by Michelle C. Martin | Oct 10, 2024 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer, Spirituality
So when He had washed their feet, He said to them: “Do you know what I have done for you? You call me Lord and Teacher; and you are right, for so I am. If I then, the Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet.” John 13:12-14. If...
by Michelle C. Martin | May 15, 2024 | Church, Liturgy, Prayer, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
Mary is always depicted wearing four colors: white, red, blue, and gold. Our Blessed Mother is many things and we use colors to depict that. She is the cause of our joy, seat of wisdom, and mirror of justice. Furthermore, Mary is the Queen of Angels, Morning Star,...
by Edmund Adamus | Jul 13, 2023 | Church, Family Life, Parenting, Spirituality
Spouses=Primary Agents of Evangelization Spouses are the primary agents of evangelization in our world. According to the late Cardinal Carlo Caffara, a little more than a month before he died on June 28th 1978, Pope St Paul VI said, “One day, you will thank God and...
by Michelle C. Martin | May 5, 2023 | Marriage, Marriage Prep, Society
“My only regret…is that I didn’t marry her sooner.” My dad has said this about my mom for as long as I can remember. They met in college and were married within three years. He has always had a philosophy that you can know if you want to marry someone...
by Michelle C. Martin | Apr 28, 2023 | Church, Prayer, Society
“Be who God made you to be, and you will set the world on fire.” This is the most famous quote of St. Catherine of Siena, one of three female Doctors of the Church. Catherine is my confirmation saint. I’ve read several books about her life, and I could honestly talk...