Tag: relationships

Written by Father Don Farnan

Communication

Communication is, and probably always will be, the Achilles heel of healthy relationships.  Healthy communication takes work, patience, and continual attention.  Each November as Thanksgiving gatherings inaugurate the holiday season, numerous families are concerned with relationships that are strained and interactions that could be explosive.  Some who are on different sides of the political spectrum […]

Written by Father Don Farnan

Successful Marriage

Far be it from me, a celibate priest, to offer advice on marriage.  My comments herein are not advice, only observations.  They start with remarks of nineteenth century philosopher Frederick Nietzsche who noted that it is not the lack of love that makes marriages unhappy, it’s the lack of friendship that does so.  I think […]