by Michelle C. Martin | Feb 28, 2024 | Agapè Catholic Ministries, Family Life, Marriage, Parenting, Society
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” “Comparison is the thief of joy!” heard this phrase for the first time in college. For most of my sophomore year, I had to watch all my friends in leadership roles I didn’t have. My friend group was part of several...
by Michelle C. Martin | Oct 9, 2023 | Family Life, Health, Marriage Prep, Parenting, Society, Teachings
Whether you are engaged or already married, the conversation of practicing NFP will arise at some point. Receiving some certification of training in Natural Family Planning is a requirement to be married in the Catholic Church. But, the journey of practicing NFP looks...
by Michelle C. Martin | Aug 3, 2023 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Spirituality
“We thought it would get better when we got married.” I will never forget the enlightening day in class when my professor told us these famous words she hears in her counseling sessions. She devoted that day to taking a break from the textbooks and instead sharing...
by Michelle C. Martin | Jul 19, 2023 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Parenting
Work Before Being Engaged and Married: If you are planning to get engaged and married, don’t be this couple: “You got married without talking about if you want to have kids?!” Terry Crews’ character in Brooklyn Nine-Nine says this, and it makes me laugh without...
by Michelle C. Martin | May 24, 2023 | Health, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Society
Who Needs Counseling? Is counseling just for couples who are fighting, like the couple in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days? I recently watched this movie with a group of friends. If you’ve never seen it, it’s about a journalist who is writing an article about all the...
