
Men and Wedding Planning
I am getting married at the end of the year to a lovely woman named Jane, and so my life in these last five months

I am getting married at the end of the year to a lovely woman named Jane, and so my life in these last five months

I’m not saving myself for marriage. First, I know no follower of Christ who thinks any of us can save ourselves. Secondly, to say “I’m

It all began on an average day at work. Morning schedule and then mass. I am blessed to work at a place where mass is

This is part II. Part one is at The Poor, the Maimed, the Lame, the Blind. Then He also said to him who invited Him,

Then He also said to him who invited Him, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your

In a recent blog post, I said we should “flee to the fields,” quoting the eponymous book of essays by the founders of the Catholic

From the Roman collar to the brown scapular, the Church has developed a plethora of physical signs one can sport to testify to his faith

***Warning:This is a Crying Post, Grab Your Kleenex*** Three years ago, we lost our Bernadette half-way through pregnancy to a knot in her cord.

Judge me if you will, but I’m completely unimpressed by celebrity culture. While I’m sure that these are all perfectly lovely people in real

It is amazing the way that the same-sex marriage debate has taken such a strangle hold on discussion and commentary in Western society. Who would

Recently the Sydney Opera House in Australia hosted the Festival of Dangerous Ideas which brings together a host of speakers on a variety of controversial topics. Not

One recent evening, I shook a bottle of hot sauce over my burger and watched the news from the kitchen table. Popular that night was

I feel I can speak for many people that Catholic teaching on sexuality comes across most of the time as a big laundry list of

All throughout the engagement process, people have asked us how the wedding preparation is going, or given us tips to remember on our wedding day.

Thursday – January 8, 2009 My hands were shaking; my whole body trembled as I watched the home pregnancy test, now sitting on the counter

Our first child was lost to miscarriage. He was too young to know his gender but my husband felt confident that he was a boy

There are a number of states where marriage is on the ballot this fall. Some states seek to clarify the definition of marriage by adding

This article originally appeared at Finding Great Joy as part of Cynthia’s wonderful mother-to-mother series. Please take a moment to stop by Finding Great Joy

“New research shows that The Pill reduces lubrication, arousal, and a woman”s ability to orgasm, thus lending credence to my theory that a lot of

I cried so hard on the drive home. I probably should have pulled over. Or figured out a way to hold back the tears. But

As I was on leave over the last few weeks I spent a lot of time back home on the family farm, helping with projects