by Michelle C. Martin | Sep 14, 2022 | Family Life, Health, Marriage, Marriage Prep
Every Saturday morning I go to a workout class at Pure Barre. The whole technique of the exercise is using small movements and changes for maximum impact. At Pure Barre, I’ll practice squats on tiptoe instead of the flats of my feet, or squats with one foot on a...
by Michelle C. Martin | Aug 16, 2022 | Family Life, Health, Marriage, Marriage Prep
Recently I’ve read two fantastic books: The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman, and The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. Both books are brilliant and inspired me to try a little piece of advice from each. I’m shocked: a secret that Dr....
by Sefanit Stefanos | Aug 31, 2020 | Family Life, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
Where are you? My spiritual director loves to point out when I am hiding from God. “Why are you hiding,” he’ll provocatively ask me. Of course I’ll immediately object: “I’m not hiding! I’ve just been busy with work, family and stuff…” He’ll nod empathetically and...
by Debbie Nowak | Oct 15, 2019 | Church, Family Life, Health, Marriage, Society, Spirituality
When you’re looking for ways to spice up your love life, you probably don’t think of consulting the Catechism of the Catholic Church. You might be surprised. CCC 2365 describes the fidelity of a husband and wife bearing witness to the world of the fidelity of Christ...
by Catholic Marriage Prep | Jun 16, 2017 | Church, Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
Often today if a man and woman want to get married, they first live together to see if they would be a good fit. To a lot of people, it makes sense to see if you are “compatible” before marriage, but really the opposite is true. Why would cohabitation make marriage...
