Andrea Toh

CEP Couple/s: Winfrid and Kristina   We all dream and hope that we will find the right partner in life. Hollywood tells us that when we find our “perfect one” we then live “happily ever after”. The initial years of marriage are often termed the “honeymoon period”, where newly married couples revel in the love …

A WAKE-UP CALL THAT STRENGTHENED THEIR MARRIAGE AND THEIR LIVES Read More »

CEP Couple/s: Corey and Julie   Corey, a medical doctor and his wife, Julie, are Couple Empowerment Programme (CEP) presenters who have taken the Humanae Vitae (HV) charter and are currently among the first batch of 50-plus students of the Maryvale certificate course. When they first got married, the couple practised Natural Family Planning (NFP) …

The Truth About Contraceptives Read More »

CEP Couple/s: Hidden for confidential reasons   When Joseph* and Samantha* first met through a mutual friend, love blossomed and after two years of dating, the couple married in 2012. Their belief that they needed only one another soon faded as the realities of married life began to take hold. They were soon to discover …

A Marriage Takes Three Read More »

CEP Couple/s: Hidden for confidential reasons   In our previous issue, we highlighted that nobody enters into a marriage able to manage it perfectly. Our model for marriage will have come, in most cases, from our parents. And our spouse may have a different frame of reference for what a marriage should be, due to …

Learning to Love Anew Read More »

CEP Couple/s: Nicholas and Valerie, Greg and Joy   Courtship should not end with marriage, some couples say. They make it a point to go on regular dates with each other and say prioritising the spousal relationship provides the bedrock for a secure family environment, even though it can be challenging to carve out such …

How Long-Term Couples Keep Their Marriage Alive Read More »

CEP Couple/s: Greg and Joy   I sat in the hallway and observed the two lovely girls, Tricia, aged 8, and Sarah, aged 5, speaking gently to each other. When asked who the more talkative one was, Sarah cheekily admitted it was her, while Tricia giggled and looked towards Sarah’s direction. I felt welcomed and …

Love Made Fruitful Read More »

CEP Couple/s: Clement and Sharon, Jason and Andrea   It was 11pm and the end of a stressful work day for Calvin and Elizabeth (their names have been changed to protect their identity). Most couples would be at home or out enjoying themselves. But for this couple, there was still work to be done. Driving …

LIVE THE PROMISE, EXPERIENCE THE JOY Read More »

CEP Couple/s: Bernard and Ying   While most of us are caught up with all the baking, decorating, shopping and feasting this season, some families out there and in our midst struggle to face the yuletide season without a dear one they have lost. Pause for a moment as we bring you a story of …

WHEN CHRISTMAS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN Read More »