Can a bumpy marriage be made smooth? Can a peaceful marriage become closer? Father Medard Laz, a priest who has worked with hundreds of couples seeking deeper marriages, answers YES. Marriage is like the tree of life in the garden of Eden. Like Adam and Eve, we sometimes look for the fruit of the tree - the surface pleasures. Yet it is the trunk of the marriage tree that feeds the leaves and fruit - the trunk with its rings of friendship, sharing and trusting.