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As a Marriage and Family Therapist I celebrate the chance to help married couples come to a better understanding of the Sacrament of Marriage. Sadly we have lost a sense of marriage as it was intended by God in the beginning. This blog is about marriage as it applies to scripture and the lives of the saints. As a Marriage Counselor I invite you to walk with me on a journey within the rich anthropology of our faith. The sacredness of Marriage is what this blog, and my work is all about.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Feast of Saint William of York

Good morning. Marriage, as a sacred union, is rooted in God’s plan for oneness. Again today we revisit in John’s Gospel this idea of oneness with God. “Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one.” Since the beginning God has had a plan for oneness and we see this in the complementarity of the marital union and we see it in the gift of self found in the marital relationship. It is suggested in Gaudium et Spes that “Man finds himself only by making himself a sincere gift to others” and we certainly find this in the Sacrament of Marriage. It is in the Sacrament of Marriage we can come to appreciate God's plan for oneness. In marriage we find spouses giving themselves totally and lovingly to one another and cooperating with God in the act of creation. Love cooperates with God, who is Love, in creating love. It just doesn’t get any better than that. Make a great day!

Today we recall the good life, gifts, and works of Saint William of York.

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BOOK OF THE MONTH

Awhile back I was out splitting wood when someone in passing introduced himself. Knowing me to be the parent of three of our four children whom the passerby knows he took the time to compliment me on what nice children Linda and I have. I suggested that most of the credit truly belongs to their mother and he responded that I likely had a play in it in some way and that whatever we did it should perhaps be put into a book. I thanked him and he went on his way and I resumed splitting wood with increased energy as a result of his kind words. This kind man is possibly correct about putting into a book whatever wisdom I might have to offer, but short of my ever getting any such wisdom published I might suggest reading the work of Peter Kreeft Before I Go: Letters to Our Children About What Really Matters. This delightful collection of instructional and at times humorous reflections by the author would likely reflect the type of things I would be inclined to put into words myself for my own children. Among many enlightening points the author makes, one which really needs to influence all that we as parents do is his point that the greatest gift which we give to our children is the gift of faith—their awareness of God. He likewise makes another critical point that when we are gone, “when the parent is dead, it’s too late to share the most precious things he knows.” This book should be part of every Christian family’s collection.