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DECEMBER 2010

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Featured Article: Five Tips to Fight Less and Love More During the Holidays
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The holiday season is back. With family gatherings, high expectations and the pressure to make everyone happy, December can be the most stressful month of the year. Laurie Puhn, author of "Fight Less, Love More," offers 5 Tips to keep peace in your family


Virtue of the Month: Patience
"God give me patience - right now!" Sound familiar? When long-married couples are asked the recipe for marital success, many identify patience as a key ingredient. Like a marriage, patience is the work of a lifetime. Learn how to cultivate it.

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Monthly Book Review:"Adoption: Choosing It, Living It, Loving It"
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Author Ray Guarandi is a clinical psychologist and father of ten adopted children. He offers "straight answers to heartfelt questions," including concerns about when to adopt, resistance by family members, special needs, open adoption and involvement by birth relatives.

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Marriage in the News: Illinois Church Leaders Criticize Recent Legislation

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The issue of same-sex unions continues to make headlines. The Illinois House and Senate have passed a bill to legalize civil unions, which the Governor is expected to sign. Read why the Illinois Catholic Conference has criticized the legislation.

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Marriage Tip of the Month
December 11
"Marriage is one long conversation, checkered with disputes" (Robert Louis Stevenson). How long has your longest argument lasted? An hour? A day? A week? What brought you out of it? Learn from it so the next one can be shorter.
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Happily Even After
JoshJosh and Stacey reflect on the ups and downs of married life with children.

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