Are You Fulfilled? Fulfillment, or being fulfilled is something we often take to prayer, or at least should take to prayer. Over the last month, Joshua and I have been busy painting, re-carpeting, cleaning, packing, and unpacking. Oh, the joys that come with moving...
"During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you." “Footprints” is a famous Christian poem about a person walking along a seashore with Jesus. They see scenes of their life as their walk, and most often...
“How do we plan our wedding Mass?” Catholic friends ask me this question all the time when they get engaged. It might seem a little daunting. A lot of people use different processes. The priest working with you might be more than happy to guide you through the task,...
Don't Ask the Wrong Questions As a young Catholic woman who dated all through college, I have dealt with enough temptations against chastity to last me a lifetime. Now, though, in my state of marital bliss, far fewer sinful temptations plague me in general. While I...
A few nights ago, Joshua and I realized something about our relationship. We are no longer infatuated with each other. I’ve seen too many divorce stories in the news recently. Thankfully, I didn't see divorce much as a child. Though I knew what it was, my parents...
Weddings are a lot to plan. You have to think about venues, aesthetics, décor, catering, drinks, dresses, flowers, and even napkins! There seems to be no end to the work from the day after you get engaged to the day you get married. After the wedding, the work keeps...
When I was engaged, I had plenty of questions, hopes, and doubts about my upcoming marriage. Was I marrying the right person? How could I be sure? How would my future husband and I overcome the unforeseen difficulties that we were told would arise later? What could we...
Society loves to tell us how to parent our children. But its definition of "love" couldn't be further from what scripture teaches us. What is love? One Saturday morning when I put on Nickelodeon for my kids, I saw a commercial that could be summed up as “Choose to...
One night in college I was up late studying with my best friends and roommates. Another friend who lived in the apartment above us came in, asking for our advice about a situation in her relationship. She said that her partner was unstable and had been pressuring her...
In the last two years, I’ve known a lot of engaged and newly married couples. Everyone has their own attitude about Catholic Marriage Prep (Pre-Cana) and NFP. Some are enthusiastic and see it as a perfect "practice round" for their marriage while others are...