not another internet NFP debate. Well, yes, except I’m not trying to stir a debate necessarily, but to learn something. Two things, actually. A couple of my friends posted this nicely balanced reflection on why Catholi…

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NFP FAQs

Posted 16 May 2012 — by Danielle Bean
Category Catholicism

Danielle Bean: Coffee Talk: NFP | (Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking) This weekly thread is a place where you can share your struggles, triumphs, lin…

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Childhood Lessons from Saint Isidore the Farmer…Sort Of

Posted 15 May 2012 — by Joel Schmidt
Category Catholicism

The life of this simple laborer has much to teach us, but only if we’re paying attention. The dairy barn at Scenic View Farm, where I grew up. No, I didn't literally live in the barn. I grew up on a century-old, third-generation dairy farm in…

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Sacrament Spotlight: Holy Matrimony

Posted 15 May 2012 — by Nick
Category Catholicism

Of all of the Sacraments, none has been, and more than likely will continue to be, more brutalized, disturbed, and augmented than the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. Continue reading →

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The Golden Rule? Or Gilding the Lily?

Posted 14 May 2012 — by Frank Weathers
Category Catholicism

Fellow Patheos blogger and philospher, Francis Beckwith on President Obama’s misunderstanding of the one, while attempting to do the other in regards to marriage. Here’s a taste, The President, Jesus, and the Golden Rule By Francis J. Beckw…

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According to Jesus is Homosexual Marriage a Lesser form of Love?

Posted 13 May 2012 — by David L. Gray
Category Catholicism

Sometimes our human expressions of love are actually expressions of human hate. We must always remember that true love always desires the best for the other, and a love that doesn’t desire Heaven for other is a love that is desires something less for o…

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The Day after (in case you were wondering)

Posted 10 May 2012 — by Sr Anne Flanagan
Category Catholicism

I’ll let Cardinal Dolan have the Nunblogger soapbox, adding only my two cents’ worth about how ripe the culture is for a new evangelization.WASHINGTON—Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued the fo…

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Catholic leaders reject Obama’s support for same-sex marriage

Posted 10 May 2012 — by Catholic News Service
Category Catholicism

“We cannot be silent in the face of words or actions that would undermine the institution of marriage, the very cornerstone of our society,” said Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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Love & Marriage

Posted 10 May 2012 — by Danielle Bean
Category Catholicism

Danielle Bean: Coffee Talk: Marriage | (Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking) Struggling in your marriage? Have some relationship advice to share? Have …

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Faith & Your Fertility

Posted 09 May 2012 — by Danielle Bean
Category Catholicism

Danielle Bean: Coffee Talk: NFP | (Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking) This weekly thread is a place where you can share your struggles, triumphs, lin…

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Advice to married couples: Don’t tie the knot! Weave a rope

Posted 08 May 2012 — by The Catholic Spirit
Category Catholicism

The Book of Ecclesiastes is part of the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament, and it contains a sensible, somewhat obscure, short passage on companionship and cooperation between fellow workers.

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Program #0294 for Tuesday, May 8, 2012: Women, Sexuality, and Church teaching

Posted 08 May 2012 — by dbett@pilotnewmedia.com
Category Catholicism

Program #0294 for Tuesday, May 8, 2012: Women, Sexuality, and Church teaching

Summary of today’s show: Some say the Church is waging a “war on women”, but in this war, the Church is women’s defender. Dr. Angela Franks discusses with Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor the Church’s often misunderstood teachings on contraception, sexuality, and marriage, as well as the shocking roots of Planned Parenthood’s efforts to [...]

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I Need a Date

Posted 07 May 2012 — by Holly Rutchik
Category Catholicism

Remember the good old days? You know, back when the stress of dating was due to wondering if a boy would ever ask you out on one? I remember those days. They really did stress me out. But, like most … Keep reading

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Mass Marriages

Posted 06 May 2012 — by Marge Fenelon
Category Catholicism

The poor remodeler, he was so uncomfortable that I thought he might break into a sweat. In fact, he might already have been sweating, but I dared not look too closely, lest my scrutiny escalate his discomfort. He’d come to … Keep reading

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Our Father

Posted 06 May 2012 — by Kayla
Category Catholicism

Sometimes praying together can be so stilted. Maybe not for all you saint out there, but for me, I start to feel awkward and under pressure when it comes to praying with other people, even my husband. It’s much more comfortable to silently complain …

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7 Quick Takes Friday – The Month Of May

Posted 04 May 2012 — by Ellen Gable Hrkach
Category Catholicism

Please join me and other Catholic bloggers at Conversion Diary for 7 Quick Takes Friday. I have always enjoyed the month of May. It happens to include some family birthdays, a holiday, my anniversary and, of course, May is the month of Mary. Also, May happens to be the month that my third novel, Stealing [...]

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Just You & Your Guy

Posted 03 May 2012 — by Danielle Bean
Category Catholicism

Danielle Bean: Coffee Talk: Marriage | Oops! I accidentally set this post to publish at 7 PM instead of 7 AM and did not discover my mistake until now … Sorry!—Danielle (Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; We…

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Faith & Your Fertility

Posted 02 May 2012 — by Danielle Bean
Category Catholicism

Danielle Bean: Coffee Talk: NFP | (Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking) This weekly thread is a place where you can share your struggles, triumphs, lin…

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Awesome Updates

Posted 01 May 2012 — by Kayla
Category Catholicism

2 weeks ago when Ryan and I came home from vacation, I was refreshed. I was energized, full of life and ready to tackle all the things that had been bothering me. I felt renewed.

Last week, I melted into a puddle in my husbands arms sobbing that I was…

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