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Offline Alan

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101 Tips for a Happier Marriage
« on: April 22, 2020, 08:09:05 AM »
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  • Insights from marriage and family scholar Jennifer Roback Morse combine with the stories of young mother and wife Betsy Kerekes to make this a book for any married couple—young or old—wanting to nurture their marriage.
     

    101 Tips for a Happier Marriage is designed to help couples improve their relationships by making small changes in their habits and attitudes. Suggestions for everything from the most mundane aspects of marital life (housework, budgeting, weekend football) to the make-or-break components (forgiveness, kindness, prayer) help readers to love and appreciate their spouses anew.
    http://www.ruthinstitute.org/store/ruth-books/101-tips-for-a-happier-marriage

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    Re: 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage
    « Reply #1 on: April 22, 2020, 09:11:08 AM »
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  • "In the country of blind men, the one eyed man is a king." 

    Almost always, the advice offered by the EWTN host types (Protestant converts who think they invented sliced bread, that they are God's gift to Catholicism) is "a revelation" to the blind masses, but a waste of time for real Catholics who LIVE the faith. Those EWTN type teachers are one eyed men. I have a feeling that that book is good for the people of the world, but no revelation to any Catholic who LIVES the faith. 

    The question to ask is: What does that book have to offer for say a traditional Catholic who has LIVED the faith for 30 years and has raised 12 children to adulthood who are all traditional Catholics LIVING the faith like their parents taught them? 



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    Re: 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage
    « Reply #2 on: April 22, 2020, 09:56:54 AM »
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  • "In the country of blind men, the one eyed man is a king."

    Almost always, the advice offered by the EWTN host types (Protestant converts who think they invented sliced bread, that they are God's gift to Catholicism) is "a revelation" to the blind masses, but a waste of time for real Catholics who LIVE the faith. Those EWTN type teachers are one eyed men. I have a feeling that that book is good for the people of the world, but no revelation to any Catholic who LIVES the faith.

    The question to ask is: What does that book have to offer for say a traditional Catholic who has LIVED the faith for 30 years and has raised 12 children to adulthood who are all traditional Catholics LIVING the faith like their parents taught them?
    I am a cradle Catholic from a Spaniard line of Catholics that have been Catholics for who knows how long 1500 years? I was baptized as an infant, received my first communion at the age of 8, and was confirmed at 13, all before the Novus Ordo was invented. I left the church in my teens and went out to the world to have a good time chasing bikini clad girts on the beach till I was 42. My conversion at 42 came about by many means but the principle one was that I only sought truth, I was not seeking anything for me. Almost instantly God showed me the Latin Mass and 2 months later the SSPX, where by God's providence my priest was an old Capuchin ordained in 1952. In 3 years I built up a library of like $5000 worth of books  and some tapes and videos. Today, I look at my library, of say  1000 books, and there are only like 3 books that are what I would call conservative Novus Ordo or EWTN type books AND I only read a few pages of them and realized they were empty. All of my books are written by Saints, Doctors, Fathers of the Church, priests, and renowned Catholic laymen, all pre-dating 1950, most pre-dating the 1900's.
    There are so many time tested Catholic books written by  Saints, Doctors, Fathers of the Church, priests, and renowned Catholic laymen from the beginning of the Church and  before the liberalism of the late 1800's, that one would have to live 5 lifetimes to read them all. Why would I go to a book about marriage  written in 2020 by a woman of whom I know nothing about?  

    If one honestly seeks truth and are willing to give up everything that they love for it, they will find it.

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    Re: 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage
    « Reply #3 on: April 22, 2020, 10:11:04 AM »
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  • Right there with you LastTradhican.  This screams Novus Ordo sect to me.

    Here is what the "Ruth Institute" states about itself:

    The Ruth Institute is a global interfaith coalition equipping Christians to defend the family and build a civilization of love.
    Founded by world-renowned author, speaker, and academic Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, the Ruth Institute’s Resource Center provides decades of research and educational tools to support individuals and families harmed by divorce, the hook-up culture, and other forms of family breakdown.
    The Ruth Institute believes that:

    The Ruth Institute rejects the idea that a child is a problem to solve if you don’t want one and an object to purchase if you do want one.
    The Ruth Institute has a dream that every child be welcomed into life in a loving home with their own mother and father, married to each other.
    The Ruth Institute upholds the ancient Christian teachings about marriage, family, and human sɛҳuąƖity. These teachings are today sometimes regarded as exclusively “Catholic.” But in fact, Judaism, and most Christian groups, historically taught many of the same things. The Ruth Institute works with individuals and groups, religious or otherwise, who share our views, in whole or in part, regardless of their positions on other issues.

