Couples are always going to have irreconcilable differences. You can get divorced, marry someone new, but you will have a new set of irreconcilable differences with them too. – Christopher Kaczor

The 7 Myths about Marriage

Dr. Christopher Kaczor is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He graduated from the Honors Program of Boston College (1992) and holds a Ph.D. (1996) from the University of Notre Dame. He did post-doctoral work in Germany at the Universitätzu Köln as an Alexander von Humbolt Foundation, Federal Chancellor Fellow in 1996-1997; and returned as a Fulbright Scholar in 2002-2003.

His other books include  Human Life, and the Question of Justice; O Rare Ralph McInerny: Stories and Reflections on a Legendary Notre Dame Professor; Thomas Aquinas on the Cardinal Virtues; Life Issues-Medical Choices; Thomas Aquinas on Faith, Hope, and Love; The Edge of Life: Human Dignity and Contemporary Bioethics;Proportionalism and the Natural Law Tradition; and How to Stay Catholic in College..

Kaczor’s research on issues of ethics, philosophy, and religion has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the Huffington Post, National Review, NPR, BBC, EWTN, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, MSNBC, and NBC’s “The Today Show.”

Kaczor lives in Los Angeles, Calif. with his wife and seven children.

In this episode, Pamela talks to Christopher about the 7 seven myths about marriage.
He explains:
-Why cohabitation breaks down relationships
-How couples should work through their differences
-Why couples who work through their crisis moments come out stronger
-What to do when you’re in an unhappy marriage?

THE 7 MYTHS ABOUT MARRIAGE

I came across Christopher’s book the 7 Myths about marriage when he gave an interview on National Review. It caught my eye for several reasons, his statement on irreconcilable differences carried so much weight and his evidence on cohabitation was meaty. While I don’t support the idea of cohabitation, I didn’t know how to explain my beliefs during ministerial work or even during discussions with my own peers. Christopher’s book on the myths about marriage was eye-opening.

So I asked him if he would share his thoughts with us and just as in the book, he backs up everything he says with data and studies. He’s not making this up. I enjoyed hearing his thoughts on what to do when you’re in an unhappy marriage and how spirituality plays a big role as couples get older.

Couples who have a major crisis. There are studies that show if they make it past those moments, years later, 80% of those marriages are stronger. -Christopher Kaczor

During this month where we are talking about marriage, know that you are in our prayers. I’ve specifically started a decade of the rosary for all marriages. It is our hope that with prayers and people standing in the gap, the institution of the domestic church will be protected in families. You can pray too for other couples in your own parish. Recommend this episode if you feel someone needs to listen.

Next time we will be talking about St. John Paul II, the man who said that, “A person’s rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use.”

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