It's the perennial question: What do men and women want in a spouse? Men are increasingly interested in an educated woman who is a good financial ...

Calling all Pure Sex, Pure Love readers: I'm teaming up with one of the most famous priests in America to bring you the best dating ...

Erin recently broke up with her boyfriend of two years. They were serious and considering marriage, but he didn't want children and Erin, 27, very ...

Millions of singles made a New Year's resolution to be more proactive about their love lives. Sound like you? If you want to find ...

'Tis the season for Christmas parties, family gatherings ... and pesky (but well-meaning) friends and relatives asking you when you're going to get married. Yep. ...

So a few weeks ago I began a series on Natural Family Planning (NFP) to start an open and honest discussion about the what, ...

As you gather round the family table to give thanks, you'll consume anywhere from 2000 to 7000 calories as you graze on turkey, stuffing and ...

This past Sunday I gave a lecture on sex, dating and relationships at the Newman Center at the University of Iowa. As a professor here, ...

Let’s talk about Natural Family Planning. Wait… wait… did you just grab the mouse to click away to another screen? Give me a chance. When you ...

The Ramona Quimby Diary was my first journal. I was seven, and helpfully it was fill-in-the-blanks. For most of 1985, I recorded my deepest thoughts and darkest secrets in that red, spiral-bound book: I never ...

I remember receiving that first oversized calligraphied envelope. I was 22 and giddy with excitement as I opened the multiple envelopes, sifted through the ...

In my last column I shared a letter from Susan, a longtime reader of Pure Sex, Pure Love, who has been dating a ...

“Does God really care if we gained ten pounds over the holidays? Yes!” announces The Dieter’s Prayer Book. “If you’ve struggled with obesity all of your ...

Recently I received a request from Susan, a longtime reader of my Pure Sex, Pure Love column: How do you deal with a partner whose dealing with depression? Can you help—and ...

My husband, Peter, is a lawyer, and recently accepted a job with Legal Aid, a non-profit organization that provides legal services for the working poor. In states ...

This weekend, we celebrated our nation’s independence with fireworks and cook-outs. But according to a recent Busted Halo® survey, young adults are struggling for an even more personal ...

My last column, "Wives, obey your husbands?" was intentionally provocative... and it worked! Over the years, as I attended different parishes during college and beyond, I noticed something odd: Depending on ...

"I pray that the community spirit stays strong in all these communities, and that the floods can't drown the love we feel for our neighbors in times of need."

As someone who studies the family and relationships, I usually look forward to the discussion of these big, important issues in the liturgy. At one church I attended during childhood summers, fathers would be recognized ...

If the old saying is true that men want to marry a woman like their mother, then this Mother's Day, let's thank moms for leading the way toward ...