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The challenge of being a dad really increases when your only daughter turns ten years old.  This happened to me many years ago, but it could be very relevant to you right now. We had four boys, and then my wife got her wish and [...]

Dr Jereth Kok has been suspended from practising medicine for over two years for voicing Christian and conservative viewpoints on social media. In this exclusive story, see the 'evidence' that AHPRA may use to argue for Dr Kok's permanent de-registration later this year. Dr Jereth [...]

Here are five affordable yet fun ideas to celebrate the spirit of Valentine’s Day with your beloved all year round. Valentine’s Day is, in many ways, a gap-filling marketing oasis for retailers to cover their bottom lines between Christmas and Easter. We buy into it [...]

The lack of intimacy in marriages overtaken by the stresses of daily life is a cause for alarm. Couples need to make a conscious effort to set aside time for one another, to express their love in the marital embrace. Every time I write about [...]

The myopic one-child policy of the Chinese Communist Party has created demographic and societal chaos. Women are particularly affected, for generations. In this episode of the Ruth Institute Podcast, we tune in to Sacred Heart Radio’s show, Driving Home the Faith with Fr Rob Jack. [...]

Counting your blessings by noting down things to be grateful about your spouse, is a wonderful way to transform your perspective and make them feel genuinely appreciated and loved. Yes, it is Valentine’s Day this coming Monday 14 February, and the first thing you are [...]

Despite China's recent belated attempt to reverse its impending population decline, it will probably not be able to stave off the resulting economic downturn. This is also the case across all heavily industrialised countries. The Wall Street Journal reports that the number of newborns in [...]

Consider the benefits of homeschooling your children. The challenges are worth the effort to raise independent thinkers of solid faith and good character, with a firm foundation. I know a lot of people baulk at the prospect of homeschooling their kids. Visualising the idea is [...]

Seeing your child grow up and get married is bittersweet, but embrace the changing seasons as part of being a parent. Being the father of the bride is an honour, a momentous occasion, a fresh opportunity to love. The first Father of the Bride movie [...]

St Valentine witnessed to the importance of married love by his life and death. This Valentine’s Day, let us celebrate true love in our marriages, recommitting ourselves to loving and serving our spouses with joy. On February 14 every year, couples around the world celebrate [...]

This podcast examines the factors behind the decline of marriage and the abysmal fertility rates of modern Western culture, even amongst conservatives. Profound sociological changes and the decline of religiosity have contributed to the lessened impetus to marry. Can we reverse this trend? In this [...]

Women who procrastinate on finding a suitable spouse at university, often struggle later in life at locating a compatible man. The modern habit of prioritising career over marriage tends to leave eligible young ladies in the lurch. Hook-up culture also cheapens relationships and makes it [...]

Surrogacy separates a mother and child, commodifying the human being as a good to be exchanged, instead of a person who has the right to be loved and raised by his or her natural mother and father (cf. UN Convention on the Rights of the [...]

The family is the school of love. Our children learn from us how to become well-functioning adults and potential future spouses and parents. We owe it to them and their progeny to provide a good example of how to live virtuously, paving the foundation for [...]

And in love He chose us before He laid the foundation of the universe! Because of His great love, He ordained us, so that we would be seen as holy in His eyes with an unstained innocence. For it was always in His perfect plan [...]

With divorce on the rise and the challenges of living together with another flawed human being, people question the need to be married. But marriage continues to be the lifeblood of communities, linking people in familial bonds of love across the nations and generations. More [...]

Children bring immeasurable joy into our lives. Let us treasure the precious moments we have with them, being present as they explore and discover the world. “While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” [...]

If marriage is a bed of roses, it certainly comes with thorns. But if a couple continues to work at their marriage and honour their vows, it is possible to triumph together over the tough times. We recently enjoyed watching our granddaughter (age 16) and [...]

Many people nowadays see having children as an inconvenience, a task which is far too difficult and life-altering. Instead, they devote their affections and resources to pampering their pets or "furbabies". Pope Francis spoke some hard truths on this matter. The Ruth Institute seconded Pope [...]

The late Walter Williams produced many pithy observations about a variety of topics, including virtue, liberty, government, poverty and race relations. Some cogent quotes of his are reproduced here. A year ago I wrote about the passing of the great American economist and political commentator [...]