{"id":3141,"date":"2018-01-29T16:40:33","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T21:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-news\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2018-01-29T17:04:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T22:04:53","slug":"catholic-faithwatch-whats-destroying-some-catholic-marriages-the-answer-may-surprise-you-cna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-news\/catholic-faithwatch-whats-destroying-some-catholic-marriages-the-answer-may-surprise-you-cna\/","title":{"rendered":"CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: &#8220;What&#8217;s destroying some Catholic marriages? The answer may surprise you&#8221; &#8211; CNA"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>&#8220;&#8216;Anger is a poison,&#8217; Fr. [Thomas] Morrow, a moral theologian and author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1622822307\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1622822307&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=faitcent-20&amp;linkId=628a12b843978610650b23daec5ba523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Overcoming Sinful Anger&#8217;<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=faitcent-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1622822307\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> [said] &#8230; &#8216;If a husband and a wife are angry with each other a lot, it destroys the relationship. &#8230; often &#8230; anger morphs into sinful anger &#8230; motivated by a desire for revenge &#8230; And this sinful anger has a devastating effect on relationships. &#8230;&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float: right; padding-left:10px; width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=faitcent-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1622822307&amp;asins=1622822307&amp;linkId=64c26d0db49555a8da100c279b6e8b2b&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe>According to CNA, Morrow suggested that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>when persons encounter the potential for anger &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>they should first decide if an issue is significant enough to get angry over &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>if so, they should consider whether, even if anger is justified,\u00a0confrontation would promote the good of the other &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>if so, humor or diplomacy should be used\u00a0 &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>if a confrontation would <em>not<\/em> promote the good of the other, offer the anger to God as a sacrifice for one&#8217;s sins and those of the world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float: right; padding-left:10px; width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=faitcent-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1622822307&amp;asins=1622822307&amp;linkId=64c26d0db49555a8da100c279b6e8b2b&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe>Morrow cited the example of Saint Monica. When provoked by her husband, Saint Monica would wait for her husband&#8217;s own emotions to subside before approaching him to discuss the impact of his actions and her reasons for concern.\u00a0 Saint Monica, of course, eventually converted both her husband and her son, Saint Augustine.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/whats-destroying-some-catholic-marriages-the-answer-may-surprise-you-57498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Click here for:\u00a0&#8220;What&#8217;s destroying some Catholic marriages? The answer may surprise you&#8221; &#8211; CNA<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1622822307\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1622822307&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=faitcent-20&amp;linkId=628a12b843978610650b23daec5ba523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to order &#8220;Overcoming Sinful Anger&#8221; by Father Tom Morrow<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=faitcent-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1622822307\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&#8216;Anger is a poison,&#8217; Fr. 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