Not all homes are happy homes, and not all marriages are happy marriages. Unfortunately, whether homes are happy or not, there are frequently children involved. Whatever the problems are in the home, that is the environment in which the children grow and develop. Parents are role models. The ...
“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.” — Leviticus 19:33 (NAB-RE) Sadly, our nation’s immigration system is broken. For too long, our laws on paper said “stop, no entry,” while in fact, for economic and political reasons, undocumented migrants ...
Valentine’s Day is upon us, that annual holiday wherein we are required by law to express our undying love and devotion to our Significant Others. Failure to comply with this law is punishable by a lengthy banishment to the doghouse. I once pointed out to my wife that this rule is unevenly ...
I remember as a kid hoping that between chores and supper, I could watch Walter Cronkite give the news on our black and white television. Yeah, I was a geek. I’ve been a news junkie ever since. I get that not everyone is so obsessed. If you have kids at home, maybe working two jobs, you ...
If you’re considering how much society has changed in the past few years, one of the things to talk about is smoke free bars. I remember when smoke in bars used to hover around the ceiling in a dense haze. I remember when many people didn’t want to wear their nicest clothes into bars ...
Over the years I have seen both good and bad marriages. What follows is a psychologist’s opinion as to a few of the factors that contribute to a successful, mutually satisfying, healthy marriage. There certainly are more factors that could be listed here, but what follows are a few that have ...