by Michelle C. Martin | Nov 16, 2023 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Society
Stonewalling is a complete shut down during conflict, giving no hope of dialogue or intimacy. The fourth horseman of the apocalypse is called stonewalling. When partners criticize one another, hold each other in contempt, and behave defensively, it causes a...
by Michelle C. Martin | Oct 16, 2023 | Church, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
Sometimes the best prayer is one said in rage. Sometimes rage during prayer is where we are at. “If this is how you (God) treat your friends, it’s no wonder you have so few!” This famous prayer of rage was shouted by St. Teresa of Avila when she fell off a carriage...
by Michelle C. Martin | Sep 22, 2022 | Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
In 2020, when Texas Tech shut down due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a group of close friends and I started reading books and praying together over Zoom to retain our Catholic camaraderie over the remainder of the spring and summer. We watched a lot of Ascension Presents...
by Tara Brooke | Sep 14, 2020 | Church, Family Life, Marriage, Prayer, Spirituality
As you know, I promised going on a little journey with Mary and some of my favorite mysteries of the Rosary. This week I want to take us into my favorite mystery of the sorrowful mysteries. I certainly do not want to overlook the importance of any of the mysteries,...
by Tara Brooke | Sep 9, 2020 | Church, Prayer, Spirituality
As a Catholic, I have gotten a lot of questions from non-Catholics revolving around my personal relationship with Mary, Queen of Heaven. There is a great misunderstanding of who Mary, Jesus’ mother, and mine, is in the Christian world outside of the Catholic faith. ...
