by Michelle C. Martin | Jul 12, 2024 | Church, Liturgy, Prayer, Society, Teachings
Louis and Zelie Martin-Examples of Virtue: In 2015, Pope Francis canonized the first ever husband and wife saint duo: Louis and Zelie Martin. However, their cause for canonization became a joint effort several years before when Pope John Paul II paired their...
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...
by Michelle C. Martin | May 19, 2023 | Church, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer
“Do you want to be healed?” If you’ve seen the show “The Chosen,” you may remember a scene from the second season where Jesus heals a paralyzed man at the Pool of Bathsheba. In Jesus’ day, a legend surrounded the place: the first person to touch the fountain when it...
by Michelle C. Martin | Jan 9, 2023 | Family Life, Health, Marriage, Parenting, Society
Recently I stumbled across a “suggested for you” page on Facebook. It was some obscure Mommy Blog site featuring a long poem about a young mother’s struggles. Specially, how hard her life was because her baby was a scream machine and her husband was a useless oaf....
by Michelle C. Martin | Nov 8, 2022 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Parenting, Society
The other day I was reading a book and wanted to show Joshua something in it. He was studying for a licensing exam and, honestly, a little annoyed I had interrupted him. I quickly apologized and said, “I’m sorry, I don’t need to bother you right now.” But then he just...