For Better FOREVER, Revised and Expanded. Lisa Popcak

For Better FOREVER, Revised and Expanded - Lisa Popcak


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      For Better…

       FOREVER

      REVISED AND EXPANDED

      For Better…

       FOREVER

      A Catholic Guide to Lifelong Marriage

      REVISED AND EXPANDED

      Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak

      Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division

      Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.

      Huntington, Indiana 46750

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      Imprimatur image Kevin C. Rhoades Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend June 1, 2015

      The Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur are official declarations that a book is free from doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have granted the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur agree with the contents, opinions, or statements expressed.

      Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition (NRSV), copyright © 1989, 1993 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Where noted, other Scripture quotations are from: (1) the New American Bible, revised edition (NABRE), copyright © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C., and are used by permission of the copyright owner. All rights reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner. (2) Revised Standard Version of the Bible — Second Catholic Edition (Ignatius Edition) (RSV-CE), copyright © 2006 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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      Copyright © 1999, 2008, 2015 by Gregory K. Popcak and Lisa Popcak. Published 2015.

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      Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 200 Noll Plaza,

      Huntington, IN 46750; 1-800-348-2440

      ISBN: 978-1-61278-906-4 (Inventory No. T1691)

      eISBN: 978-1-61278-907-1

      LCCN: 2015941968

      Cover design: Amanda Falk

      Cover art: Shutterstock

      Interior design: Sherri L. Hoffman

      PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

       First Edition

      For Isaiah, whose short life helped us pursue a deeper path.

      And for our children who remain with us. May God grant them

      many blessed years, may they live in health and happiness,

      and may they find the love he has for them.

       Second Edition

      To our children. May God bless them

      with the love that comes from his very own heart.

      Table of Contents

       Introduction — “Happily Ever After”: The Possible Dream

       Part One: Revealing the Vision

       Chapter 1 — Marriage: Vive la “Catholic Difference”!

       Chapter 2 — The Celebration of a Lifetime: The Two Become One

       Chapter 3 — The Celebration Continues: A Life-Giving Love

       Chapter 4 — At the Feet of the Master: Lessons in Love

       Part Two: Where Are We? How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Going?

       Chapter 5 — The Relationship Pathway

       Chapter 6 — On the Road to “Happily Ever After”: Marriage Mountain and the Stages of Married Life

       Part Three: The Road to Intimacy

       Chapter 7 — What You Can Do to Maintain the Woo! The Secrets of Lifelong Love Exposed

       Chapter 8 — The Road Trip (or “Der Intimacy Ist Goot, Ja?”)

       Chapter 9 — The Princess, the Frog Prince, and Freud

       Chapter 10 — The Secrets of Red-Hot Loving (or How to Be Loving When Conflict Heats Things Up)

       Chapter 11 — “Holy Sex, Batman!” (or Why Catholics Do It … Infallibly)

       Chapter 12 — What If My Spouse Doesn’t Share My Spiritual Life?

       Chapter 13 — The Little Way of Marriage: An Invitation

       Appendix 1 — Marriage: An Owner’s Manual

       Appendix 2 — Where to Turn: Resources for Couples

       References

       Introduction

      “Happily Ever After”:

      The Possible Dream

      Every married couple wants to live “happily ever after.” This book will show you what it takes.

      This new, revised, and expanded edition of For Better … FOREVER integrates


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