Category Archives: Relationships
Abortion: A Private Matter Between a Woman and Her…Vending Machine?
“Emergency contraception” dispensed from a vending machine is the perfect icon of our culture’s impersonal–and utilitarian–view of sex and reproduction. Continue reading
Filed under Abortion, Contraception, Fertility and Infertility, Health, Policy and Culture, Relationships, Sexuality, Women
Same-Sex Marriage: Lessons in Conscience
At first glance, there’s nothing impressive about Laura Fotusky. Her soft, middle-aged figure, unremarkable cardigan, and dark, ‘80s-style hair capture the plain ordinariness of small-town America. Nothing chic or trendy here. But Laura grabbed headlines recently, standing tall to answer … Continue reading
Filed under Catholicism, Marriage, Policy and Culture, Relationships
The Good Marriage: One Simple Secret
Their marriage lived because their attitude of heart carried them past the dangerous places where marriages die. Theirs is a mutual love that says, “I do things for him and he does things for me.”
Filed under Family, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Men, Relationships, Women
Fantasies in Marriage: Spice or Spoiler?
Some experts say that married couples should freely indulge in sexual fantasies about “someone else.” But fantasies do more than hurt a spouse’s feelings, they destroy love. Continue reading
Filed under Lessons Learned, Men, Relationships, Sexuality, Women
The Duke Sex List: What She Didn’t Say “Tells All”
Two studies, of sorts, made headlines last week. The first, by Australian researchers, says that personal choices, reflected in our priorities and goals, have the greatest impact on our long-term happiness. People who prioritize God, family and altruistic goals (e.g. … Continue reading
Filed under Lessons Learned, Relationships, Sexuality, Women
Selfish Parents: Embryos on Ice and Utilitarian IVF
Gillian St. Lawrence, a D.C. woman, fertile and married, chooses IVF and freezes her embryos for later so career, personal and financial goals are uninterrupted–but at what cost? Continue reading
Shopping for Perspective: Lessons Learned from Ordinary Folk
I shopped, weighed down by my own troubles. But the tragic losses of a fellow shopper reframed my own burdens. She gave me the gift of perspective, and the resilience that follows from that. Continue reading
Filed under Children, Family, Kids and Character, Lessons Learned, Moms and Motherhood, Parenting, Relationships, Women
The Starbucks Lady: A Latte of Kindness
Three-eighty-nine for a coffee? In one Starbucks in North Carolina, at least, it’s a spectacular value. Continue reading
Filed under Lessons Learned, Policy and Culture, Relationships, Uncategorized, Women
