This article is part of a series called Abstinence and the love languages. Some people disregard compliments as flattery, but people who are fluent in Words of Affirmation take kind words to heart. In fact, actually hearing or reading affirmative statements from their spouse provides them the . . . [Continue Reading]
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Abstinence and gift giving
This article is part of a series called Abstinence and the love languages. Fluency in Gift Giving doesn't have to be expensive. After all, for the person who communicates and receives love through gift, it's not about the item as much as the sentiment behind it. There's nothing wrong with a . . . [Continue Reading]
Abstinence and acts of service
This article is part of a series called Abstinence and the love languages. Acts of service are great when they're a regular part of household maintenance, but they're even better when they go above and beyond normal expectations. Let your spouse know how much they mean to you by putting yourself . . . [Continue Reading]
Abstinence and quality time
This article is part of a series called Abstinence and the love languages. Quality Time isn’t just about being around the other person — it’s about being present to the other person. It’s okay if the activity or event doesn’t go as planned — the point is to appreciate being in his/her . . . [Continue Reading]
Abstinence and physical touch
This article is part of a series called Abstinence and the love languages. The key to understanding Physical Touch as a love language is to realize it’s not about sex. If this is your spouse’s primary love language, physical proximity and interaction is key to making him or her feel seen and . . . [Continue Reading]
Abstinence and the love languages
When couples are experiencing periods of abstinence, we often hear a variation of this alarming phrase: "I'm afraid to even touch my wife!" It’s understandable. When every cell in one’s body is bursting with desire for their beloved, it can be hard to find ways to express affection that don’t . . . [Continue Reading]
The world of quieter conversions
St. Paul’s conversion, with all its drama and bright lights and the booming voice of God, reads like something out of a comic book. While such film-worthy revelations of God to his people are rare, quiet conversions and reversions are far more numerous than people may believe. In NFP circles in . . . [Continue Reading]
5 ways we’re getting more out of marriage prep
I’m currently four months deep in an 8-month engagement. As I write this, my fiancé is in a U-Haul moving across the country, where he’ll stay until I move and join him after the honeymoon. As we are back again in a long-distance relationship and because he is not Catholic, much of the planning . . . [Continue Reading]
Gifts for your NFP journey
As we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany this weekend, perhaps we can consider one lesson of the Epiphany: that it is a symbol of our own journey to Christ. The three wise men, we are told, believed the star of Bethlehem was announcing the birth of the King of the Jews. Still, they had much to . . . [Continue Reading]
What the new Vatican document says about hysterectomy
Update, January 4, 2019 at 10:52 am: Due to responses, some of the wording and implications in this article have been clarified. *** On Thursday, January 3, a document further exploring the morality of hysterectomy was published by the Vatican on behalf of the Congregation for the Doctrine of . . . [Continue Reading]
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