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Having Fun in Our Couple Relationship
Last year, my husband and I said “yes” to a new responsibility in our ministry with Worldwide Marriage Encounter that required us to write 16 talks about different aspects of our relationship in 16 weeks. Whew! It was one of the most challenging and stressful times I can remember in our ...

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Managing Conflict in Your Spousal Relationship
When two people from diverse backgrounds, upbringing and life experiences come together, they are bound to experience some conflicts. No relationship, regardless of how great it is or how long it has endured, is immune from disagreements. Whether those disputes are major or minor, the key to mari...

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The Secret Weapon to a Stronger Marriage
Embracing Forgivness in Four Words   “Will you forgive me?” I will never forget the power of those four words the first time my husband asked them of me. In many ways, they meant more to me than him saying, “I love you,” because the very fact that he acknowled...

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New London Couple Recognized as State’s Longest Married Couple
New London Couple Recognized as State’s Longest Married Couple   In each of the 71 years that Russell and Pauline DeMarco have been married, their love for each other has grown stronger. How does such an enduring love last despite the challenges and differences that all married coup...

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Strengthening Marriage Through Couple Prayer
With the turn of the page to January, many people make a New Year’s resolution. This year, why not consider making a resolution that will enrich your marriage, strengthen your bond of intimacy with your spouse and help heal the differences between you more easily? All of this can be done throu...

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Bishop Barron Says New Vatican Document Affirms Church’s Timeless Teaching on Marriage
WASHINGTON – The document released this week by the Vatican on the pastoral meaning of blessings insists that marriage is a union of one man and one woman in lifelong fidelity and openness to children, said Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester. Following the publication of Fiducia sup...

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From Clutter to Connection: How Cleaning the Breezeway Transformed Our Marriage
The breezeway between our garage and house has always been a source of conflict between my husband and me. I like it to be clean, uncluttered and a place where I can sit three seasons out of the year. The lovely wicker set placed there creates an inviting space for me to read, or a cozy spot for ...

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A Parent's Struggle, Yet Joy!

Posted on October 18, 2023 in: Marriage

A Parent's Struggle, Yet Joy!
  A Parent’s Struggle, Yet Joy!   Our youngest daughter got married this summer to a wonderful young man that my husband and I admire and have grown to love as our own. As a parent, it is an incredible joy to know your child has found someone who loves, understands and acc...

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Torrential Rains Can’t Stop Enduring Love from Shining Forth
Despite the torrential rains outside, the hearts and spirits of over 60 married couples inside the Cathedral of Saint Patrick were lifted as they renewed their marriage commitment during the Annual Diocesan Silver and Golden Anniversary Mass. Sixty-seven couples, ranging in years married from 25 ...

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Don't Miss Out - Diocese to Recognize Anniversary Couples
The registration deadline is August 14, 2023. This is a firm date, so please register early. Sunday, September 10 is the date set for the Annual Silver and Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass at The Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Norwich. Bishop Michael Cote will be the main celebrant for this year&rs...

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Pope Leo XIV’s Marriage Advice? Keep Calm and Pray the Rosary
Newlyweds Anna and Cole Stevens meet Pope Leo XIV at the general audience in Rome on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. | Credit: Courtesy of Anna and Cole Stevens   Pope Leo XIV recently offered marriage advice to a young American couple days after their wedding, sharing how he was blessed by the example of his own parents who prayed the rosary together every day. Newlyweds Cole and Anna Stevens received Pope Leo’s personal blessing for their marriage during one of the pope’s first general audiences under the hot Roman summer sun on June 11, just four days...

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Reconnect and Renew at the Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience
Couples, priests, and religious are invited to take part in the Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience, a weekend retreat focused on strengthening relationships through reflection, dialogue, and spiritual renewal. Rooted in faith, the program is centered on the real-life experiences and challenges shared by all committed partners. Event Details: August 15–17, 2025 Holy Family Retreat Center, West Hartford, CT This residential weekend offers a peaceful setting to pause, reconnect with one another, and grow in your shared journey. Apply now: wwme.org/apply ...

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Marriage Encounter Experience- August 15-17
  This summer, give your spouse the gift of your time and discover the secrets to a lasting, supportive, transformational marriage! Consider attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience. The next one scheduled in Connecticut is August 15-17 at the Holy Family Retreat Center in West Hartford. There’s no group discussion. It’s just about the two of you learning to be the best, most loving and thriving couple you can be. Over the course of the experience, three couples and a priest provide new tools, using examples from their own lives, to help coupl...

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