Category Archives: Marriage and Family

Okay, Guys!

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Deacon Bob

This is for all of you married men out there. Question for you: What have you sacrificed today for the good of your beloved? Men, we are to sacrifice our time, income and lives for our wives. This is the … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Deacon Bob

“Make the Gospel the guiding principle of your families, and make your families a page of the Gospel written for our time.” — Pope John Paul II

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Attention Readers!

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Deacon Bob

I would really like to draw your attention to one of the links I have provided at the lower right side of this page, under “Good Websites.” I am referring to For Your Marriage. It is chocked full of great resources … Continue reading →

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Another Opportunity to Speak Out

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Deacon Bob

This past week, the Illinois legislature passed Senate Bill 1716, in which it legalized civil unions and explicitly granted these unions the same status as marriage in state law. This is yet another opportunity for all Catholics, and indeed for … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Deacon Bob

Can’t seem to find much I think is worth blogging about in the news recently. The big hubhub of course is the book that came out about Pope Benedict XVI, the result of an extensive and informal interview he gave … Continue reading →

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Update on NFP Post

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Deacon Bob

In case you haven’t read the comments on my recent post about doctors and NFP, Karen has provided us with the following  link to an expert in the field of the Lactational Amenorrhea Method of family planning.  www.sph.unc.edu/?option=com_profiles&Itemid=6388&profileAction=ProfDetail&pid=7123235232 Thanks again, … Continue reading →

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Why Do So Many Catholic Doctors Hesitate to Promote Natural Family Planning?

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Deacon Bob

It would seem that a great majority of Catholic physicians fail to promote Natural Family Planning (NFP) with their patients. Why? Perhaps for many reasons. The Catholic News Agency reports the following which they reprinted from NFP Outreach: Most doctors … Continue reading →

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Want to Improve Your Marriage?

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Deacon Bob

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have a beautiful website entitled, For Your Marriage. It is part of the effort the USCCB is making to improve and sustain marriage in today’s world. It has not only very useful information … Continue reading →

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Marriage as a Natural and Sacred Union

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Deacon Bob

Marriage comes from God’s love and his plan for humankind. This is a foundational assertion that comes from our faith. It is important to begin here, for in doing so, we affirm that marriage is not the creation of men … Continue reading →

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Reciprocal Responsibilities of Society and Marriage

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Deacon Bob

So much clamor nowadays is heard from various sectors about having the “right” to marry.   It is true that men and women have a natural right to marry as long as there are no impediments to it. Such impediments … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Deacon Bob

“The family is the first essential cell of human society.” — Blessed Pope John XXIII

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Marriage – One Man and One Woman

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Deacon Bob

The  strenuous  and multiple efforts by many of us to protect the family has taken a new turn: protecting the definition of marriage as a permanent union of one man with one woman. The Minnesota Catholic bishops are stepping forward in this … Continue reading →

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Marriage of One Man and One Woman — “Ideal” or Foundational?

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Deacon Bob

There seems to be an increase in the notion that the union of one man with one woman into which children are born and nurtured is simply an “ideal” and not fundamental to the definition of marriage. Proponents will be … Continue reading →

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Quiz and Quote for the Day

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Deacon Bob

The quiz question is: “Who wrote this in November 1974?” The quote is: … abortion does not free the woman so much as it frees her partner, whether he be her husband or not, from nuisances and irritations, allowing him … Continue reading →

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50th Anniversary of “The Pill”

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Deacon Bob

My good friend Deacon Joe recently sent me a couple of links to a two-part article written by Michelle Bauman, a junior at the University of Dallas where she is studying politics and journalism. Despite its widespread use, the birth … Continue reading →

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