Marriage and Family

Audio Feature: Spiritual Education

glen — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:18:39 -0600

Baha'i author and educator Morris Taylor speaks about the importance of spiritual education in society. Engaging stories and solid data illustrate the Baha'i perspectives on education, the family and the responsibility of teachers (15 minutes). Download

Audio Feature: What's it like to be raised as a Baha'i?

glen — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:23:49 -0600

An interview with Elizabeth Dwyer giving a youth's perspective on being raised in a Baha'i family--the challenges and benefits. She also talks about how her parents became Baha'i's, and how it was to be different from other youth in today's society (15 minutes). Download

Audio Feature: A peak into a Baha'i wedding

glen — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:14:22 -0600

An interview with a Baha'i couple about marriage and sound bites from their Baha'i wedding ceremony (7.5 minutes). Download

Audio Feature: Marriage and Family Life

glen — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:15:13 -0600

Wife and husband Mary Lou and Michael McLaughlin reflect on the Baha'i sacred writings on marriage and engage in some back and forth on the purpose of marriage, getting to know yourselves, and becoming closer to God (7 minutes). Download

Want a long, strong marriage? Get set to labor for love

shane — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:21:08 -0500

If you miss the bliss that brought the two of you together, take heart: You can bring it back, say Heather Cardin and Susanne Alexander, Baha’is who have been friends since they were teens.

Down to earth advice for finding a heavenly mate

shane — Wed, 23 May 2007 12:46:48 -0500

Finding a match made in heaven starts with knowing what criteria not to use in picking a mate, says J.R. (Jamie Rose) Marghi, a psychotherapist and Baha'i in Silver Spring, Md.

'Pure Gold' solidifies marriage

shane — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:42:18 -0600

When Susanne M. Alexander's husband brings her tea every morning, she might say, "Thank you, sweetheart." That was very thoughtful of you." Or kind. Or loving. Or another of the 56 words on the Character Quality Language list, one of the core features of the couple's new book, Pure Gold: Encouraging Character Qualities in Marriage.