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July 2014

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Featured Story:   
The Beatitudes, Marriage, and Family    

Pope Francis described the Beatitudes as a "program for holiness." This series examines how the Beatitudes can serve as a program for holiness in our marriages and families.

  

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Marriage in the News: 

The Bishops Find a Pulse on the State of the Family  

As preparations continue for the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops in October 2014, Emily Macke discusses the "Instrumentum Laboris," the preparatory document for the Synod that addresses the Bishops' concern for marriage and family life.
 

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Pope Francis Corner:  

Parents, Play With Your Children 

 

Pope Francis reminds parents of the importance of slowing down and taking time to play with their children and spending time together as a family.

   

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Featured Blog:  

School of Agape: Becoming a Family

When Anthony and Sara enter the sacrament of marriage in a few months, they will not simply be starting their life together as a married couple but as a family. Anthony reflects on his future family with Sara in light of Pope St. John Paul II's Letter to Families.


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Book of the Month:
101 Tips for a Happier Marriage: Simple Ways to Grow Closer to God and Each Other   
By Jennifer Roback Morse and Betsy Kerekes; Reviewed by Mary Ann Paulukonis

Jennifer Roback Morse and Betsy Kerekes present 101 tips with reflections for spouses to better serve their spouse and family.

 

 

 


In This Issue
The Beatitudes, Marriage, and Family
The Bishops Find a Pulse on the State of the Family
Pope Francis Corner: Parents, Play With Your Children
School of Agape: Becoming a Family
Book Review: 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage
Marriage Tip of the Month
July 16:

(Reader's Tip) "In each challenging situation I strive to remember that this man is God's amazing gift to me, and that God trusts me to love him with the same love God has for us."  

  

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