Watch this new 4-minute Video on how to help marriages!

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Hi friends!

Watch this new 4-minute Video message about why and how to build a national campaign for marriage!
You find it right on our home page:  http://www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org or directly on YouTube at

Free Publicity for You! Don't forget to type in your event, date, and location on the only NATIONAL CALENDAR that exists for all marriage classes and events. It's free and a great way to get publicity for your activity. Follow this link for more info:
http://www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org/work-on-your-own-marriage

There is still time to plan a potluck dinner or dessert at your home or church and show this new 1-1/2 hour DVD called the DATE NIGHT CHALLENGE DVD, with comedy, inspiring teaching and marriage tips. Order soon to get the Discounted Rate!  http://datenightchallengedvd.org

Marketing resources are now available for the Date Night Challenge Event:
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Lots of wonderful curriculum choices are listed to make it easy for you to offer an ongoing marriage class or small group. Check Classes/Seminars or Work On Your Own Marriage at www.NationalMarriageWeekUSA.org.

Family Dynamics is one such trusted resource that provides weekend workshops, special sessions for crisis intervention, plus training for how to become a marriage advocate. Their classes are impactful, interactive and experiential. Learn more about Family Dynamics at http://www.familydynamics.net/?ref=natmarriageweeksite

Please JOIN THE TEAM -- Post Your Event, no matter how small or large, so we can help publicize your efforts, at
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Thank you for your efforts to strengthen marriage!

Sheila Weber
Executive Director, National Marriage Week USA

Chuck Stetson,
Chairman, Let's Strengthen Marriage Campaign

Help spread the word! Let's Strengthen Marriage!
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[New post] Preview of a FamilyScholars Conversations Podcast

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Amy Ziettlow posted: "It's 2013 and all sorts of new things are coming to FamilyScholars! Soon and very soon you will be able to subscribe to the FamilyScholars Conversations podcast channel and keep up-to-date on all things FamilyScholars.  I am excited to begin hosting the"

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Preview of a FamilyScholars Conversations Podcast

by Amy Ziettlow

It's 2013 and all sorts of new things are coming to FamilyScholars!

Soon and very soon you will be able to subscribe to the FamilyScholars Conversations podcast channel and keep up-to-date on all things FamilyScholars.  I am excited to begin hosting these conversations with guests from across the country as well as recurring segments with our very own Elizabeth Marquardt.  As a preview, you can listen to our first FamilyScholars Conversation recorded today with me and Elizabeth. We discuss the recently released State of our Unions report and the corresponding FamilyScholars Symposium that reviewed it and preview the upcoming "Does the Shape of Families Shape Faith?" report to be released January 16th!  As you will quickly hear, Elizabeth has a gift for packing an amazing amount of content in just a few sentences--you'll get web sites, articles and references galore.  I add more of a goofball factor with a few insights thrown into the mix.  These podcasts give you a behind the scenes glimpse into our often kooky, always brainstorming, minds.  Hope you enjoy the preview!

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Year of Faith - Parish Programs

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YEAR OF FAITH
Programs for Lent 2013

Strengthen the faith of married couples in your parish.
 
"There is a clear link between the crisis in faith and the crisis in marriage." 
Benedict XVI
 
Conference Call January 9, 2013
Two easy-to-use parish programs.

Attend a free 15 minutes conference call:
 
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
1:00 PM Central Time 
 
Call: 559-546-1100   
Access Code: 221430#


 Learn More
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The Beatitudes: A Couple's Path to Greater Joy
 
This marriage-building program presents the Beatitudes as the path to holiness in Christian marriage.  Holiness is the source of joy in marriage.  
 
The companion book and the videos guide married couples to live the Beatitudes in their daily life. 



SIX DATES for Catholic Couples
SIX DATES for Catholic Couples
 
Building and strengthening marriages begins with husbands and wives making time to be with each other and having fun together.
 
This video program makes spouses aware of how their love story is connected to God's love story and introduces couples to the sacredness of marriage.  The program closes with a reflection on the importance of prayer.
 

