Questions
THANKSGIVING
- What am I most thankful for? HDTF
- What have you done for me today that I am most grateful for? HDMAMMF
- Do I tend to see the blessings or the curses in life? HDMAMMF
- Do I show you how much I appreciate you? HDMAMMF
- Do I show our children how much I appreciate them? HDMAMMF
- Do I believe life owes me? HDMAMMF
- Am I content in my circumstances? HDMAMMF
- HDIF about a big turkey dinner on Thanksgiving? DIFALD
- HDIF about celebrating Thanksgiving with the hungry or homeless or lonely?
- Do I like to attend Mass/church on Thanksgiving? HDMAMMF
- Do I have an attitude of Me First? HDMAMMF
- Do I see your generosity toward me? HDMAMMF
- Do I share my blessings joyfully? HDMAMMF
- HDIF about celebrating Thanksgiving with extended family?
- Do my children say “Thank You”? HDMAMMF?
- Do I thank my children when they do something for me? HDMAMMF
- Do I see myself owing my employer, or my employer owing me? HDMAMMF
- Do I think life has been unfair to me? HDMAMMF
- What have I most taken for granted? HDIFAT
- Is it easier for me to give or to receive? HDMAMMF
- Would I rather celebrate Thanksgiving at our home or a relative’s home? HDIFAT
- What would I like to do during Advent this year? HDIFAT
- Do our children know what Advent means? HDMAMMF
- Do I give thanks to God for what I have not received, accepting that that is His plan? HDIFAT
- HDIF when you get sick during the holidays? DIFALD
CHRISTMAS
- How are we like the Holy Family? HDMAMMF
- HDIFA Santa Claus? DIFALD
- What is my favorite Christmas tradition? HDIF recalling this? DIFALD
- Do I enjoy Midnight Candlelight Service? HDMAMMF?
- What one gift would I most enjoy this Christmas? HDIFAT
- What one gift do would I like to give our marriage? HDIFAT
- What do I want our children to remember about Christmas in our home? HDMAMMF
- What is my favorite childhood memory of Christmas? HDIFAT
- What do I think about when I hear the word Christmas? HDMAMMF
- HDIF when I see Christmas displays in October? DIFALD
- HDIF about celebrating Epiphany? DIFALD
- When do we take down the Christmas decorations? HDIFAT
- When do we put up the Christmas decorations? HDIFAT
- Do I like to sing Christmas carols? HDMAMMF
- HDIFA our Christams tree traditions? DIFALD
- HDIF watching our children open Christmas gifts? DIFALD
- Is our Christmas season too busy for us to keep focused on Jesus? HDMAMMF
- What are the activities we have planned that I want most to do this Christmas? HDIFAT
- What do we have planned this holiday season that I would rather not do? HDIFAT
- If I had only one gift to give you this Christmas, what would it be? DIFALD
- What gift can I give Jesus on His birthday? HDIFAT
- As a family, what does the birth of Christ signify to us? HDIFAT
- HDIFA our spending on gifts? DIFALD
- Do I prefer to spend Christmas at our home or with relatives? HDMAMMF
- HDIFA sending Christmas cards? DIFALD
- HDIFA giving to an Angel Tree or project for other needy people? DIFALD
- HDIFA inviting a lonely person or single parent into our home to celebrate Christmas? DIFALD
- HDIFA the politically correct rules of not calling Christmas occasions Christmas occasions, but holiday parties, etc? DIFALD
- HDIFA receiving Christmas cards? DIFALD
- HDIFA Christmas lights? DIFALD
- Are our children grateful on Christmas? HDMAMMF
- HDIF when I see the once-a-year Christians crowding the church on Christmas? DIFALD
NEW YEAR
- HDIF beginning another year with you? DIFALD
- What are my goals for the coming year? HDIFAT
- What would I like most to change about myself? HDMAMMF
- What would I like most to change about our relationship? HDMAMMF
- How do I like to celebrate New Years’ Eve? HDMAMMF
- What is my fondest memory of last year? HDIFAT
- What is my deepest regret of last year? HDIFAT
- What is my deepest hope for next year? HDIFAT
- Should we recommit to daily dialogue? HDIFAT
- Do I have a favorite New Year’s Day tradition? HDIFAT
- Am I excited about our future? HDMAMMF
- What are the changes I most need to make in myself for the sake of our relationship? HDIFAT
- HDIFA starting the year off with a budget we have agreed on? DIFALD
- What attitude do I want to change in myself? HDIFA changing that attitude?
- Do I expect to have a happy new year? HDIFAT?
LENT/HOLY WEEK
- What can we do to enrich our relationship with each other this Lent? HDMAMMF
- What can we do to enrich our prayer life this Lent? HDMAMMF
- What is a meaningful sacrifice for me to make that will enrich my spiritual life? HDIFA making this sacrifice? HDMAMMF
- HDIFA involving our children in a Lenten tradition? DIFALD
- How specifically can we as a couple be salt and light? HDMAMMF
- Are we giving back to God a portion of our first fruits? HDMAMMF
- When I think about the sacrifices Jesus made for me, HDIFAT?
- If I were on trial for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict me? HDMAMMF
- Does Lent remind me of our Marriage Encounter weekend? HDMAMMF
- What can we do to renew our passion for Christ? HDMAMMF
- HDIF when I receive ashes? DIFALD
- HDIF walking around in public with ashes on my forehead? DIFALD
- Do I believe we are children of light? HDIFAT
- What is the chaff I need to separate from the wheat in my life? HDMAMMF
- God already knows my heart. HDIFAT
- HDIF when we read the Passion during Holy Week? DIFALD
- HDIF when I sin? DIFALD
- HDIF when I am forgiven? DIFALD
- HDIFA dying to self? DIFALD
- HDIFA venerating the cross on Good Friday? DIFALD
- HDIF waving palms on Palm Sunday? DIFALD
- HDIF when I hear the psalm, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” DIFALD
EASTER
- How will we celebrate Easter? HDIFAT
- What are my feelings about the Easter bunny? DIFALD
- What are my feelings about having an egg hunt for the kids? DIFALD
- How do I feel when I see an overflowing church on Easter Sunday? DIFALD
- It is said that we are an Easter people. Are we an Easter couple? HDIFAT
- Do I believe in heaven? HDMAMMF
- HDIFA Jesus’ resurrection? DIFALD
- Can I identify with Thomas? HDMAMMF
- Do I recognize Jesus in the breaking of the bread? HDIFAT
- Do I believe good will triumph over evil? HDMAMMF
- Do I believe the dead are in a better place? HDMAMMF
- HDIFA celebrating Easter for 7 Sundays? DIFALD
- How do I experience the trinity? DIFALD
- HDIF when I see Easter lilies? DIFALD
- Is Jesus my shepherd? HDMAMMF