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What can a celibate priest really teach us about love, sexuality, and relationships between men and women?
In our first reflection on Pope John Paul IIs Love and Responsibility, we considered the personalist principle, which says that we should not treat other persons merely as a means to an end.
Virtue is not something simply lacking in the modern world. It is something many in the modern world actually resent.
How does a person know if he is in a relationship of authentic, committed love or just in another disappointing romance that will not stand the test of time?
It is routinely pointed out that about half of all marriages end in divorce. But what is not often discussed is the other half of the equation: the marriages that don't break up. Are those marriages thriving? Do married couples that stay together feel truly close to one another? Do they achieve true, lasting, personal intimacy?
Like many people, my favorite season of the year is the Fall, which is especially beautiful in Canada.
Some of the toughest questions parents ask me have the word "why" in them. "Why does Cindy hate school?" "Why is Buddy so immature?" "Why can't Chris control his temper?"
How could Mr. Right turn out to be so wrong? Many young people have had the experience of feeling that they were in love with someone who at first seemed absolutely wonderful, only later to be greatly disappointed in the person, disillusioned about the relationship, and perhaps even down on the opposite sex as a whole.
Dear Dr. Ray, My four-year-old daughter is a picky eater. Often she refuses to eat anything at all. Mealtime is not pleasant in our home. ― Fed Up