John Bosio
(615) 884-9287
301 Compass Point, Hermitage, TN  37076    

Helping couples grow in love guided by their faith.
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Boletín de enero 2013

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1 de enero de 2013

Queridos Amigas y Amigos:

 

¡Feliz y próspero año 2013!
  
Este mes ponemos nuestra mirada y corazón en La Sagrada Familia. ¿Que propósitos o promesas de año nuevo podemos hacer para tener matrimonios y familias donde reine la paz, el amor y el crecimiento personal?
  
¡Deja que Por Tu Matrimonio te ayude a lograr estos propositos!

 

 

Un propósito que debemos hacer como matrimonios y familias al comienzo de cada nuevo año es reflexionar sobre las dificultades o estancamientos que hemos enfrentado el previo año.

PTM.5.12.2

La familia: comunidad evangelizadora

El poder creador del amor hace que de la unión espiritual y física de la pareja nazca una familia.

PTM.1

La Biblia:  luz y guía para la familia

La familia que lee y medita en la Palabra, es necesariamente iluminada por el mismo Dios.

PTM.5.12.5

Profesión y familia 

Hay que coordinar tus expectativas frente a tu profesión y la vida familiar al lado de tu pareja y de unos posibles hijos.

PTM.Sept1

Etapas de la vida matrimonial

Los cambios son causados no sólo por las circunstancias externas a la pareja tales como la presencia de los hijos, sino también por realidades internas a la relación.

NOTICIAS y ARTICULOS

  

La Fiesta de la Sagrada Familia según Benedicto XVI

"La Sagrada Familia es ícono de la Iglesia doméstica y una invitación a rezar juntos." Benedicto XVI

  

"Sin la verdad del matrimonio, el organism vivo, que es la sociedad, se desintegraría."

La Fiesta de la Sagrada Familia nos reúne hoy, de nuevo, en este año que concluye, el 2012, crítico y doloroso por tantos motivos, para dar gracias a Dios por nuestras familias enraizadas en la fe en Jesucristo, el Redentor del hombre, y pedirle por el bien de la familia cristiana, verdadera "esperanza para hoy".

 

Que Marí­a acompañe a las familias en su vocación de ser Iglesia doméstica y célula originaria de la sociedad.

Palabras de Benedicto XVI a las familias de España y Europa reunidas en Madrid. 

 

Benditos los que contruyen la paz

"La realización de la paz depende en gran medida del reconocimiento de que, en Dios, somos una sola familia humana." Benedicto XVI

 

"Sólo la familia concebida y vivida en la plenitud de su verdad  despeja el horizonte de la esperanza para el hombre."

"Pero, aún más, la familia cristiana es la célula primera del organismo sobrenatural que es la Iglesia..." "La Iglesia engendra, cría y educa a sus hijos por la Palabra de la Fe y por el Bautismo, con el concurso inestimable e imprescindible de la familia creyente".  Cardenal arzobispo de Madrid Antonio Mª Rouco Varela  

 

Los padres deben seriamente preocuparse por  crecimiento y la educación de los hijos.

Porque los padres, imitando a la Sagrada Familia de Nazaret..., "deben preocuparse seriamente por el crecimiento y la educación de sus propios hijos, a fin de que maduren como hombres responsables y ciudadanos honestos, sin olvidar nunca que la fe es un precioso regalo con el cual alimentar a los propios hijos, incluso con el ejemplo personal".  Benedicto XVI

 

 

La Iglesia, Sacramento de Cristo (Edición de enero 2013 de La Palabra Entre Nosotros)

 

La Palabra Entre Nosotros es el devocionario católico con meditaciones para cada día del año basadas en la Misa.  Para más información visite la-palabra.com .  Si desea recibir una suscripción por tres meses gratis, siga la página de Por tu Matrimonio en Facebook, y escriba a: ayuda@la-palabra.com y con gusto le enviaremos tres meses de esta publicación a su hogar sin ningún costo, como una cortesía de La Palabra Entre Nosotros y Por tu Matrimonio.

