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We recently visited our daughter's church, several states away. After mass, we met with Deacon Mike to discuss his church's marriage ministry. Like Dawna, Deacon Mike had a degree in marriage and family counseling. He practiced regularly with couples from the church. But he shook his head sadly: "Unfortunately, most couples don't seek help until it's too late." In this Sunday's Gospel, Peter steps out of the boat and walks toward Jesus across open water. He manages several st

Rob was reaching for another appetizer when he overheard his name in the kitchen. He paused and listened. Jenna was warning a dinner guest that his cooking was “hit or miss.” Some nights he focused and the meal turned out great, she said. Other nights he rushed, forgot ingredients, or picked a bad recipe and pushed through anyway. “Those nights I secretly dump the meal and eat popcorn later,” she confessed Rob said nothing until the guests left. Then he asked her directly. Je

"If you could change just one thing in your lives over the past forty years, what would it be?" one of our daughters asked us on our anniversary. She was surprised at what minor issues we picked, because we've been through some very hard times. "The thing is," Dawna told her, "we learned important things from all those awful experiences. We would be different people, in a different marriage, if we changed them." How do you tell the story of your marriage? How do you connect t