“If you want to be a great parent, you need to be an amazing spouse” ~Mike and Alicia Hernon Often romance is associated with shallow, fleeting feelings, but really, the romance that we share without spouses is a powerful example … Continue reading
“Love should be seen as something which in a sense never ‘is’ but is always only ‘becoming’” ~ St. John Paul II Disillusionment – the feeling of disappointment when we realize something or someone isn’t as wonderful as we … Continue reading
Love should be seen as something which in a sense never ‘is’ but is always only ‘becoming’” ~ St. John Paul II All marriages go through a cycle. That cycle includes times of romance, when everything is going … Continue reading
“If you want to be a great parent, you need to be an amazing spouse.” – Mike Hernon In our secularized world today, it’s easy to get caught up in the “busyness” of life. Family life is messy but … Continue reading
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” – G.K. Chesterton As we celebrate the founding of our country, we want to take time to … Continue reading
“It’s better to be wrong together than right alone” – Michele Doman Every couple argues. Arguing with your spouse is expected and can actually be a sign of a healthy marriage. We’re bound to have disagreements on anything from where … Continue reading
“It’s better to be wrong together than right alone” – Michele Doman Every couple argues. Or at least they should. The reason is that arguing can be a path to unity which is what marriage is all about. Some … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · MFM 65 – Marriage Roles This is a messy family minute with Mike and Alicia Hernon. The world says husbands and wives have the same or even interchangeable roles. Some fundamentalists say wives should let their … Continue reading
“Every family has an anointing and in order to walk in that anointing we need to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit.” – Deacon Larry Oney You’ve probably heard the phrase: “The family that prays together, stays … Continue reading
“Every family has an anointing and in order to walk in that anointing we need to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit.” – Deacon Larry Oney After Jesus ascended into heaven the apostles had the Eucharist. They … Continue reading
“Love is never something ready made, something merely given to man and woman, it is always at the same time a task which they are set. Love should be seen as something which in a sense never ‘is’ but … Continue reading
“Love is never something ready made, something merely given to man and woman, it is always at the same time a task which they are set. Love should be seen as something which in a sense never ‘is’ but … Continue reading
“When we live with our trauma rather than dealing with it, we have a near 100% chance of passing it on to our kids.” We’ve said it before (and it’s part of who we are!): family life is messy! … Continue reading
We all walk into marriage as broken people. No one is perfect and will carry their imperfections into their relationships. There is nowhere else that our imperfections come to light more clearly than in marriage. Marriage and family life is … Continue reading
“For a Christian, joy isn’t what happens when life is going perfectly; it’s what happens when you know you are loved perfectly, even when life is a mess.” ~ Chris Stefanick Sometimes we look at other couples and think, … Continue reading
“There is a famine abroad on the earth, a famine of more serious kind and one which threatens nearly every country in the world: the famine of really great men. The world’s greatest need is great men.” Ven. Fulton … Continue reading
“The world’s greatest need is great men, someone who will understand that there is no greater conquest than victory over oneself…” ~ Fulton Sheen Host Hijack!! Alicia’s brother Paul joins Mike for some manly conversation (but don’t worry, Alicia … Continue reading
“If their love is a true gift of self, so that they belong each to the other, it will not only survive but grow stronger, and sink deeper roots… only when love between human beings is put to the … Continue reading
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