Marriage Archives

If the Beatitudes are how God invites us to live now, it only makes sense that these characteristics define a healthy marriage.

It is not your responsibility to please everyone around you. While it is common for us to want to please our family members, we don't need to do it...

Prayer deepens marriage, creating intimacy with love and respect.

Family dynamics present constant challenges, particularly during the holidays, when everyone is expected to gather together. Couples can get pulled...

Sometimes he’s also had a long day at work, slept badly that night, forgotten something I’ve said, or has 100 other things he’s focusing on. And I...

There were discussions, compromise, flexibility, and some disappointment. But our first Christmas is a happy memory for me. It can be for you too.

Just as a plant must be pruned, our marriages bloom when we strip things that take away from our relationship and focus on those that add to it.

While you encourage your spouse to speak up and have appropriate boundaries with their parents, you need to assert your own boundaries by speaking...

Here are some ways we can stick up for our spouse instead of falling into the trap of undercutting criticism, silent acquiescence to negative...

Thanksgiving is coming, and that means traveling, dinners, family, friends, and Christmas shopping. It is easy to lose track of what’s going on and...

So, is it possible to change the course of poor communication in your marriage? Absolutely! But it does take a mutual decision to make the effort...

Get ready to fight for your wife in the way she needs most – and pray for her! Don't worry if you need a game plan; I've got you covered. Below you...

When disagreements send frustration levels sky-high, is it possible to still show him the respect he needs?

Hosting a holiday get-together is the very definition of hard work. More than just the given—that is, physical—labor, serving as a host will also...

There’s a fine line between wanting him to carry his weight in the kitchen and believing you can actually make him enjoy the art of unloading the...