Father Brian Nolan explores practical ways of strengthening marriages and families that gives hope. His guest is Art Bennett, a licensed marriage and family therapist, a popular speaker and the co-author of a number of books with his wife Lorraine, including “The Temperament God Gave You.”
Marriage & Family Life
Two books aim to guide married couples on journey to holiness
Two new books aim to refocus Catholic couples on the journey to holiness and sanctity within their marriages, families and communities.
Couple: Young Catholic adults need community, parish outreach
“I realized that I have gifts to be shared,” explained Patrick, 24. “But realistically I can only touch 30 people at a time. So, I must invest the time to teach those 30 to reach out to others. Find people who want to evangelize, teach them how to do it better and empower them — give them the tools — necessary to do it.”
Marriage rooted in friendship and virtue
St. Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle viewed marriage as friendship, and Cicero defined friendship as “mutual harmony in affairs human and divine coupled with benevolence and clarity.”
The brave love of fostering and adoption
As Catholics, we know that the family is the basic building block of society, the “domestic church,” where children find love, stability, and are nurtured to grow to their full potential.
Intent to exclude children/Is confession necessary?
Father Kenneth Doyle fields questions about the intent to exclude children from a marriage and wheter confession is needed if someone has no mortal sins.
No one can be excluded from the care, love of the church, cardinal says
While the Catholic Church cannot bless unions that are not sacramental marriages, the church will always welcome and accompany everyone, no matter their situation in life, said the prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life.
Vatican says no blessing gay unions, no negative judgment on gay people
While homosexual men and women must be respected, any form of blessing a same-sex union is “illicit,” said the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
RADIO INTERVIEW: What parents need to know about human trafficking
Erin Younkins discusses the scourage of human trafficking and its prevalence in our society.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Keeping your marriage happy, healthy and holy
Christopher Gunty spoke with Edward Herrera of the Archdiocese of Baltimore Office of Marriage and Family Life about keeping your marriage happy, healthy and holy in these difficult times. With Ash Wednesday coming up, they also talk about family activities for Lent.
The gift of time
As we watch our children grow up right before our eyes, we are reminded that time is limited and precious.
Pope announces yearlong reflection on family, ‘Amoris Laetitia’
As the fifth anniversary of his apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia” approaches, Pope Francis announced that the Catholic Church will dedicate more than a year to focusing on the family and conjugal love.