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Am I a Body or Do I Have a Body?
Christopher West reflects on the Christian approach to the body. For more information on the Cor (ie the ‘heart’) Project or to subscribe visit. The Cor Project
Read MoreWhy Won’t You Have Sex with Me?
Christopher West | The Cor Project | More: here “Why won’t you have sex with me?” she pleaded. “I want to learn to love you in the right way,” he responded with heartfelt emotion. “But I want you to desire me!” she insisted. “I do,” he said. “But what I desire is to love you, not use you.” A…
Read MoreWhy do men use pornography
Christopher West | The Cor Project | More like this: here I can’t count the number of distraught women who have cornered me at a seminar to tell me the sad tale of a husband or boyfriend addicted to porn. Not that looking at porn is only a male problem. An increasing number of women…
Read MoreWhy Women Leave Men They Love
Justice Schanfarber | The Good Men Project | Read the full article here As a marriage counsellor working with men and women in relationship crisis, I help clients navigate numerous marriage counselling issues. While many situations are complex, there’s one profoundly simple truth that men need to know. It’s this — Women leave men they love.…
Read MoreThe Corrosive Impact of Blame
Brene Brown talks about blame – what it really is and how it is so destructive on relationships.
Read MoreEmpathy or Sympathy? What’s the Difference?
Brene Brown is a well known for her work on vulnerablity. In this illustrated video she explains the difference between empathy and sympathy.
Read MoreTime Out for Couples
Does Your Marriage Need a Time-Out? Danielle Bean talks about the value of time apart…for the purpose of being of better together. | Catholic Match | Read more here I will never forget the morning, many years ago, when I was very pregnant (and okay, maybe just a little hormonal), when my husband Dan and…
Read MorePuppy Love
You Fall In Love with the Front End of the Puppy Scott Stanley talks about commitment | Read more from his blog: here There are a lot of ways to explain why commitment is so important in lasting love—especially in marriage. This is my favorite. Think about puppy love. Many people understand what it is…
Read MoreHow a Confidant can Help a SOS Marriage
Be There for a Friend’s Relationship Crisis, But Don’t Give Advice By ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN | Updated Feb. 9, 2015 | Wall Street Journal | Full Article: here Sooner or later, someone in the depths of a marital or relationship problem will want to talk about what’s going on and possibly to ask for advice. Being there for…
Read MoreFinding God in Community
Ron Rolheiser, OMI | Full article: here God is not, first of all, a formula, a dogma, a creedal statement, or a metaphysics that demands our assent. God is a flow of living relationships, a trinity, a family of life that we can enter, taste, breathe within, and let flow through us. “God is love,” scripture says,…
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