How the Mass can strengthen your marriage
Our deeper union with Christ strengthens the love within us and makes us more capable of loving and supporting each other.
Marriage Matters
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:Â 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.
He says:Â I am being offered a promotion at work
She says: I don’t want him to be gone all the time.
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: I feel like our marriage is falling apart.
By exchanging marital vows, a couple creates an unbreakable, lifelong bond.
He Says: I Don’t Want to Spend All My Free Time With This Couple
She says: It’s not like we have a ton of other friends.
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.
'The Decline of Marriage'
Marriage is what brings us together today.
He Says:Â 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.
What’s Sacramental About Marriage?
Unlike every other sacrament, matrimony originates in nature rather than in a distinct creative act of Christ.
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.
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.
She Says: Our Marriage Takes a Back Seat to Hanging Out With the Guys
He says he wants to keep his friends as well as his wife.
He Says: She Is Always Bragging About Her Family History
The desire to hear and tell family stories arises from our deepest needs to know who we are.
She Says: I’m Always the One to Give in
He says: It’s her choice; she hates conflict
He Says: We Hardly Ever See Each Other
She says: My job is very demanding.