AUTHOR Kristen Houghton-Hopper
Sex Isn’t ‘A Sin’ and Neither is Birth Control
I watched two nuns and several older men in deep and serious discussion on the morning news. Sipping coffee hurriedly to get out the door, I was curious as to why congratulations […]
The Emotional Pain and Depression of a Celibate Relationship
“We are living in a time when it seems as if sex is used to sell everything. From laundry detergent to pancakes, from make-up to hair dye, sex sells. We are inundated […]
A Good Marriage Enhances Your Happiness
It makes perfect sense that a good relationship will enhance your happiness quotient. While love is still a potent factor in your decision to share your life with another person, friendship cannot […]
Money Can Buy Happiness
Happiness, personal happiness, seems to be the catchword for 2023. We’re either looking for it, think we’ve finally found it, or are reluctantly redefining our personal meaning of the word. Then too […]
It’s Time to Stop Putting Everything in God’s Hands
When her first husband died at the age of thirty, two parish priests came to visit my eight-months pregnant mother and told her not to lose faith in God.“The Almighty has his […]
I Napped Every Day for a Month and It Changed My Life
To be honest, I was always someone who ridiculed the idea of taking a nap during the day. I equated it with ‘getting older’. If I took a nap I was admitting […]