Marriage
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“Make Yourself a Capacity, and I Will Make Myself a Torrent”: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Nor do all couples fight — many do and a few do not. What is hellish are marriages in which the spouses are not living according to the divine plan, or they are not deeply converted from their sins, mortal… Continue reading
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The Call to Sainthood: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Lenten Thoughts on Deep Conversation Deep Prayer Continue reading
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Heroic Virtue: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
As I grow in my spiritual life over the years, I find that trying to figure out God and my relationship with Him means trying to figure out my husband. When Fr. Thomas Dubay talked about “heroic”, my first thought… Continue reading
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Why I Love My Spouse/Why I Love God: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Years ago, I was in one of those moods, and I asked my husband why he loved me. His response? “Because you love me.” I was quite perturbed by his response. “What are you saying, you only love me because… Continue reading
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An End-Of-Year Examination of Conscience for the Family
Continued from this post on Raising Pro-Life Children Amid A Culture of Death. There are many versions of an examination of conscience out there. I wrote this for our family, but I share this here in case it might be… Continue reading
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Soulmates / Soul Mates in Catholic Doctrine
Our online pro-life group started a discussion over the weekend on “soulmates”. It took several interesting turns, and many participated, but I don’t know that we completely addressed the gist of the OP’s question: He asked: The popular saying goes:… Continue reading
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Twenty-One Years and Counting
Today, dh and I celebrate 21 years!!! (And hubby’s birthday too!) He took a half day off work and we met him at Mass with all the kids (Aisa’s off school on Wednesdays!), then had a late lunch at Half… Continue reading
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On Marrying Young…
In Defense Of Marrying Young Marrying Young More on Marrying Young by Arwen Mosher at Faith and Family Live I got married at 21, just like Elizabeth. There’s a draft that’s been sitting in my folder for several months now… Continue reading
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Culture of Divorce, Culture of Death
beautiful piece by Anthony Esolen. Continue reading
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smart
The smartest move I ever made in my life: marrying a man who isn’t threatened or intimidated by a woman’s intelligence. I don’t have to act stupid or kowtow to his greatness just to feed his machismo. Continue reading
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