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October 2013

How do I know if I love someone?

By Catholic Weddings, Clergy and Marriage Preparation, Marriage Help/Tips, Marriage Preparation, Miscellaneous, Non-Denominational Weddings, Non-Religious Weddings, Pre-Marital CounselingNo Comments

That was the question I thought a lot about when I needed to choose a topic for my doctoral thesis at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. How do I know if I love someone? That’s how you know you love someone, I guess, when…

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What Is Good Communication?

By Catholic Weddings, Clergy and Marriage Preparation, Marriage Help/Tips, Marriage Preparation, Miscellaneous, Non-Denominational Weddings, Non-Religious Weddings, Pre-Marital CounselingNo Comments

Good communication is more about listening than talking! I find it hard to really listen to my wife, and we’ve been working at this for almost 39 years, but I continue to learn more each day. Here’s something that helps me. I like to think…

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How is Driver’s Education like Marriage Preparation?

By Catholic Weddings, Clergy and Marriage Preparation, Marriage Help/Tips, Marriage Preparation, Miscellaneous, Non-Denominational Weddings, Non-Religious Weddings, Pre-Marital CounselingNo Comments

What did you do in order to get your first driver’s license? Didn’t you complete a driver’s education course with a certified driving instructor. You devoted several months of study and practice, you watch some videos and learned the laws of driving. Then, you took…

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How can I text my love?

By Catholic Weddings, Clergy and Marriage Preparation, Marriage Help/Tips, Marriage Preparation, Miscellaneous, Non-Denominational Weddings, Non-Religious Weddings, Pre-Marital CounselingNo Comments

This is an online marriage preparation newsletter that you may want to subscribe to. It’s excellent. This is from October 2013: Subscribe @ http://www.marriageprepbeginnings.com/e-zine.html Texting With Love We are far into the digital age, where we have the technology to be connected almost constantly. Yet many…

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Do we have time for a marriage prep course?

By Catholic Weddings, Marriage Help/Tips, Marriage Preparation, Miscellaneous, Non-Denominational Weddings, Non-Religious Weddings, Pre-Marital CounselingNo Comments

I have worked with hundreds of engaged couples planning for their weddings, and every couple is very busy and dealing with much added stress. Some of this comes from the financial cost of the wedding, dealing with requests, even demands, from family members, and all…

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Pre-Marital Counseling?? or…. Pre-Marital Coaching??

By Catholic Weddings, Marriage Help/Tips, Marriage Preparation, Miscellaneous, Non-Denominational Weddings, Non-Religious Weddings, Pre-Marital CounselingNo Comments

Many of the couples who meet me for the first time are apprehensive about pre-marital counseling. They wonder if I’m going to judge them, evaluate their compatibility, pry and make them feel uncomfortable. They are surprised. Here’s what one groom wrote in his evaluation: Andy:…

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