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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.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Feast of Saint John of God

Good morning. Today's blog will be a bit brief as I'm at Chicago O'Hare having been stranded here last night. I have been gone from my bride of 31 years and I do long to be back home. Today's Gospel is a quite well known story about Lazarus the Poor Man. It occurred to me this morning as I read this story how very rich we are. It occurred to me how fortunate I am to have a wife and home to long for and a family to share in my life with me. We all need to seize occasions such as this opportunity which I have been presented to truly be grateful for those things we have for time is brief. As our Saint whose life we celebrate today saint John of God notes: "Labor without stopping; do all the good works you can while you still have the time." Yes,we all need to truly embrace those opportunities we have while we have the opportunity to do so. Carpe diem! Seize the day! Make a great day!

Today we recall the good life, gifts, and work of Saint John of God.

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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.

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Feast of Saint John of God

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