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Alimony Payback Time

November/December 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Father Richard Gill, LC in Spirituality on Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Question

My daughter has been divorced for five years. She left her husband because he took up with another woman, to whom he is now married. He has been paying child support for their three children regularly. The divorce was very bitter and the children suffered a lot. One day he contacted her and claims that he has inadvertently been overpaying and demanded $25,000 to be returned right away. He... READ MORE

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Filed under advice, divorce, marriage, money

Did I Marry the Wrong Man?

First, take a good look at yourself.

September/October 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Father Richard Gill, LC in Spirituality on Tuesday, August 19, 2008

By Father Richard Gill, LC


Question

I’ve been married for nine years, and we have a boy, age 7, and a girl, age 5. On the surface, I suppose, we have a normal life and everything is okay. That’s probably what someone looking in from the outside would say about us. But I find myself unhappy and I don’t really love my husband. He seems to be in his own world, and we don’t interact much except for the... READ MORE

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They’re Watching You

Find the courage to be an example

May/June 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Father Richard Gill, LC in Spirituality on Monday, July 14, 2008

Question

I am headmaster at a prestigious private high school that has a long tradition of maintaining an “honor code,” in which students are not supervised on exams but the penalty for cheating is expulsion. Six high school seniors stole copies of their semester exam and used them to study for finals. After a long and painful series of interviews, I managed to get some of the students to admit what... READ MORE

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Filed under example, grace, parenting, school

Facing the End

Allow the dying to prepare for their encounter with God

July/August 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Father Richard Gill, LC in Spirituality on Friday, July 11, 2008

Question

I am an oncologist and have many
serious cases of people with poor prospects of survival. I agree that it is wrong to lie to patients, but I prefer not to be completely honest with them because being the bearer of bad news is very emotional and unpleasant for us both to deal with. The news causes my patients to become anxious and to give up hope. It also causes stress to their families and... READ MORE

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Filed under advice, cancer, end of life decisions, medical care

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