Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from “Kingdom Marriage: Connecting God’s Purpose with Your Pleasure” (Focus on the Family, September 1, 2016). A healthy vibrant marriage is all about focus.

“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” - Bible (Ephesians 5:31) Jim and Janice felt like they loved each other enough to ...

'Tis the season ... for weddings. More couples walk down the aisle in June than at any time of the year. Right now, countless brides are making final arrangements for their nuptials — focusing on the ...

Dear Reader, we have seen so far in this series that God’s view for marriage is good and it is also to provide help for man. This week, I will be sharing with you on one of the most important ...

Q: I went to my 20th high school class reunion the other day, and it was really depressing to discover how many of my classmates are on their second or third marriages. Why aren’t marriages lasting ...

It has been said that “it takes three to get married” — a man, a woman and God. In fact, in 1951, Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen wrote a book with that sentiment in the title. For three Catholic ...

I have performed a lot of wedding nuptials over the course of a lifetime in ministry. Some of them were entertaining and funny. Some of them were very solemn and dignified. But as far as I can ...

“But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.” — Bible (James 1:14) I usually open with a short scenario to illustrate the subject to be discussed. For this article, it ...

The readings from Mass this past Sunday (27 th Sunday Cycle B, Ordinary Form) were a tour de force on biblical marriage. They set forth and emphasized God’s plan for marriage and family: one man for ...