Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said,“Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law?How do you read it?”He said in reply,“You shall love the Lord, your God,with all your heart,with all your being,with […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Do you desire to have a lifelong Catholic marriage? In the twenty-first century, that is a tall order. How can we be sure if we are dating someone that if we marry we will be able to persevere? How important is that perseverance thing? For a Catholic—indeed for any Christian—it’s […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “The true measure of loving God is to love Him without measure.” –St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn I kept my faith to myself for the first ten years of my marriage. My husband was an atheist, and although he came to Mass with me, he didn’t really get it, nor did he really want it. His questions felt like challenges to my faith, and it saddened me […]

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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “Who do you want to love, if you do not want to love Jesus?” –St. Gemma Galgani Image: Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “The human heart is not shaped like a valentine heart, perfect and regular in contour, it is slightly irregular in shape as if a small piece of it were missing out of its side. The missing part may very well symbolize a piece that a spear tore out of the […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Find the first part in this series on Loving Your Wife HERE. Before we can go into specifics about how to transition from lust to love with your wife, let’s examine why developing a look of love – with your eyes and your heart – is so important for your […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn So how does one practically move from lusting after one’s wife to learning how to love her? Warning: this is not a simple list, but takes a lot of grace, humility, and effort. Buckle your seatbelts, gentlemen. 10 Ways To Love Your Wife (And Stop Lust) So there you have […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “Some people come in our life as blessings. Some come in your life as lessons.” – Saint Mother Teresa Of Calcutta Learn More From Mother Teresa Who Taught Mother Teresa To Be A Person Of Virtue? The Spiritual Journey Of St. Mother Teresa Illustrated! Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.” –St. […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Recently, a student showed me the days-long conversation she’d been having with her Snapchat A.I. assistant. She felt ambivalence about how “creepy” it was, but she couldn’t stop engaging with it. No matter what she asked, a reply instantly blinked onscreen. Yet it gave more than just information; the A.I. […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Gentlemen, have you ever had your wife completely turn down your advances, seem completely disinterested in your attempts to woo her, and instead be totally annoyed with you? If your answer is yes, then you’re meant to read this. Why might she be reacting in this manner? The answer is […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Jesus said to his disciples:“As the Father loves me, so I also love you.Remain in my love.If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love,just as I have kept my Father’s commandmentsand remain in his love. “I have told you this so that my joy may be in […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Growing up, I always thought I had a solid family unit. My parents were youth leaders in our small Methodist church and my Dad was a fireman/paramedic in our small town. We were just a normal and faithful family. This is why I was shocked when, as a 19-year-old young […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn The longing for genuine connection and community has never been more pronounced. Building and nurturing community is an essential endeavor in response to Christ’s call to discipleship.    The quality of a community is reflected in the quality of communication among its members. If we want better community, we must elevate […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn If you truly want to help the soul of your neighbor, you should approach God first with all your heart. Ask Him simply to fill you with charity, the greatest of all virtues; with it you can accomplish what you desire. – St. Vincent Ferrer

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn There are Catholics who marry Catholics and who live a wonderful life. There are Catholics who marry Catholics who end up in divorce. There are Catholics who marry non-Catholics who lose their faith. And there are Catholics who marry non-Catholics whose spouses convert and live happily ever after.  All this […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn More young adults than ever doubt they can find real, lasting love. In today’s throw-away culture, a “forever love” that can endure the ups and downs of life can seem unrealistic, even unattainable. Yet, we all feel a deep need for love. In fact, scientific research indicates that the brain’s […]

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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Heaven’s Currency, the third book in a trilogy I never expected to write (following Why All People Suffer and Dying without Fear), explains what the church has been taught about the nature of love and how it fits in God’s plan. Learning to love is a search for human perfection, […]

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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Imagine this: You stand outside your teen’s bedroom door. You knock a few times and there’s no answer. A few moments pass by and you knock again. All is quiet. You make an executive decision to enter the room. As the door opens, you find your teenager sitting down with […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn I have a confession to make. Through my spiritual journey, and even through my professional path, I have struggled again and again with comparing myself to others. It has been a bump on the road that has stopped me from flourishing in an authentic, peaceful, and joyful way. It touches […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Katie and Drew share their best tips for Catholic young adults to help them make friends at Church. They believe that friendships with Catholic young adults and young Catholic families are critical to their personal growth. But finding church friends, and even more so Catholic friends, can be challenging. Catholic […]