I always thought that wedding rings should be simple, like tiny little handcuffs that you would use to happily shackle yourself to another person for
Ten years ago, I crossed a modest stage in a well-lit gymnatorium at a private, Protestant school. I was one of 14 high school seniors
I could be very mistaken, but I suspect that the majority of readers here and at other Catholic blogs are somewhat in the choir. If
“We have so much time, and so little to do… Stop, strike that, reverse it.” – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I have a
With my own marriage mere weeks old now, I can’t help but reflect on this notion that you have to be 100% sure about the person you
“I can’t believe you have a freakin’ kid.” I hear that phrase a lot now from my old high school and college friends. “I know,”
The news is full of violence. It is hard not to become desensitized to the terrible ways humans treat humans. A recent story that really
At the risk of redundancy, I am going to foist one more of these articles on you. This is a topic I am extremely passionate
I’ve been hearing a lot lately about mixed marriages–from friends, from Catholic bloggers, etc etc. I’ve toyed with the idea of writing a little about
There are a few things that I do every day. I brush my teeth. I drink a cup, or three, of coffee. I check my
Hallie Lord’s new e-book Spice Up Your Marriage turns up the heat. In a 28 day challenge, she offers tips and ideas that will rekindle
Before my baby was born in April, I had carefully been reading and rereading Gina Ford’s The Contented Little Baby Book. It consists of several
Dear Silence and Solitude, I miss you. Over the past few years I have seen our time together dwindle. From long periods a few years
The Huffington Post recently released an article titled “10 Reasons It’s Totally Fine to Never Get Married.” The reasons are as bad as you might be
To all of those who came before: Thank you. Thank you for having the courage to end things, even though it may have been hard.
There’s a young couple at church that we like hanging out with. They’re in their twenties and just starting out, but so smart and fun
“Stockholm syndrome, individuals’ desperate attempts to become like their captors. On a lesser scale it was why good German citizens followed Hitler, Ryan said. Or
I sit today in a silent church, the only one in the pew. The only one in the building. I think about the time I
In my previous article I explored a philosophy of style that will allow us as Catholic women to live in the modern world in such
Chatting with a friend recently, we remarked that having children had made us each realize the value of a Catholic spouse. We both marveled that
Recently, as I was driving home, I was reflecting on the day and what a chaotic week it was going to pan out to be.
