now that we& #39;re talking about how raising kids is hard I think we can also start talking about how marriage is a form of asceticism if done correctly

no one believed me the last time I posted this. It& #39;s not a sentiment to make marrieds feel better about not entering religious life, Christianity is a fundamentally ascetic religion and there& #39;s a chance that any of us will suffer tremendously, but thats how we win

Look at the life of St. Theresa& #39;s family, absolutely and utterly tragic by secular standards. 4 dead children, the mother dies of breast cancer, the father dies of dementia later on, but they& #39;re all Saints in heaven now experiencing a joy that is infinite

celibacy is fundamentally better but that doesn& #39;t mean married life isn& #39;t about suffering gracefully as well, it& #39;s not the easy way out