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Propongamos para este nuevo año ser como la Familia Sagrada de Nazaret, unidos en la persecución, en la pobreza, participantes de las fiestas y tradiciones de su fe y cultura.

 

VIDEO: La familia unida en el servicio a los demás

Video sobre el valor de server juntos como familia. 

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Sigue en contacto con nosotros en facebook para formar matrimonios sanos y felices, !matrimonios que inspiren!

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ACF OPRE News (December 27, 2012)

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New ACF Evaluation Policy

The Administration for Children and Families has established a new evaluation policy addressing the principles of rigor, relevance, transparency, independence and ethics in the conduct of evaluations. In a recent blog post, Acting Assistant Secretary George H. Sheldon noted that ACF’s “mission demands that we continually innovate, improve and learn. Through evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families and our partners can learn systematically so that we can make our services as effective as possible.”

 

Presidential Rank Award for OPRE Director

OPRE director Naomi Goldstein has been awarded the Presidential Rank of Distinguished Executive. These awards are presented to a very select group of career civil service executives and senior leaders whose integrity, strength, leadership, and sustained performance have earned them one of the most prestigious honors in government. Recipients are selected after being nominated by their agency and undergoing a rigorous review process that includes evaluation by private citizens.

 

Recently Released Reports

 

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) recently released several reports.

 

Early Care and Education

 

Secretary's Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation Final Report

OPRE released a report of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation. The Committee and its subcommittees met from January 2011 through summer 2012 to discuss the findings of evaluations of Head Start and Early Head Start, identify research-based recommendations for improving Head Start practice, and identify areas in which more research is needed to inform practice improvement.

 

Report of Third Grade Follow-Up to the Head Start Impact Study

OPRE released a report on the Third Grade Follow-Up to the Head Start Impact Study. This report presents findings on children's cognitive and social-emotional development, health, and parenting practices. The report also examines how impacts differed for children from different populations, such as children with special needs versus not, children from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, and children from higher- versus lower- risk households. This study is conducted by Westat and its colleagues Chesapeake Research Associates, Abt Associates, American Institutes for Research, the University of Virginia Center for the Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, and AMSAQ.

 

Child Outcomes and Classroom Quality in FACES 2009

OPRE released a new report from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey: “Child Outcomes and Classroom Quality in FACES 2009.” This report provides a portrait of children who entered Head Start in fall 2009 and completed a year in the program in spring 2010. It includes descriptive information on the children’s family characteristics and experiences in Head Start; child cognitive, social and physical development; and teacher characteristics and classroom quality. FACES 2009 is the fifth in a series of national cohort studies of the Head Start program. Previous cohorts were initiated in 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2006. The FACES 2009 study is conducted by Mathematica Policy Research and its partners Educational Testing Service and Juárez and Associates.

 

The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies Database Book of Tables: Key Cross-State Variations in CCDF Policies as of October 1, 2011

OPRE released the second book of tables based on the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies Database, a project being conducted by The Urban Institute to provide a single source of detailed information on CCDF policies across time and across the fifty states, territories, outlying areas, and the District of Columbia. This Book of Tables presents key aspects of the differences in CCDF-funded programs as of October 1, 2011. Data files with detailed policy variables have also been released. The data files can be found at http://www.researchconnections.org/childcare/resources/17048

 

On-Site Approaches to Quality Improvement in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: Building on the Research on Coaching  

OPRE released a brief entitled “On-Site Approaches to Quality Improvement in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: Building on the Research on Coaching.” The brief was produced through a contract with Child Trends to summarize the research evidence on coaching as an on-site quality improvement initiative that could inform QRIS activities. The brief also identifies research needed to extend the effectiveness of these approaches to quality improvement in the context of QRIS.

