In between sips of tea, she recalled to me, “My husband and I had been married for 62 years when he died…. It’s been almost two years since he passed, but I still can’t seem to figure out how to live my life without him–sad to say…. Take something as simple as making a meal, for instance:  when you’ve […]

Read More Why we fight (reason #31)

Ok, so I’ve got a very simple “science experiment” for you.  Just three simple steps. Step 1:  Watch this video: Very cool, huh? Breath-taking graphics.  Intriguing plotline.  Compelling, authoritative voice–with enthusiasm and accent to boot.  Heart strings are pulled.  The underdog–or, the under-wolf, in this case–wins. So much for step 1.  Ready for step 2?

Read More “Save the Science!” (Or: Is science itself an endangered species?)

Do you ever find yourself in a situation or relationship where you know that you need to love someone, but you just don’t seem to have the strength–or perhaps even the desire? Ask yourself these questions.  (What follows is hardly a panacea for our struggle to love others, but I’ve found them helpful for myself […]

Read More Struggling to love someone?

You may be surprised to learn that there are reasons why you and your partner / fiancé should not wait. Yes, the church–Catholic and Orthodox, Protestant and Pentecostal–has unanimously declared, for the past two millennia, that sex is an expression and consummation of the mysterious and sacred union–the “one flesh-ness”–of marriage.  Nevertheless, if you and your partner find yourselves expressing the following (very […]

Read More Sex before marriage? Absolutely–and here’s why…

  I always find it irritating when I forget to charge either my phone or my laptop.  Nothing good can come from that.  It means delay.  It means inefficiency.  It means non-productivity. All of these are evils. What’s worse is that both my cell phone and laptop are almost two years old, and the batteries don’t last […]

Read More Are you on low battery? (Or: why feeling inadequate is a good thing)