Marital satisfaction has a U-shaped curve. When the honeymoon is over, marriage tends to reach its low point during the child-bearing years. Divorce is common, as most people think the problem is with their spouse, and Catholic couples are no exception. Stay Mr. and Mrs. After You're Mom and Dad will prepare your marriage for the changes that come about with parenting. While you baby-proof your house, it is just as important to baby-proof your marriage. This book guides expectant couples--with research, prayer, and Scripture--through the practical day-to-day issues, like delegating chores to planning time alone and together to dealing with fatigue.
Take a fresh, bold look at what it means to be Catholic today. In a modern culture that finds church values dated, many hide a life of faith behind closed doors or look for answers elsewhere. Recounting his own spiritual journey, author Gregory Erich Phillips encourages all Christians to remember the abundant joy and love at the heart of the religion, which compels believers to bring their authentic selves out into the world.
Working with communities - Introducing illness - Grog, gunga and gambling - Reasons for use - Strategies to address use - Solutions from Canada - Factors involved in healing and change.
Leila stepped off the plane in Colombia, recognizing the familiar air. She couldn't believe she'd been deported. It had to be a mistake. The Exile is a heart-wrenching love story that crosses cultures and borders, shedding light on the challenges faced by Hispanic immigrants living in the United States.
An interfaith collection of prayers, blessings, and poems offering comfort and hope to the healthcare workers that give so much. The COVID-19 pandemic has left few of us unaffected, but our healthcare workers have borne the brunt of its impact. Chaplains and clergy across all lines of faith have ministered to those caregivers through prayers and blessings. This curated collection of interfaith prayers, blessings, and poems was written by those who minister to healthcare workers. It’s a beautiful resource that those who work on our medical front lines can carry with them or keep at their workstations for daily inspiration. It can also be used by chaplains and pastors who offer support to medical personnel. Many of the prayers were written to meet specific needs during the pandemic, yet they speak to the shared grief and hope we all have carried as we continue to navigate this extraordinary time. Contributors include The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Rev. Barbara Crafton, Catherine Meeks, Jennifer Grant, Rev. Ineda Pearl Adesanya, and Rev. Gayle Fisher-Stewart.
Patrick and Shea Disone develop a revolutionary combustion engine that improves its efficiency so dramatically that it threatens the government's on-going war against fossil fuels. In this dystopian future, the pair battles an increasingly authoritarian government bent on destroying capitalism and the underlying democratic principles upon which the country was founded. Bullied and threatened by federal authorities who have teamed up with a big corporate competitor, the couple fight back against the great powers in Washington. However, out-gunned and out-financed, the world of the two entrepreneurs collapses. It is only when they team-up with a feisty senator from Wyoming that they find renewed courage to fight back. This sets the stage for a confrontation the nation hasn't seen in nearly two hundred years, and one which no one wanted ? then or now.
Governance and Public Policy in Canada lays the foundation for a systematic analysis of policy developments, shaped as they are by multiple players, institutional tensions, and governance legacies. Arguing that provinces are now the most central site of governance and policy innovation, the book assesses the role of the provinces and places the provincial state in its broader economic, institutional, social, and territorial context. The aim throughout is to highlight the crucial role of provinces in policy changes that directly affect the lives of citizens. Three key themes unify this book. First, it addresses the role of policy convergence and divergence among provinces. Although the analysis acknowledges enduring differences in political culture and institutions, it also points to patterns of policy diffusion and convergence in specific areas in a number of provinces. Second, the book explores the push and pull between centralization and decentralization in Canada as it affects intergovernmental relations. Third, it underscores that although the provinces play a greater role in policy development than ever before, they now face a growing tension between their expanding policy ambitions and their capacity to develop, fund, implement, manage, and evaluate policy programs. Governance and Public Policy in Canada describes how the provincial state has adapted in the context of these changing circumstances to transcend its limited capacity while engaging with a growing number of civil society actors, policy networks, and intergovernmental bodies.
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