Husband & Wife Articles
by Julie Filby
10 experts offer guidance in getting back up when you’re down
As busy people with spouses, kids, jobs, responsibilities, we’re all bound to fall into a funk from time-to-time — a phase when we feel dejected, overwhelmed, ungrateful, unappreciated or just plain blah, sometimes for no good reason. So what can we do about it? Ride it out? Throw up our hands? Yell at our kids? Kick the...Read more
‘How St. Joseph Got Me Fired!’
By Ken Davison
When you ‘Go to Joseph,’ be careful what you pray for
Many Catholics only think of St. Joseph when they want to sell their house. To ensure that sale, they hold him hostage in effigy, buried upside down in their yard, refusing to dig him up until he brings them a buyer and closes the deal. If it works for you, fine, but my experience tells me this: Don’t mess with St. Joseph, because he got me...Read more
By Maryan Vander Woude
Mary’s love has no limits and works miracles
When I am pregnant – as I am now – two solemnities, in particular, affect me profoundly. The first is Christmas – the birth of Our Lord – and the second is the Feast of the Annunciation, which comes nine months earlier, on March 25. I’ve actually been pregnant several times for both of these solemnities, and each time my pregnancy has...Read more
by Marge Fenelon
We call it ‘engagement’ for a reason
Father Carlos was a dear family friend and spiritual director for both Mark and I before and also after we were married. German-born, but having been stationed in Argentina for fourteen years, Father Carlos had an amazing German-Latino accent, and a way of asking trick questions that was oftentimes frustrating, yet still...Read more
