From NBC News: To see whether men really did have trouble reading women’s emotions, Boris Schiffer, a researcher at the LWL-University Hospital in Bochum, Germany and his colleagues put 22 men between the ages of 21 and 52, with an average age of 36, in a functional magnetic resonance imaging scanner, which uses blood flow as a measure of to measure their brain activity. They then asked the men to look at images of 36 pairs of eyes, half from... Read more
Coming Monday on M2L: You Just Don’t Get Me! — A new study shows that men really can’t read women’s minds. (I know, really?!? But there’s more to the study we’ll share on the air.) On today’s program we’ll look at the challenges of communicating our needs to our spouse. Call in with your questions about marital communication from Noon-1pm E (11am-Noon Central) at 877-573-7825. Don’t forget our M2L FB Q’s of the D: 1. What do you think makes it... Read more
How do you know how big your family should be? How do you know what Godwants? Discerning family size is one of the most common concerns expressed by both listeners to my radio program and clients in my counseling practice. A lot of people use the phrase “responsible parenthood” but few understand the practical implications of the concept. It’s a phrase that’s found in the catechism as well as most of the Church’s documents on marriage and family life from... Read more
A powerful and beautiful post about what real love looks like between two people cooperating with God’s grace to heal their simple human brokenness. She writes… With swollen eyes, I woke up early the next morning to write an email. “Moses, I’ve made promises to be a committed and loyal girlfriend and I haven’t kept it. I have not given my best to you; I’ve only given you the leftovers. I’m sorry.” As I hit SEND, I realized that an... Read more
Put him on trial for capital murder. The way reporters are handling the case of Kermit Gosnell (by not handling it at all) is a travesty even considering the travesty that constitutes journalism today. I’m used to the Liberal Ministers of Truthiness(TM) downplaying the March for Life or other Pro-life stories. I’ve even largely come to accept that is just the way it is. But THIS? This is an unconscionable conspiracy of silence. We’re talking about a man who was responsible for “aborting” hundreds of all-but full term babies by... Read more
What does it mean to create a Catholic home? To some, it primarily has to do with the customs and traditions a family celebrates. To others, it has to do with the art and sacramentals (e.g., crosses, statues, holy pictures, etc) that adorn the house and remind the family of Christ’s presence in their everyday lives. Still others might point to the charitable works their family is involved in. And, of course, it has everything to do with celebrating the... Read more
Please take a moment of your time to let the FCC know that you expect them to maintain what few decency standards remain in place. The Federal CommunicationsCommission wants to loosen on nudity and expletives, including the “F-word.” This would include hours when children may be watching. In the years since the pop start Janet Jackson’s Superbowl “wardrobe malfunction,” the FCC has faced a large number of obscenity complaints. But then the U.S. Supreme Court decided in 2012 that the FCC rules... Read more
Last week we had a vigorous discussion (here and here, in particular) about the pseudo-scientific claims of the “cry-it-out” method of sleep training. Specifically, I challenged the junk science that claims that letting a baby cry-it-out works because it teaches a baby to “self-soothe.” We discussed the absolute absence of any evidence whatsoever from developmental psychology and neurology that an infant or toddler has any ability–or even potential ability–to self-soothe (a skill requiring a level of brain maturation that does not even begin to occur until, at earliest,... Read more
Genisis 2:18 tells us, “It is not good for man to be alone.” The theology of the body builds on this idea to assert the donative meaning of our body and science has ample examples of why people are social by nature. Add this one to the list. According to new research, if you’re struggling with self control, the best way to achieve it is to surround yourself with strong-willed friends. We all desire self-control — the resolve to skip... Read more
…so I did. (Patheos Goddess and Grand Poohbah of the Catholic Portal, Elizabeth Scalia, is all over the doofuses who claim that “Jesus never said anything about…” Go thou, henceforth and read thee all about it.) Read more
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