 

Two Reports from the Family-Provider Relationship Quality Project

OPRE released two reports from the Family-Provider Relationship Quality project: “Review of Conceptual and Empirical Literature of Family-Provider Relationships” and “Review of Existing Measures of Family-Provider Relationships”. The literature review identifies key elements of family-provider relationships in early care and education settings that can be measured in order to assess the quality of those relationships. The review of existing measures provides a summary of existing instruments from various fields that examine family-provider relationships; identifies methodological, conceptual, and logistical issues related to producing a measure of the quality of these relationships; and identifies gaps as well as promising approaches and items for measuring these relationships. These reviews were undertaken in preparation for the development of a new measure and are intended as companion documents. This project is being conducted by Westat and Child Trends.

 

 

Strengthening Families and Healthy Marriage

 

Impacts of a Community Healthy Marriage Initiative

OPRE released a new report titled “Impacts of a Community Healthy Marriage Initiative.” This is the final report documenting the implementation and impacts of selected grant programs providing healthy marriage and relationship education services to diverse population groups (e.g., married couples, unmarried parents, singles, etc.) in defined neighborhood communities. The evaluation utilized a non-experimental design with matched pairs of communities to assess impacts on a range of family life outcomes at the community level. The study is being conducted by RTI in collaboration with the Urban Institute.

 

The Community Healthy Marriage Initiative Evaluation: Impacts of a Community Approach to Strengthening Families – Technical Supplement

OPRE released a report from the Community Healthy Marriage Initiative (CHMI) Evaluation. This project is being conducted by RTI. This supplement is a companion document to the CHMI impact report. The supplement provides additional details about the study’s research design, data sources, methods used to construct the outcome and subgroup measures, and analytic approach for the 24-month impact analysis. It also presents findings from supplemental analyses including treatment-on-the-treated and the effects of geographic proximity to services.

 

The Supporting Healthy Marriage Evaluation – Early Impact Findings on Low-Income Families Technical Supplement

OPRE released a report from the Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) Demonstration Evaluation. This project is being conducted by MDRC. This supplement is a companion document to the SHM impact report released in February 2012. The supplement provides additional details about the study’s research design, data sources, methods used to construct the outcome and subgroup measures, and analytic approach for the 12-month impact analysis. It also presents a series of sensitivity and robustness tests of the impact estimates presented in the earlier report. It further presents the full set of impact results generated when the data are combined across local SHM programs and when the impact results are estimated separately by local SHM program or by subgroup.

 

The Long-Term Effects of Building Strong Families: A Relationship Skills Education Program for Unmarried Parents

OPRE released a report entitled “The Long-Term Effects of Building Strong Families: A Relationship Skills Program for Unmarried Parents.” The Building Strong Families (BSF) evaluation, conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, involved eight demonstration programs across the country providing services under the BSF model, which included relationship and marriage education sessions and support services to over 5,000 low-income, unmarried couples expecting a child. The report and companion technical report present 36-month impacts of the BSF demonstrations on couples’ relationship status and quality, parenting and father involvement, and child well-being.

 

 

Child Abuse and Neglect

 

Two Reports from Wave Two of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being

OPRE released two research reports using data from the 18-month follow-up of the second cohort of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW): Wave 2 Children’s Services, and Wave 2 Caregiver Health and Services. These are part of a series of reports based on data from NSCAW, a nationally representative, longitudinal survey focusing on children who come to the attention of the child welfare system through investigation by child protective services. The survey is being conducted by RTI. The Children’s Services report describes children’s receipt of health care, developmental and special education services, and behavioral health services in the year prior to the 18-month follow-up interview. The Caregiver Health and Services report describes the health, well-being, and services received by their caregivers.

 

 

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All OPRE research projects, reports, conferences, and funding announcements are available at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/

 

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Happy Holidays from Relationship Skills Center

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Happy Holidays from Relationship Skills Center!

The Five Love Languages

 

What does it take for you to feel loved?  Gary Chapman, in his Five Love Languages, discovered "how to express your heartfelt commitment to your mate." Each person has a favorite way of feeling loved. Take a moment to discover your own and your partner's love language this holiday season.   

