Cohabiting: Should you?
by Betsy Kerekes at Chastity Project The Catholic Church is so behind the times. What does it know? Things have changed. Everyone is living together now. It’s no big deal. But, as it happens, completely secular studies back up what the Church has been telling us all along: cohabiting is bad for your relationship. The […]
Do You Want To Be a Happier Parent?
By Susannah Pearce June 4, 2019, at Integrated Catholic Life Raising children isn’t as easy as it looks in those soft-focus magazine and television ads. I think it might be some kind of ruse designed to bamboozle us into peopling the earth (and buying all the products for it). Actual children are messy, unreasonable, and […]
Be a Happier Parent!
(May 20, 2019) Betsy Kerekes is Kyle Heimann’s guest on his eponymous radio show to discuss her newest book, Be a Happier Parent or Laugh Trying. Betsy co-authored 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage and 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person with Dr. J, in addition to being an author, speaker, and (of course) parent, she wears many hats behind the scenes at the Ruth Institute. Betsy blogs at parentingisfunny.wordpress.com.
Catholic Connection: Be a Happier Parent or Laugh Trying
(May 9, 2019) Betsy Kerekes is Vanessa Denha-Garmo’s guest on Ave Maria Radio’s "Catholic Connection.", Betsy co-authored 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage and 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person with Dr. J, today she and Vanessa are discussing Betsy’s newest book, Be a Happier Parent or Laugh Trying. Betsy blogs at parentingisfunny.wordpress.com. Listen
101 Tips for a Happier Marriage: Simple Ways for Couples to Grow Closer to God and to Each Other
By Mary Ann Paulukonis at For Your Marriage Where some books have a dedication, this book has a page with three centered lines. “God is God. You are not. Your spouse is not.” Those ten words sum up the philosophy of 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage. It is a slender, easy-to-read volume of 101 […]
Make Your Marriage an Even Happier One
Keeping your marriage healthy is paramount for your mental, physical, even financial health. By Betsy Kerekes This article was first published January 15, 2018, at Christian Post. This time of year, people tend to look at their waistline, their exercise goals, or that unfinished project in the garage. How about a New Year’s resolution […]
101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person
A chat with one of the authors. by Tamara El-Rahi This article was first posted at Mercatornet on December 5. 2016. Betsy Kerekes is Director of Online Publications at the Ruth Institute and co-author with Dr Jennifer Roback Morse of a new book: 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person: Helping Singles Find Each Other, […]
Change Your Marriage For The Better Today
A book review from TampaMeditations.com on 12/21/2016 you can start to change your own marriage today, simply by making a decision to be more generous: by being the first to forgive; by making allowances; by admitting you were wrong. These are an antidote to self-righteousness, the belief that “it’s not my fault”. There are other […]
Marriage Advice: Always Keep a Sense of Humor
In celebration of National Marriage Week, Ave Maria Press is featuring a short series of stories with important pieces of marriage advice. For more information about this celebration of National Marriage Week visit, www.avemariapress.com/marriageweek. While they probably won’t admit it, every married person holds on to some little things that annoy them about their spouse. […]
A Closer Look at National Marriage Week 2017
(February 8, 2017) Dr J is once again Sheila Liaugminas’ guest on Relevant Radio’s A Closer Look. They’re discussing matters of the heart during National Marriage Week: 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person, marriage, the effects of divorce on children, government and cultural pressures, and more.
202 Tips: On Call with the Ruth Institute!
(February 7, 2017) Betsy Kerekes and Dr J appear jointly with Wendy Wiese on her eponymous radio show to discuss their two Tips books, 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage and 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person.
How to marry the right person
Five tips to get you started on the path to a happy marriage. by Betsy Kerekes This article was first posted November 25, 2016, at Mercatornet.com. If you are a take-your-vows-seriously type of person and believe in “till death do us part,” your life will be much simpler if you marry the right […]
Brief thoughts on 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person
by Erika Marie at onesimplemama.com. 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person: Helping Singles Find Each Other, Contemplate Marriage, and Say I Do by Betsy Kerekes and Jennifer Roback Morse. After reading and reviewing 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage: Simple Ways for Couples to Grow Closer to God and to Each Other , Betsy […]
101 Tips: On Call with Dr. J!
(December 20, 2016) Betsy Kerekes and Dr J gave interviews to Elizabeth Westhof on "On Call with Wendy Wiese!", today to discuss their new book, 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person. This podcast is of Dr J’s interview–if you missed Betsy’s, check out our podcast stream.
101 Tips: On Call with Betsy Kerekes!
(December 20, 2016) Betsy Kerekes and Dr J gave interviews to Elizabeth Westhof on "On Call with Wendy Wiese!", today to discuss their new book, 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person. This podcast is of Betsy’s interview–stay tuned for the segment with Dr. J.
Finding Mr. (or Mrs.) Right
This article was first published at Fathers for Good on November 23, 2016. New book outlines Catholic plan for marriage If the “101 Tips” of this handy little book could be summed up in a few words, they would be: Know thyself. The wisdom of Socrates holds true today, though the modern dating scene may […]
101 Tips on the Steve Deace Show
(December 8, 2016) Dr J gave an interview to Steve Deace on his eponymous radio show about the new book she just wrote with Betsy Kerekes, 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person.
How To Marry an Idiot
by Betsy Kerekes This article was first posted at Catholic Lane on November 17, 2016. It seems many people have marrying an idiot as their goal. The amount of couples getting divorced proves to me that many have already become experts. Sadly, there are still those hold-outs who insist on taking their vow of “till […]
A Guidebook for Young Adults
By Barb Szyszkiewicz, OFS This article was first posted November 10, 2016, at CatholicMom.com. Two marriage-and-family writers have teamed up to put together a book of tips for Catholic singles seeking marriage. Jennifer Roback Morse and Betsy Kerekes compiled 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person. Subtitled “Helping Singles Find Each Other, Contemplate Marriage and […]
Pocket-Sized Pointers for Picking a Partner (Review: “101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person”)
by Lindsay Wilcox This article was first published November 8, 2016 at atxcatholic.com. Today’s review is of a short book, so this will be a short review. Following on the heels of their successful book 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage , Jennifer Roback Morse and Betsy Kerekes have released a guide for getting to […]
101 Tips on Spirit Mornings
(November 3, 2016) Dr J is a guest on Spirit Mornings to discuss her new book with Jen Brown and Bruce McGregor. Dr J co-authored 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person with Betsy Kerekes. Listen
101 Tips on Meet the Author
(October 27, 2016) Our own Betsy Kerekes gave an interview to Ken Huck on Radio Maria’s "Meet the Author", about the new book Betsy and Dr. J just wrote, 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person.
Book Review: 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person
by Terri Kimmel This article was first published on October 24, 2016, at CatholicLane.com. In today’s electronic world of tweets and status updates, communicating with brevity is everything. 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person: Helping Singles Find Each other, Contemplate Marriage, and Say I Do by the Ruth Institute’s Jennifer Roback Morse and Betsy […]
Betsy Kerekes on "Busted Halo"
(October 5, 2016) Our own Betsy Kerekes was invited to speak on "The Busted Halo Show", with Father Dave Dwyer and Brett Siddell. They’re about the new book Betsy and Dr. J just wrote, 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person. Listen
101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person
(October 3, 2016) Dr J went on a whirlwind trip to Australia earlier this year, while she was there, she connected with several wonderful people in the marriage movement down under. Here she’s giving an interview to John Jurgutis from Cradio on the second book she authored with Betsy Kerekes, 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person.