by Michelle C. Martin | Nov 24, 2024 | Church, Family Life, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
In 1925, Pope Pius XI instituted the feast of Christ the King. Celebrated on the last Sunday before Advent, this feast concludes our liturgical year. Pius explained his reasoning for this feast in his encyclical Quas Primas “In the first”. He must reign in our minds,...
by Michelle C. Martin | Nov 3, 2024 | Church, Liturgy, Prayer, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
“Everything, even sweeping, scraping vegetables, weeding a garden and waiting on the sick could be a prayer. If it were offered to God” ~ St. Martin de Porres. After celebrating the Church Triumphant and praying for the Church Suffering, it’s fitting November 3rd be...
by Michelle C. Martin | Oct 10, 2024 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer, Spirituality
So when He had washed their feet, He said to them: “Do you know what I have done for you? You call me Lord and Teacher; and you are right, for so I am. If I then, the Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet.” John 13:12-14. If...
by Michelle C. Martin | Jun 26, 2024 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
“It (kindness) is shown in affability of speech, generosity of conduct, and forgiveness of injuries sustained” ~ Modern Catholic Dictionary. Love is kind. We often imagine kindness to describe behaviors. When someone is helpful, we call them kind. If someone speaks...
by Michelle C. Martin | Apr 24, 2024 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer, Society
Marriage Consent Contains Hefty Promises- and they come with no contingency. There is no contingency to the words: “I promise to love, honor, and cherish you all the days of my life.” Every married person has said it. Each fiancé has pondered it. Unfortunately, so...
