Judging by the varying reactions to us women who remain single by choice or by necessity, we are a misunderstood lot. On the one hand,
Dear Future Husband, I wonder what you are doing at this moment. Are you studying for finals? Maybe you’re chatting with friends, or are laughingly lost in
Loneliness has two faces. One is human loneliness, and the other is loneliness for the divine. “My heart shall not rest until it rest in
I was a solo traveler in the pilgrimage I joined to the Holy Land and Turkey. Most of the others in the pilgrimage were traveling
I’ve noticed that so many young Catholics have an inordinate amount anxiety about their vocations. I definitely put myself into this category. When I understood
January was only halfway over when I saw it: a dismal post on social media about being single on Valentine’s Day. Being single when so
Questions such as communion for the divorced and remarried, female deacons, and acceptance of homosexual relationships have dominated the media discussion about the Synod that
Well folks, summer is nearly over – also known as “Wedding Season”. Now, I love weddings. The dressing up, the sacraments, the love, the tears.
“Become the woman of your dreams, then you will attract the man of your dreams.” -Sarah Swafford Emotional chastity is not to prevent love, it’s
“So they’re both napping?” asked my husband, incredulous, “Can you nap?” Quiet time has been pretty rare around my house since my eldest abandoned naps
I’m sure you’ve heard it. Your Spanish or French or German speaking friends have mentioned that English is just lacking when it comes to “love.” Maybe
If you are a warm-blooded, sentient, and rational American who desires to love and be loved, then you have probably experienced at some point in your life
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 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,”
“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
The vows of religious life are repulsive, at least according to an article Br. Justin Hannegan recently wrote in Crisis Magazine provokingly titled: Sacrificing Religious
“The Victorians pretended sex did not exist; the moderns pretend nothing else exists.” Archbishop Fulton J Sheen This is my first post writing for Ignitum
But when sex is divorced from love there is a feeling that one has been stopped at the vestibule of the castle of pleasure; that
Since Feb. 28, 2013 — the last day of Pope Benedict’s papacy — I’ve been harboring a secret. A secret I’m ready to share. I
3 Lessons and 2 Tips is a series of interviews on my blog in which some of my favorite people (and probably some of yours)
