Possibly one of the most hair raising experiences in family life is navigating the selection of a college for our college bound sons or daughters. The choice is to send our money and our young adult children to public colleges or universities or private Catholic colleges or universities. How do we decide? This piece touches on three important aspects of picking a college and invites families to a webinar to explore the topic further with Cardinal Newman Society President and Founder, Patrick Riley on May 19.

When marital trouble strikes, couples are often left with a lot of questions. Was there something that could have been done to prevent or soften the blow of marital crisis? The answer is yes! This article explores that "missing piece" that many couples struggle to find in their couple relationship. Dr. Ken Buckle, of Gratia Plena Counseling offers his insights into the topic.

For too long, the divorce minded culture has convinced countless couples that their divorce does not have long lasting consequences for their children. Divorce "happy talk" such as "the children are resilient" and the "the children are OK" has long been the go to lines for adults seeking divorce and others who support them. Increasingly, adult children of divorce are "coming out" and are openly talking about the pain they still carry from the break-up of their family. This article explores a new ministry in the Church which seeks to give adult children of divorce a voice, and an opportunity to begin the healing process.

This article presents the case for addressing marital "drift", the inclination couples have to drift apart once they are married. Couple's often cite "we just drifted" apart as the cause for divorce and separation, as a matter of fact, most divorce in the United States is between couples who have "low conflict" marriages and cite this "drifting apart" as a reason for divorce. Dr. Kenneth Buckle, Gratia Plena Counseling offers some valuable insight into reversing this phenomenon.