by Edmund Adamus | Feb 13, 2024 | Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer
Marriage is the only school where you get the certificate before you start. In addition, it’s also a school where you will never graduate. You never get a break or a free period. Above all, no one is allowed to drop out. Indeed, you will have to have perfect...
by Edmund Adamus | Aug 30, 2023 | Church, Family Life, Parenting, Society, Spirituality
Back to School: “Back to School!” That phrase used to fill me with dread when I was a child. And I have to say [as a parent] the thought of the children returning to the daily/weekly routine of school timetables and repetition is somewhat of a relief. After six weeks...
by Michelle C. Martin | Aug 16, 2023 | Family Life, Health, Marriage, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
“If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny his very self, take up his cross, and follow me.” Taking up our crosses in life is inevitable. We work so hard to avoid it. Human instinct is to flee from hardship. It’s natural to seek remedy for discomfort....
by Michelle C. Martin | Jul 19, 2023 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Parenting
Work Before Being Engaged and Married: If you are planning to get engaged and married, don’t be this couple: “You got married without talking about if you want to have kids?!” Terry Crews’ character in Brooklyn Nine-Nine says this, and it makes me laugh without...
by Tara Brooke | Jul 17, 2023 | Family Life, Parenting, Prayer, Society
Those Pesky Expectations: Almost three years ago I wrote an article about “unmet expectations.” https://agapecatholicministries.info/family-life/unmet-expectations/ This topic continues to be just as relevant today! As I continue to work with engaged couples,...
