by Michelle C. Martin | Nov 22, 2024 | Agapè Catholic Ministries, Church, Family Life, Liturgy, Marriage, Prayer, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
“She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future” Proverbs 31:25. When I hear this proverb, St. Cecilia of Rome immediately comes to mind. She was a young Christian in the late 200s, during a time of fierce persecution. As a...
by Michelle C. Martin | Oct 24, 2024 | Agapè Catholic Ministries
“The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, but the righteous are bold as lions” Proverbs 28:1. There’s been a shift in the media in the last year that cannot go unnoticed. When I was in college, I did a research study on how media consumption effects our views of the...
by Michelle C. Martin | Oct 22, 2024 | Church, Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer, Questions, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
“Passing encounters are only a caricature of love; they injure hearts and mock God’s plan” Pope St. John Paul II. The other day, a friend and I were reminiscing about our engagements before marriage. I dated my husband for nearly three years and then was engaged for...
by Michelle C. Martin | Oct 1, 2024 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
You know who you married, so give your spouse grace in conflict. Does your spouse need grace? The other day, I saw the first public post on social media I have ever wanted to respond to. I didn’t (responding to people publicly online is a bad idea) but I’ve been...
by Michelle C. Martin | Sep 10, 2024 | Marriage, Marriage Prep, Society, Spirituality
In Heaven and Hell, meals are banquets where the only way to eat is with three-foot forks. Imagine a three-foot fork? There’s a story about Heaven and Hell my mom told me a long time ago. In each place, meals are served as banquets. But the only way to eat is with...
