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Growing in Virtue: The First Step

Growing in Virtue: The First Step

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Most of us did not grow up with specific training in the virtues. We learned the alphabet and multiplication tables. When we were older, we were exposed to more complex science, literature, and history. Many of us went off to university, where we learned a lot of...
Virtue and the Freedom to Love

Virtue and the Freedom to Love

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When speaking at marriage retreats, I like asking the married couples two questions: “How many of you value your spouse?” At this, all of them raise their hands. Then I ask a second question: “How many of you do things that hurt your spouse?” Most laugh, and then all...
In Marriage, Your “Stuff” Rises to the Surface

In Marriage, Your “Stuff” Rises to the Surface

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Beth: Marriage has a way of drawing out the best and the worst of us—and that’s all a part of the beautiful process of what God wants to do in us through this sacrament. It reminds me of bone broth. Each December, we buy from some Benedictine sisters here in Colorado...
Marriage: Getting Your Spouse to Heaven?

Marriage: Getting Your Spouse to Heaven?

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There is a journey God wants to take you on in marriage. He uses your vocation, more than almost anything else, to form you, shape you, mold you, sanctify you. Jesus doesn’t just want to meet you in the chapel, in the sacraments, or in your daily prayer time. One of...