Before the Viral Wedding Some couples meet on dating apps. Others meet through friends. Agape Catholic Ministries’ couple, Dan and Eva? They met in swim lessons. Long before wedding bells, before viral headlines, and before firefighters unexpectedly joined their...
Marriage to Baptism: One Path of Accompaniment One important thing we’ve learned through Agapè is that marriage formation doesn’t end at the wedding day, nor does the Church’s role. Very often, the next major moment a couple re-engages with the parish is at the...
Day of Prayer, Day of Gratitude Today the Church marks a solemn day of prayer. As this day unfolds, I feel both grief and gratitude. I grieve for children lost. Yet I also give thanks for the lives entrusted to our family. God meets me in both places. He holds my...
The patron saint I drew for 2026 was St. Charles de Foucauld. This did not feel accidental. Almost immediately, my heart turned to my uncle—a Franciscan priest in Morocco—who had taken the religious name Charles de Jésus, the same name chosen by St. Charles de...
How do we sanctify the everyday? Last evening at Mass, I saw a young man who was very engaged in his faith. Before Mass began, he was reading the Scriptures on his cell phone, which he then set down beside him. On the back of his phone was a large sticker that read:...
(First posted in Denver Catholic, re-posted with permission of Denver Catholic) Allison Auth, Jun 19 My first job at a parish after graduating from college was a bit of a shock. Coming down the mountain, so to speak, from Franciscan University of Steubenville...
Three to Get Married...What does that mean? Dear Friends in Christ, As we contemplate the beauty and vocation of marriage, let us take a moment to reflect on how spousal love mirrors Christ’s love for His Church. The Church has never ceased to proclaim that marriage...
Lent: A season to slow down, reconnect, and rediscover each other and God Walking Through Lent With Intentional Hearts We’re now two weeks into Lent—far enough along that our initial burst of motivation may be fading, yet still early enough to refocus with purpose....
“Learn what family life is, its communion of love, its austere and simple beauty, and its sacred and inviolable character.” ~ Pope Paul VI. In 1921, Pope Benedict XV instituted the Sunday after Christmas as the feast of the Holy Family. We celebrate Christ’s Nativity...
James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom He surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of Thunder.” ~ Mark 3:17. December 27th is the feast of St. John the Apostle. He is referred throughout the Gospel as the “Beloved Disciple” or “One Whom Jesus Loved.”...