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The Problem With Divorce
Posted On February 16, 2019

Consider the stern warning provided to our times by the Lord Himself: For whoso cometh not unto me is under the bondage of sin. And whoso receiveth not my voice is …

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RECREATIONAL REPENTING OF OTHERS
February 12, 2019

I was walking along Canal Street in New Orleans with Bob, a friend, colleague, and a good Catholic man. He described his continuing challenge to be the man he wants …


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GOD’S UNEXPECTED (AND UNDER-APPRECIATED) PURPOSE IN MARRIAGE
February 8, 2019

The requirements for a successful date include having bathed within the previous 24 hours and being agreeable (naturally or artificially). Usually some amount of cash is also required. It’s really …


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Newton’s Third Law
February 2, 2019

Newton’s third law of motion teaches us that every action has an opposite and equal reaction. I suspect that his law applies to human relationships just as much as rolling …


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When Being Right Isn’t Good Enough
January 29, 2019

Almost twenty years ago Nancy and I were planning the landscaping around our new house. A landscape architect had recommended a cluster of three fruit trees at the corner of …


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Taking Your Marriage From Misery to Joy
December 20, 2018

Mom says I was a pleasant baby. As I grew, I must have become less pleasant. I remember spending a lot of my growing-up years annoying and battling my siblings. …


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I’m Just Being Honest
December 20, 2018

by H. Wallace Goddard Perhaps the most pernicious sins are those that make us feel virtuous. Perhaps the most pernicious sins are those that make us feel virtuous while we devastate our …


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Conflict Resolution and the Creation of Peace
December 13, 2018

Conflict Resolution and the Creation of Peace by H. Wallace Goddard “You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.” Nancy and I have some friends who have been …


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Taking Your Marriage From Misery to Joy
December 13, 2018

Mom says I was a pleasant baby. As I grew, I must have become less pleasant. I remember spending a lot of my growing-up years annoying and battling my siblings. …


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The Road to Marital Misery is Paved with Good Intentions
June 25, 2018

Often, we think we are acting nobly when we are actually being destructive. Some examples: Hoping to strengthen their marriage, a wife approaches her husband: “We need to talk.” Hoping to state the …