Passion and domesticity
One of the greatest challenges couples face in our contemporary age is the presumption of sexual excitement. When the romance wanes, marriages are at risk –…
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Mercy Gospel Reflection: Jul 17
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 17 July – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time In this week’s Gospel, we hear the challenging story of Martha and Mary.…
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Mercy Gospel Reflection: Jul 10
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 10 July – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time In this week’s Gospel, we hear Jesus’s parable of the Good Samaritan in…
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Mercy Gospel Reflection: Jul 3
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 3 July – 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time In this week’s Gospel, Jesus sends forth the seventy-two disciples, in pairs, to…
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Mercy Gospel Refection: June 26
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 26 June – 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time This week’s Gospel ends with the words of Jesus, “Once the hand…
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Mercy Gospel Reflection: June 19
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 19 June – 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time In this week’s gospel, Jesus challenges us with the words “For anyone…
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Mercy Gospel Reflection: June 12
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 12 June – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time In this week’s Gospel, we are reminded of Jesus incredible mercy and…
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Marriage Nomads
We’ve been reading a book on the writings of St John of the Cross and in one section the author talks about perseverance in the…
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Mercy Gospel Reflection: June 5
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 5 June – 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time In this week’s Gospel, Luke tells us that Jesus felt sorry for…
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Mercy Gospel Reflection: May 29
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 29 May – The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ In this week’s Gospel, despite being in a “lonely…
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Like Father, Like Mother
In our household, the traditional stereotypes of father as disciplinarian and mother as comforter don’t describe us very well and that’s probably a good thing.…
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Mercy Gospel Reflections: May 22
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 22 May –The Most Holy Trinity This week, we celebrate Trinity Sunday. It is a time to reflect on…
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Mercy Gospel Reflection: May 15
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 15 May – Pentecost Sunday In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us that, “if you love me, you will keep my commandments.”…
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Words to make her smile
[Disclaimer: we take no responsibility for the advice tendered in this column unless husbands read it to the end. :-)] A few weeks ago, Francine…
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