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INSPIRATION!
A collection of articles and videos from various sources that we have chosen to educate, guide, and inspire you, no matter where you are on your marriage journey.


The Importance of Date Night
They call it the seven-year-itch for a reason: the fact is, falling in love is really not that hard. Staying in love? That’s another...
Feb 25, 2021


The Healing of Memories | Cooperating with Grace To Heal From Past Sins
Like most men who survived their twenties, I was a regular consumer of pornography. Not occasionally, and not compulsively, but somewhere...
Jan 8, 2021


Conversational Boundaries without Stonewalling
Difficult conversations can lead to flooding. Learn how to set conversational boundaries without stonewalling. During stressful times, it...
Nov 12, 2020


The Rituals in Our Marriage That Keep Us Close
Terry Gaspard identifies the six habits of happily married people. There is definitely an art and a science to successful marriage. In...
Nov 7, 2020


Moving through the Clouds of Discernment
More than once, having paused from my daily tasks or stresses, I have glanced up at the heavens, searching for the reminder that there is...
Jul 31, 2020


Annulment Process Provides Healing, Hope and Restoration
Overwhelmed. Unsure. Hesitant. Those are just a few words Mark Schmitz, a member of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Lawrence, uses to...
Jul 17, 2020


From the Theological to the Practical: Tips for Your Wedding Night
You said your vows, had a beautiful wedding, and now, it’s your wedding night. While the Church may provide us with a spiritual and...
Jul 13, 2020


Find Out If You’re Really in Love
When someone wants to find out if they’re really in love, it usually means they’re asking if the person they’re dating—or want to date—is...
May 5, 2020


How to Pray for Your Future Spouse
If you’re wondering how to pray for your future spouse, one thing to keep in mind is that God wants to free you from any anxiety about...
Apr 28, 2020


Don't Fear Marriage
It is possible for a marriage to not be broken. Jackie and Bobby have served as living examples of that reality on this channel, but...
Nov 5, 2019


Old Natural Law Theory, Marriage, and Sexual Ethics
“Old natural law theory” begins with the natural end of our sexual faculties and derives ethical principles from there. But this approach...
Sep 24, 2019


Relationship Growth Happens in Nature
Growing up in New England, I spent a lot of time in nature. From a young age, my parents instilled in me the value of taking time to slow...
May 16, 2019


An Amazing Secret to Marriage Success
If I were to tell you that there is a simple, 5 minute daily habit that has been shown to increase the chances of marriage success to...
Mar 26, 2019


Swipe Right to Find Your Soul Mate
Like any good stand-up comedian, Aziz Ansari is an intuitive student of the human condition. He wrote his book, Modern Romance: An...
Mar 1, 2019


Marriage apostolate serves couples before, after ‘I do’
In 2012, Arlene Milon met with her parish priest, then-Father Jay Donahue, to brainstorm ideas to revitalize the marriages of their parish, St. Mary of the Assumption in the Pittsburgh suburb of Glenshaw. After brainstorming some ideas, they decided to host a date night that included a Mass in which the couples would be invited to renew their vows. “We thought it was a great idea, and something never done before in our parish,” Milon said. Fifty-six couples turned out for the
Feb 14, 2019


How to Fight Fair
A great deal can be said about a relationship if the two parties involved can’t fight fair. That’s why Jackie and Bobby argue that...
Jan 15, 2019


How Catholics (Should) Date
Jackie has some straightforward advice about dating that will eliminate the ambiguity often involved, while hopefully leading to more...
Dec 4, 2018


How to Know if You've Found "The One"
Staying on the straight and narrow path can be difficult when you’re discerning marriage and looking for “the one”. Jackie says we live...
Nov 13, 2018


Aching to Find a Spouse?
Are you aching to find a spouse who understands you and your Catholic faith? Being called to the married life when you don’t have a...
Oct 23, 2018


What Cherishing Your Spouse Really Means
For 20 years, I had loved my wife — serving, sacrificing, persevering. But I had conveniently forgotten to consider what it meant to...
Sep 11, 2018


What is Humanae Vitae? Testimony to truth!
CLICK HERE TO READ HUMANAE VITAE July 25, 1968 - THE SUPREME PONTIFF PAUL VI Blessed Pope Paul VI wrote Humanae Vitae, providing the...
Jun 2, 2018


Does Faith Reduce Divorce Risk?
Religious belief and activity—particularly prayer—matter in important ways. They make a deeply practical difference in how husband and...
Mar 22, 2018


4 Helpful Rules for Discernment
When we are discerning God’s will in our lives, we often get overwhelmed by the anxiety of making the right choice and don’t permit...
Feb 7, 2018


Practical, Science-Based Steps to Heal from an Affair
Working through an affair is tough. It takes tremendous energy and vulnerability on both sides. Many years ago, in the Clinton era, I was...
Dec 12, 2017
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