For most Catholics, Lent 2020 has been a Lent like no other. We have found ourselves giving up things we never thought of giving up, due to forced quarantines, lock-downs, lay-offs, and perhaps for many of our Catholic Marriage Prep couples, even wedding dates and...
When an engaged couple comes to us for marriage prep classes, one of the first things we do is ask them to do is to tell us their love story: How did you meet? What attracted you to one another? We also ask them what motivates them: What is most important to...
“In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen as no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.” ~St. Teresa of Avila. Whenever I hear or read this quote, I am reminded of one of the most “inconvenient” nights of suffering I had in a hotel...
When you’re looking for ways to spice up your love life, you probably don’t think of consulting the Catechism of the Catholic Church. You might be surprised. CCC 2365 describes the fidelity of a husband and wife bearing witness to the world of the fidelity of Christ...
Science and faith aren’t incompatible, as popular opinion would have us believe. Faith and science both search for the truth about humanity and the world around us. When we have problems reconciling the two, it’s likely because our search for the truth has been...
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me.” Revelation 3:20 There’s a lot of eating going on in the Scriptures. Every important event seems to involve a meal. When...