Marriage

I tell my son he must obey the Church’s laws concerning marriage. But he will do it his own way, I guess. His eyes turn steely when I start to cry. That’s his Army training. Emotions shut him down. All my kids heard the story of how…

June is a big month for weddings. For those of us planning to marry or are already married to non-Catholic spouses, the journey often ends up more difficult than we could have imagined. Once upon a time, Catholics were usually expected to…

Dear Father, I have a neighbor who loves to gossip. She doesn’t hesitate to mention anything bad about other people. She justifies her conduct by saying that the Bible recommends it. She quotes John 8:32: “And you will know the truth and…

Food can bring couples together. Here's how.

BY JOHN S. GRABOWSKI Exploring the Riches of the Empty Nest At first glance, it may seem more than a bit of a stretch to apply the words of the head waiter at the Wedding Feast of Cana to the situation of Catholic couples who reach the…

My wife and I recently took the kids to an amusement park. For 364 days a year, you tell your children not to scream, and then one day you pay tons of money to take them to a place to scream like crazy people. My kids love roller coasters.…

Years ago, if you told Catholic author and blogger Leila Miller you were getting a divorce, she may have told you how sorry she was, and that would be that. But today she’d do everything in her power to help save your marriage. That’s…

February is the perfect month to write about the importance of Christian marriage. After 20 years of marriage and seven children, I have learned through the good times and difficult times that my marriage is not only a blessing but a gift…

I remember that when I told a friend of mine I was getting married, he sighed. Yup. He actually sighed. Then he leaned in (so his wife wouldn’t hear him) and warned me that the transition from single man to married man was very, very, very…

Living in today’s culture and wanting anything lasting can feel like a movie that should star Tom Cruise, #MissionImpossible. In today’s generation, hookups, cohabitation, and swiping left or right are in superabundance, while…