by Michelle C. Martin | Jan 16, 2024 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Society
Today’s forecast calls for bridal showers! Late spring and early summer are popular months for weddings. My guess is that many of us are involved in upcoming bridal showers! As I am helping plan my dear friend’s, I was curious to see the history of bridal showers....
by Catholic Marriage Prep | Feb 12, 2018 | Family Life, Marriage, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
My husband and I are not big on celebrating Valentine’s Day because we like to think we show love to each other all year long. J Sometimes we celebrate the day after Valentine’s Day so we can go buy the clearance chocolate. Still, we try and do something simple, like...
by Tom Ponchak | Jan 29, 2018 | Family Life, Marriage, Prayer, Spirituality
I started dating my wife while we were in college. Like any dutiful boyfriend I began to make plans for our first Valentine’s Day when Lisa informed me that she wouldn’t be available for a date on February 14th. It was her roommate’s birthday and several of their...
by Catholic Marriage Prep | Aug 19, 2016 | Family Life, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer, Spirituality
Last week we talked about some ideas of how to pray throughout the day individually and as a couple. Today, I want to focus more on how to do this with your kids. The best thing that I can recommend is family prayer time. This time brings you not only closer to God,...
by Christine Pearse | Aug 14, 2016 | Church, Family Life, Prayer, Spirituality
Ah, here we are again, that time of year when we work to get back into the hustle and bustle of school and schedules. It is a time to make a plan and think ahead. It is in the midst of all this planning and running around that I keep getting the nudge to stop and...