Fwd: How to know if they are marriage material.

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Hey everyone, it's Gary.

If you're single or know someone who is, I thought you might like this blog post I wrote in January. It has been, far and away, my most popular post so far this year as its been shared over 9,000 times:

6 Signs He or She isn't Marriage Material

(If you were wondering, this post - Why Men Don't Change - has been my second most shared post of the year.)

Also, did you download your free copy of Every Good Marriage Begins With a Funeral yet? It's brand new material that explores how God uses marriage to shape us, transform us, and renew us. Whether you're married, or would like to be someday, I believe it will be a great resource for you.

You can download your free copy here.

When you check out my most popular posts or download my new free book you'll also get all my new ideas from GaryThomas.com.

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Gary
 

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Fwd: Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Campus Party Culture


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Subject: Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Campus Party Culture
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November 2010 • by Mary Eberstadt

BACCHANALIA UNBOUND

Binge drinking, no-strings-attached hookups, drinking games, parties, and drugs are all contributors to the rise in sexual assault and fatalities on college campuses. 

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May 2011 • by Christopher Kaczor

RETHINKING SINGLE-SEX DORMS

Single-sex student residences could play a vital role in reducing binge drinking, as well as discouraging students from participating in today's hook-up culture that plagues college campuses. 

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Fwd: Strangly- I have winter on the brain


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Subject: Strangly- I have winter on the brain
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Totally loving Minnesota this week. I can’t believe how fast leaves have filled in all the brown space and how quickly my freckles can pop. We did Open Streets in Mpls last weekend and my sister and I both topped our record- over 20,000 steps.


And yet- I have lived through many, many long MN winters and I wonder how we make it through each year. Bill Doherty has long been my “marriage friendly” guru. This quote means a lot to me.


“I now think about marriage like I think about living in my home state of Minnesota. You move into marriage in the springtime of hope, but eventually arrive at the Minnesota winter, with its cold and darkness. Many of us are tempted to give up and move south at this point, not realizing that maybe we’ve hit a rough spot in a marriage that’s actually above average. The problem with giving up, of course, is that our next marriage will enter it own winter at some point. So do we keep moving on, or do we make our stand now- with this person, in this season? ?That’s the moral, existential question we face when our marriage is in trouble.”


How do we plan for the darkness on the warmest days? I don’t promise couples that I can “fix” their marriages so that there won’t be winters. I think instead of getting through the rough stretches with less damage, with less suffering and being in great shape when the clouds part and things warm up, as they always do.


Here are some tips for managing if your marriage is currently covered with snow.


  • Stay warm. Be kind. Do no harm. If you can’t be nice at least always be respectful.

  • Watch Netflix, read a book, bake. Make the best of the time to be your best self, try and  make yourself happy and give your partner permission to find their best stuff too.

  • Take a vacation. Almost everyone’s relationship looks a hell of a lot better on vacation. Even if you can only get one night in a hotel, it might be enough to remind you of who they, and you really are.

  • Don’t take it too personally. Neither the Universe nor your partner are necessarily trying to destroy you.

  • Remember this too shall pass. Look back at the good times and begin to imagine the future great ones.

  • Stop cursing the darkness. Light a damned candle.


If your relationship is in the cold, dark of a winter season it actually isn’t because the planet has tilted on its’ axis...it is because you forgot to tend it. There are reasons relationships cool- kids and stress might be the top two. Maybe your partner forgot first. Maybe your partner forgot more than you did or worse than you did but that is cursing the darkness. Find some forgiveness or compassion or faith. If you want to be in a healthy relationship maybe at least throw a log on the ashes and see what happens.

 

Maureen

 

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All my workshops are available as speaking engagements at schools, churches or community groups. Please contact me maureen@marriagegeek.com for options for your group.

 

 

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Fwd: Announcing: Intellectual Retreat in New York, August 2016


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We are excited to announce our upcoming First Things Intellectual Retreat in New York City.
 
The retreat will take place at New York University from August 5-7, 2016.  Our focus will be Love and Friendship: the nature of desire, the moral qualities of friendship, and the integral connection between wisdom and charity. Combining small-group discussions, dinners, lectures, and music, the retreat will be a special opportunity to meet First Things authors and like-minded individuals and, in community, discuss a topic that affects us all.

The readings—mailed to attendees in advance—will be drawn from classic and contemporary texts by Plato, Augustine, Joseph Soloveitchik, John Henry Newman, and others. Participants will read these texts prior to the retreat and discuss them in small-group seminars led by faculty from Northeast Catholic College, our retreat partner.

Friends of First Things are diverse in background—students and teachers; clergy, parents, lawyers, and businessmen—but they are united by common ideas. Last year, over 100 participants came together to discuss the concept of freedom during our first intellectual retreat in New York City. We hope you can join us this year in New York for an equally enriching experience. There are no academic prerequisites or expertise required to participate. If you enjoy reading First Things or discussing the kind of ideas found in its pages, then this event is right for you.

You can view the retreat schedule, pricing, and full curriculum here. I hope to see you in August.

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Fwd: June Marriage Monthly: Amoris Laetitia "Bootcamp," the Vocation of Marriage, and more

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The Joy of Love
Amoris Laetitia "Bootcamp"

We're still reading through chapter 4 of Pope Francis's post-synodal exhortation "Amoris Laetitia" (The Joy of Love), until June 8!

"Love hopes all things" (1 Cor 13:7).
Pope Francis: "[Hoping all things] does not mean that everything will change in this life. It does involve realizing that, though things may not always turn out as we wish, God may well make crooked lines straight and draw some good from the evil we endure in this world" (Amoris Laetitia, no. 116).

Supernatural hope keeps our eyes on eternity. Today, entrust problems into God's hands and ask him to "make the crooked straight."
Understanding Catholicism  
The Vocation of Marriage 

When the Catholic Church teaches that marriage is a Christian vocation, it is saying that the couple's relationship is more than simply their choice to enter a social and legal institution. Marriage is a call from God and a path to holiness.   
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Is there a new member in your local community? A new neighbor? Stacey shares the recent story of how her family welcomed an old friend into their home. Read more for Stacey's reflections on the importance of hospitality and how generosity reflects the Paschal Mystery.   



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Sexuality Explained: A Guide for Parents and Children
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Louise Kirk provides a how-to guide for parents in explaining the topic of sexuality to their children at various ages. Kirk does this through a series of dialogues between a parent and a child. This insightful book abides by Catholic teachings on sexuality within the bounds of marriage. Are you unsure of how to bring up this sensitive topic appropriately with your children? Check out this book!
 
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Fwd: Humanum Series now on DVD and streaming


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Dear Bill:
The Humanum Series is now available in eleven languages on DVD and for streaming download--for only $10. Watch the trailer and first episode for free.

Through the six episodes, you will encounter the fundamental harmony of Man, Woman, and Creation, exploring the meaning of marriage, motherhood, and fatherhood, the power of marriage amid hardship, and the hope that marriage can bring to the children of divorce and to our troubled society.

"A lasting gift to the Church." – Gerhard Cardinal Müller

“The films—they are fantastic!” – Pastor Rick Warren

“What Fr. Barron’s 'Catholicism' did for the Church, the Humanum Series does for marriage and the family.” – Brandon Vogt

“The most moving parts of the films rise from the testimonies of an ordinary farmer, an artist, a professor.” – First Things



You may also purchase a discounted set of the DVD and our book, Not Just Good but Beautiful, exclusively through Humanum. As a bonus feature, we have produced six short excerpts from the Series for your enjoyment. Please share them with friends and family.

Join us in experiencing how beautiful the family truly is.

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