Challenges in Marriage and Life

Sundays have a special character to them. They’re a day to reset, reconnect, and recharge – not just spiritually, but also as husband and wife. After a week of busyness and distractions, Sunday can be the space where we reawaken the spark between us, filling our hearts for the week ahead.

We spend so little valuable time with our spouses, that the last thing we want to do is ruin a perfectly good Sunday. It seems like of all days, it’s the day we should reconnect and recreate that spark between each other to carry us through the rest of the week.

But I’ve had the opportunity and figured out how to ruin a Sunday, and as a cautionary tale, I thought I’d share it with you.

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My wife saw the Greatest showman, and of course, I got to listen to the soundtrack (a lot), and when I first heard the song ‘Never Enough’, not being a real good listener, I heard this song of a lady for whom nothing was enough – not the stars, the fame, nothing. She wanted more and more.

Then for some reason I really listened. You know, like when you’ve tried it your way four times and can’t get it to work, and your wife’s voice, who has been quietly suggesting a different way for fifteen minutes, gets through, and you pause to listen, and it works?

it’s the four words she says right before all of the ‘never enough’ over and over again…

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Watch this video: 2015 Rosary Procession - St. Mary's And then maybe watch it a second time. And then consider some of Fr. Beck's words: We also are meant to…

Well, there's been a lot of pretty heavy emails lately, so I thought we'd change it up and give you something lighter.Almost everyone has seen the video at the bottom…