2013-07-31T08:12:54-05:00

Last updated on: July 31, 2013 at 8:12 am   By

Coming ­Wednesday on More2Life:  Setting Limits Kids will Listen To:  Parenting involves setting limits but kids often push back.  We’ll look at how to make rules that kids will respect. Plus, Tabor Life Institute’s Fr. Thomas Loya will help parents set healthy limits around media and friends. Call in at 877-573-7825 from Noon-1 Eastern (11-Noon Central) with your questions about making rules your kids will respect. Can’t get M2L on a Catholic radio station near you? YOU CAN STILL HEAR... Read more

2013-07-30T08:50:01-05:00

Last updated on: July 30, 2013 at 8:50 am   By

This month, many secular psychologists are having an Emily Litella moment. Prevailing professional “wisdom” on the link between abortion and subsequent psychological problems is that there is none.   The official position of the American Psychological Association is, “Nothing to see here, folks, let’s all just move along shall we?” Well, things are not quite as clear cut as the APA might like you to believe.  First, in 2008, a 30 year longitudinal study of 500 women found that post-abortive women had about... Read more

2013-07-25T12:16:25-05:00

Last updated on: July 25, 2013 at 12:16 pm   By

Researchers found a clear link between rates of breastfeeding and the likelihood of developing ADHD, even when typical risk factors were taken into consideration. Children who were bottle-fed at three months of age were found to be three times more likely to have ADHD than those who were breastfed during the same period.   The ADHD group was comprised of children that had been diagnosed at the hospital, the second group included the siblings of the ADHD patients, and the control... Read more

2013-07-25T09:51:38-05:00

Last updated on: July 25, 2013 at 9:51 am   By

Believe it or not, I encounter this kind of behavior in marriage therapy all the time. People seem to think that anger is the gift we give to other people, but it isn’t.   Your anger is God’s gift to you, not anyone else.  Anger is the emotional response to a perceived injustice.  The healthy response to anger is to (1) identify the trigger for the anger (2) take a few moments to pray and think about a possible solution to the... Read more

2013-07-25T07:28:18-05:00

Last updated on: July 25, 2013 at 7:28 am   By

My latest article for the Couple to Couple League’s Family Foundations magazine (What?  You don’t subscribe?)  deals with those couples who come to Natural Family Planning with a less than open heart.  Here’s a sneak peak. The Resentful Couple  Dr. Gregory K. Popcak There are a lot of couples who come to Natural Family Planning…reluctantly.  Even resentfully.  As more dioceses require NFP training, many couples approach their classes a little like a root canal, but with less enthusiasm. It’s easy... Read more

2013-07-23T10:48:18-05:00

Last updated on: July 23, 2013 at 10:48 am   By

In his comments at his reception by the Brazilian President, the Holy Father challenged all adults to care for children who represent the eyes through which we see the future. Here it is common for parents to say, “Our children are the apple of our eyes”. How beautiful is this expression of Brazilian wisdom, which applies to young people an image drawn from our eyes, which are the window through which light enters into us, granting us the miracle of... Read more

2013-07-23T08:26:18-05:00

Last updated on: July 23, 2013 at 8:26 am   By

Catholics refer to the family as the “Domestic Church” but it would be easy to experience this as a spiritually antiseptic phrase requiring families to be perfectly peaceful, perfectly quiet (and to borrow a phrase from Mary Poppins) practically perfect in every way. It can be hard to relate to that image of the family.  It seems too remote.  Too impossible.  Too lofty,  but it doesn’t have to be.   I think the problem is that most of us think of church in too idealized a... Read more

2013-07-22T13:46:37-05:00

Last updated on: July 22, 2013 at 1:46 pm   By

Infants who spent at least one overnight a week away from their mothers were discovered to have more insecure attachments to them compared to babies who had fewer overnights or stayed with their father only during the day, according to the study. The researchers found that 43 percent of babies with weekly overnights were insecurely attached to their mothers, compared to 16 percent with less frequent overnights.  READ MORE Read more

2013-07-18T07:32:01-05:00

Last updated on: July 18, 2013 at 7:32 am   By

US News and World Report did an article on Catholic sexuality.  They cited recent studies asserting that devout Catholics are more satisfied with their sexual relationships–both in quantity and frequency–than any other group.  Imagine my happy surprise to see my book, Holy Sex!, cited in the body of the article! The notion that Catholics have better sex isn’t a new one, especially coming from Catholics. In 1994, Andrew Greeley, a Catholic sociologist and priest, published “Sex: The Catholic Experience,” which released... Read more

2013-07-17T10:18:18-05:00

Last updated on: July 17, 2013 at 10:18 am   By

Coming WEDNESDAY on More2Life: Bad Relationship Habits–We all have them.  Little ways we take each other for granted and undermine the connection that God wants for our homes.  We’ll look at the most common bad relationship habits and how to leave them behind. Plus, Fr. Thomas Loya from the Tabor Life Institute joins us to talk about score keeping. Call in at 877-573-7825 from Noon-1 Eastern (11-Noon Central) with your questions about overcoming the bad relationship habits that are robbing... Read more

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