 

So many times it is difficult to figure what is the best gift for the people we love.  The best answer comes from understanding their love language.  I know we have run this before, we thought it was a great time to send it again. - Carolyn  

 

Here are the five different types:

 

Words of affirmation: Verbal appreciation speaks powerfully to the person who this is their primary love language. Simple statements, such as "You look great in that suit,"  reach the heart of your partner if words of affirmation are important. They will help them overcome insecurities and develop greater confidence.

 

Quality Time: These people feel loved when you focus all of your energy on them. During this time partners can share experiences, thoughts, feelings, and desires in a friendly, uninterrupted context. A good mate will not only listen, but will respond in a way that indicated that they are truly listening.  

 

Receiving Gifts:  If this is your love language, you are more likely to treasure any gift as an expression of love and devotion. People who speak this language often feel that a lack of a gift represents a lack of love from their mate. These gifts need not come every day and they don't even need to cost a lot of money. If your mate relates to this language, any visible sign of your love will leave them feeling happy and secure in your relationship.

 

Acts of Service: Sometimes simple chores around the house can be an undeniable expression of love. It is important to understand what acts of service your mate most appreciates and to do these acts of service out of love and not obligation. A mate who does chores and helps out around the house out of guilt or fear will inevitably not be speaking a language of love, but a language of resentment.

 

Physical Touch: Many mates feel the most loved when they receive physical contact from their partner. For a mate who speaks this love language loudly, physical touch can make or break the relationship. Take the time to learn the touches that your mate likes. It is important to remember that this love language is different for everyone. What type of touch makes you feel secure is not necessary what will make your partner happy.  

 

Figure out your partner's love language and your own by noticing three things:  

1. What you give or is given  

2. What you or your partner complain about 

3. What you or your mate request most often  

 

Knowing your mate's and your own love language fills one of the essentials for a great relationship: feeling loved.

 

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The National Center for Family & Marriage Research (NCFMR) News and Notes - November/December 2012

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November/December 2012 

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Welcome

 

The National Center for Family & Marriage Research (NCFMR), established in 2007 at Bowling Green State University (BGSU), welcomes you to our monthly electronic newsletter News and Notes. 

 

News and Notes aims to inform you about the activities of the NCFMR. We will update you on current research findings, announce research opportunities, and provide registration details for upcoming conferences and workshops.


Educational Attainment Highest Among Married Mothers 

  

The educational attainment of U.S. mothers with resident minor children varies by relationship status. Married mothers tend to be more highly educated than either single or cohabiting mothers. Among married mothers, 41% have Bachelor's degrees compared with 17% of single and 13% of cohabiting mothers. Just 9% of married mothers have less than a high school diploma, whereas 14% of single and 19% of cohabiting mothers have less than a high school diploma.

  

Mother Type by Educational Attainment, 2011
   
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2011

 

What's New at the NCFMR...
 

Family Profiles

Original reports summarizing and analyzing nationally representative data with the goal to provide the latest analysis of U.S. families.    

  

Working Paper Series
    

A series of working papers written by faculty affiliates, researchers, and advanced graduate students examining family structure topics of interest to family scholars, policy makers, and practitioners.

 
  • Brian Powell, Lala Carr Steelman, and Oren Pizmony-Levy

Data Points

    

Tables and figures integrating family statistics and demographic perspectives from leading published studies designed to investigate the links between marriage and family well-being at all stages of the life course
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NCFMR in the News
For a full list of NCFMR in the News items and for media links to each item, visit the NCFMR in the News webpage.

Congratulations Kenneth Pargament, NCFMR affiliate and BGSU Psychology Professor! 

