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Coming Tues on More2Life: Relationships First! (Plus win the Book of the...

Coming TUESDAY on More2Life– Relationship First:  Summer is a time for regrouping and putting first things first. We’ll look at what it takes to make sure your most important relationships are getting...

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Natural Family Planning and the Dignity of Women

(Here’s an advanced look at my next Family Foundations column). The dignity of women is under assault like never before.  Thanks to the internet, pornography is more accessible than ever.  Young women,...

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Dirty Sex, Accidental Heretics, and the Cult of Purity

“But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people”  (Psalm 22:6). In the Catholic Patheos community, we’re having a continuing conversation on the nature of healthy vs....

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Can You Teach the Theology of the Body to a 10yo? Should you?

Catholic Patheosi, Elizabeth Husted Duffy, posts her suggestions on what a “true” sexual education out to look like.  I like and agree with all of her recommendations and I encourage you to check them...

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Coming Friday on More2Life Radio: YOU ARE SO ANNOYING! (Plus, Win a Free...

Coming FRIDAY on More2Life–You are SO Annoying!:  The Theology of the Body reminds us that we are all “unique and unrepeatable”  which sound great in theory, until you run up against someone whose...

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Elizabeth Scalia Blogs So I Don’t Have To…

I’m only here three days this week as my work week is bookended by a series of speaking engagements/conferences last weekend and next so my blogging will probably be lighter.  Fear not.  Our fearless...

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What Can the Theology of the Body Teach Us about Managing Stress?

“I’m so busy!”  “There isn’t enough time!”  Seemingly universal laments.  Life is filled with opportunities to be stressed and to become even more stressed all the time. In short bursts (of a few...

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COMING FRIDAY ON MORE2LIFE–Getting In Synch (Plus, Win a Free Book–Drawing...

Coming Friday on More2Life:  Getting in Synch– The Theology of the Body reminds us that we were created to live in unity with God and others. Sometimes we have flashes of that unity and we talk about...

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“That they all may be one.” In which Calvin & Hobbes, Jung, and Pope JPII...

Everyone longs for connection.  We all crave closeness but it can seem so elusive at times.  In the face of the struggle to fulfill that desire to be in synch with others, we can often despair that it...

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COMING WED on MORE2LIFE RADIO: Harden Not Your Hearts

Coming Weds on More2Life:  Harden Not Your Hearts–We all have people in our life who have hardened our hearts.  People who have consistently hurt, frustrated or disappointed us.  We’ll examine the...

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Blessed Are You When WLW Drive Time Hosts Persecute You?

Yesterday, I had an interview–actually, it was more like nuclear warfare–with Eddie Fingers and Tracy Jones, hosts of the #1 afternoon drive time show in Cincinnati.  They had me on to discuss my book,...

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Is the Hook-Up Culture Over-Hyped? Absolultely Not, Study Shows.

As I mentioned,  I’ve been talking a lot lately about the hook-up culture among young adults. Last month, the New York Times stirred the cultural pot with their article titled, She Can Play That Game...

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6 Stages of Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts

Sex addiction statistics show that 25 million Americans visit cyber-sex sites between 1-10 hours per week. Another 4.7 million in excess of 11 hours per week. (MSNBC/Stanford/Duquesne Study, Washington...

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Is No-Sex the New Sex?

That’s the title of an article at The Science of Relationships. The article itself covers a few different topics related to this theme, but the thing that struck me was a recognition by secular...

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The Married Guide to Surviving and Thriving over the Holidays

Patheos Book Club is featuring Lisa’s and my new book, Just Married: The Catholic Guide to  Surviving and Thriving in the First Five Years of Marriage.   They asked us to write a piece that could help...

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Women Want Romance and Men Want Sex, Right? Not So Fast…

It has been a truism in both secular and Christian culture that “women want romance and men want sex” or “women give sex to get love and men give love to get sex.”  I have always HATED these sentiments...

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Well, Shucks. Y’All Are Makin’ Us Blush.

I had to post this truly touching review from the Snoring Scholar of Lisa and my new book Just Married:  A Catholic Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the First 5 Years of Marriage. oh, the things I...

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You Deplete Me: 5 Ways to Know You’re In a Toxic Relationship

There are some relationships we shouldn’t try to save.  Oddly, sometimes the least healthy relationships are the ones we’re most anxious about letting go!  This article can help you discern whether...

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“Marketing” Catholic Marriage in a Post-Marriage World–FREE WEBINAR TODAY!

Join us in this webinar today and learn how to share the Catholic vision of love & marriage more effectively! Webinar Registration Everyone uses the word “marriage” but it seems to mean a million...

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The Secrets of Exceptional Couples Revealed!

The Christophers website shares some thoughts from my book on what it takes to have an exceptional marriage. For any marriage to work, spouses have to step into it with one absolute in mind: no matter...

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