by Michelle C. Martin | Dec 2, 2024 | Agapè Catholic Ministries, Church, Family Life, Liturgy, Parenting, Prayer, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
Advent: the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event. December is here and that means it’s Christmas season, but first…Advent! Advent can be celebrated with warm cookies, bright trees, beautiful stockings…However, for many Catholics, the Advent wreath on the...
by Michelle C. Martin | Nov 28, 2024 | Family Life, Liturgy, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. With rejoicing hearts, give thanks! In 1789, President George Washington declared November 26th as a...
by Michelle C. Martin | Nov 1, 2024 | Agapè Catholic Ministries, Church, Liturgy, Prayer, Questions, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
This paragraph of the Catechism of the Catholic Church describes the Three States of the Church. Those three states are; the Church Militant, the Church Suffering, and the Church Triumphant. On November 1st, we celebrate, All Saints Day. We honor the Church...
by Michelle C. Martin | Sep 26, 2024 | Church, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Parenting, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
“Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth” Genesis 1:28. After God banishes Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, He...
by Stephanie Barker | Aug 14, 2024 | Family Life, Marriage, Parenting, Society, Spirituality
Parenting: Nurturing Children in Faith Parenting is a lifelong process. In many households, the teachings of the Catholic Church play a significant role in shaping the upbringing of children. From infancy to adulthood, parents practice the ways of the Church into the...