Kenneth Pargament
Dr. Kenneth Pargament
  • Brown and Lin Study Finds Later-in-Life Remarriages Will End in Divorce
  • Kenneth Pargament Honored with the 2012 National  Samaritan Award
  • Wendy Manning Comments on Raising Kids Alone
  • Rapid Rise in Gray Divorce
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    December 2012

    Call for Papers -- Special Issue of Family Relations

    Families and Disabilities

    Date Due: December 14

    Link to NCFR 

     

    Request for Proposals -- The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality (CPI)

    Poverty, Inequality, & Mobility Among Hispanics

    Date Due: December 15 

    Link to CPI 

     

    Call for Submissions -- NCFR Report

    Families and Spirituality

    Date Due: December 21

     

    Call for Presenters -- International Commission on Couple and Family Relations (ICCFR) 60th Annual International Conference London

    Surviving the Crisis: Putting the Couple Relationship at the Heart of an Early Intervention Agenda for Families 

    Date Due: December 31

    Link to ICCFR 

     

    January 2013

     

    Call for Papers -- American Sociological Association (ASA) 

    2013 Interrogating Inequality: Linking Micro and Macro

    Date Due: January 9

    Link to ASA 

     

    Call for Papers -- Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research

    Visions of the 21st Century Family: Transforming Structures and Identities

    Date Due: January 10 

    Direct questions to the editors at...

    pnclaster@edinboro.edu 

    slblair@buffalo.edu  

     

    Call for Applications -- The Couple & Family Therapy Master's Program North Dakota State University (NDSU)

    Date Due: January 15

    Link to NDSU 

     

    Call for Applications -- Population Council 

    Fred H. Bixby Fellowships 

    Date Due: January 31

    Link to Population Council  

     

    2013 Research Paper Competition -- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

    Date Due: January 31

    Link to ICPSR 

     

    February 2013

     

    Duvall Family Studies Conference -- University of South Florida (USF) 

    Supporting Family Development

    Dates: February 14-16 

    Link to USF   

     

     

    March 2013

     

    Call for Applications -- RAND Summer Institute

    Demography, Economics, Psychology, and Epidemiology of Aging

    Date Due: March 22 

    Link to RAND 

     

    2013 Seminar of the International Sociological Association (ISA) Research Committee on Family Research 

    Demographic and Institutional Change in Global Families

    Dates: March 28-30 

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    Quarterly e-Briefing from MFRI

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    Greetings from the Military Family Research Institute.

    We hope you enjoy the current issue of e-Briefing, our quarterly electronic newsletter. Thank you for all you do for military families.

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    VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3  

    MFRI Letter from our director

    Highlights from our recent work and achievements 

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    MFRI The challenges of coming home

    Symposium educated about deployment effects

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    OPERATION DIPLOMA Hall of Fame Competition honors outstanding SVOs

    Invitation-only event will highlight leadership, achievements.

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    Less than 20 such communities exist nationwide.

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    RESEARCH Reservist repatriation examined

    Article focuses on work adjustment following deployment.

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    Google offers facilities and support for 2012 Leadership Institute.

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    MFRI researchers seeking to learn from their experiences.

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    Radio segment features successful summer program.

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    Boletin noviembre 2012 -2

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    1 de diciembre de 2012

    Queridos Amigas y Amigos:

     

    Este mes es un tiempo de alegria que anticipa regalos y momentos en familia. El regalo y la alegria mas grande de todos es saber que Dios vive entre nosotros y renueva nuestros matrimonios y familias con su amor que nunca acaba. 

     

     

    Durante Adviento y Navidad muchos se concentran en adquirir regalos materiales para dar felicidad a sus familiares, pero el mejor regalo que tiene este tiempo es la llegada de Jesus, el Mesias esperado.

     

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    La familia y la Navidad

    Y de todas las épocas del año, es justamente la Navidad donde la necesidad de compartir y disfrutar en familia es más prevalente. 
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    La Sagrada Familia Inmigrante

    En este tiempo de Navidad y en especial desde el 30 de diciembre cuando celebramos la fiesta de la Sagrada Familia reflexionamos especialmente en la Familia de Nazaret.