    Here are the bios given for the authors on Amazon:

    About the Author
    Jennifer Roback Morse, a renowned marriage and family scholar, is the founder and president of the Ruth Institute. She is the author of three books and the coauthor of 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage. Her numerous academic and public-policy articles have appeared in such publications as the Journal of Economic History, Forbes, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, and National Review online. She has spoken around the globe on marriage, family, and human sɛҳuąƖity, and her work has been translated into several languages. Morse earned her doctorate at the University of Rochester and taught economics at Yale and George Mason Universities. She and her husband live in Louisiana, and they have two grown children.

    Betsy Kerekes is the coauthor of 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage. Her professional experience includes working in journalism and public relations for Franciscan University of Steubenville, where she graduated summa cuм laude in writing, with a minor in communications. She also did proofreading and subscriptions management for Patrick Madrid's Envoy magazine, has contributed to Aleteia, MercatorNet, Catholic Lane, Catholic Exchange, CatholicMom.com, The Southern Cross, and Creative Minority Report. Kerekes is a blogger and also serves as editor and director of online publications at the Ruth Institute, where she also writes weekly newsletters and manages the blog. She telecommutes from her home near San Diego, where she homeschools her three children.

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    Re: 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage
    « Reply #4 on: April 22, 2020, 10:13:35 AM »
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  • This might be a good opportunity to propose alternative literature for marriage. Any recommendations?

    First item that comes to mind is:

    Casti Connubii (December 31, 1930) | PIUS XI
    http://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/docuмents/hf_p-xi_enc_19301231_casti-connubii.html
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    Re: 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage
    « Reply #5 on: April 22, 2020, 10:45:18 AM »
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  • ...This screams Novus Ordo sect to me.

    Here is what the "Ruth Institute" states about itself:

    The Ruth Institute is a global interfaith coalition equipping Christians to defend the family and build a civilization of love..
    Well, there you go, and I knew nothing about the author, never heard of her. Nor would I even bother to research her. Why would I when it takes up the time I could be reading what say St. Vincent of Lerins teaches about how to discern truth?

    How would I define the Novus Ordos?  I could not come up with a better definition than a "a global interfaith coalition equipping "Christians" to build a civilization of love".

    The Novus Ordo sect is a crumb of bread covered with a jar full of strawberry jam.

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    Re: 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage
    « Reply #6 on: April 22, 2020, 10:58:12 AM »
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  • The education for a  proper Catholic marriage should have started long before the couple even met, it should have started from their infancy. The parents should have been teaching the couple all of this from the time of the very birth of the couple. 

    Here's are just two books that if followed, will lead to a good Catholic marriage:

    The Catholic Girls Guide, by Fr. Lasance
    The Catholic Young Man's Guide, by Fr. Lasance


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    Re: 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage
    « Reply #7 on: April 22, 2020, 06:19:27 PM »
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  • And then there's saying the family Rosary together, consecrating the home to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart, etc.
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    Re: 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage
    « Reply #8 on: April 22, 2020, 07:34:41 PM »
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  • The Catholic Girls Guide, by Fr. Lasance
    The Catholic Young Man's Guide, by Fr. Lasance
    Parents should know these 2 books inside and out BEFORE the child is born and have a plan on how to implement them into the child's first 16 years.
    I especially like the boy's book with it's description of putting on armor.  That theme can be adapted in so many different ways from decorating their room to All Saints day's pageants.  It's great for a one word reminder to behavior:  shield, helmet, arrow, breastplate, girdle and the bow
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    Re: 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage
    « Reply #9 on: April 22, 2020, 07:36:33 PM »
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  • Remember when looking for a spouse, whether it's Mr. Right or Miss Right, make sure their first name isn't Always.
    "Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered: and them that hate Him flee from before His Holy Face"  Psalm 67:2[/b]