    June4.2012  
    Siempre escuchamos decir que la familia es la base de la sociedad, pero pocas veces nos damos cuenta conscientemente de que el matrimonio es a su vez la base sólida en la cual se cimienta la familia

     

     

    Evaluacion  

    Elementos para un matrimonio feliz

    Como lo muestran las encuestas y lo repite la doctrina de la Iglesia, el amor matrimonial se basa en la fe y compromiso que un cónyuge profesa por el otro.

     

    NOTICIAS y ARTICULOS

      

    La infancia de Jesus segun Benedicto XVI

    ¿Es verdad lo que ha sido escrito? ¿Quién es Jesús? ¿De dónde viene?", son las preguntas fundamentales a las que responde el libro de Benedicto XVI.

      

    Benedicto XVI:  el cristianismo es amor

    "El cristianismo, antes que ser una moral o una ética, es la manifestación del amor que acoge a todos en la persona de Jesús."

     

    Familia, presbiteros y vida consagrada

    Instituida por el sacramento del matrimonio, la familia cristiana como Iglesia doméstica es el lugar y el primer agente del don de la vida y del amor, de la transmisión de la fe y de la formación de la persona humana.

     

    Alzamos nuestra voz en pro del verdadero matrimonio

    Todos, desde el lugar que ocupamos en la sociedad, hemos de defender y promover el matrimonio y su adecuado tratamiento por las leyes.

     

     

    Preparen el Camino del Senor (Edición de diciembre de La Palabra Entre Nosotros)

     

    La Palabra Entre Nosotros es el devocionario católico con meditaciones para cada día del año basadas en la Misa.  Para más información visite la-palabra.com .  Si desea recibir una suscripción por tres meses gratis, siga la página de Por tu Matrimonio en Facebook, y escriba a: ayuda@la-palabra.com y con gusto le enviaremos tres meses de esta publicación a su hogar sin ningún costo, como una cortesía de La Palabra Entre Nosotros y Por tu Matrimonio.

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    Anticipando a Jesús: el mayor regalo de nuestras vidas

    Adviento es un tiempo de preparación y espera; preparación de nuestros corazones para la llegada del mas grande regalo que Dios nos ha dado, su Hijo Jesús. 

     

    VIDEO: Unidos en la distancia

    Video sobre el valor de permanecer unidos como matrimonio y familia aun en la distancia y vivir agradecidos de Dios por los nuestros. 

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     Visita nuestra página de Facebook  

    Sigue en contacto con nosotros en facebook para formar matrimonios sanos y felices, !matrimonios que inspiren!

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    Marriage Monthly: Advent and Christmas 2012 Issue!

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    NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012   

    Home   Dating & Engaged    Parenting & Family    For Every Marriage    About Catholic Marriages

    Featured Article:
    How to Make Christmas About Christmas
    Nativity ornament Do Santa and Jesus get "equal billing" in your home at Christmas? Do you want this year to be different, to focus on Jesus's birth and the joy of giving? There's still time. Here are some suggestions. 

    Catholic 101: Advent Calendars   

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    Advent and Christmas season calendars are helpful ways to focus on the meaning of the season. Check out the Family Resource Calendar, a new resource developed especially for the Year of Faith.     
     

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    Blogs: Happily Even After  

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    Stacey Noem observes that the season of Advent provides an opportunity each year to make sure we are on the right path to draw closer to God. But in marriage and family life it isn't just about us. It is also an opportunity to make it easier for those dear to us to draw closer to God as well.

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    Monthly Book Review:
    Spicing Up Married Life: Satisfying Couples' Hunger For True Love
     

    Father Leo Patalinghug offers recipes, reflections, and resources for rekindling the spark in one's marriage.

     
    Marriage Tip of the Month
    December 1

    Parents spend a lot of energy on their children. To avoid parent burnout, however, sometimes we need to be a parent to ourselves. This week, try to squeeze in an hour or two to pamper yourself. Ask for help from your beloved if necessary.   
      
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