A year after the Academy Awards were criticized and boycotted for a complete lack of minority representation in the major categories, the 2017 Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday with a noticeably improved mix of talent. In fact, out of this year’s nine Best Picture nominees, three — “Fences,” “Hidden Figures,” and “Moonlight” — centered around […]
Month: January 2017
3 Ways To Celebrate Valentine’s Day For Singles
I get a lot of emails from people who are longing for their search for a mate to end, and end soon! Valentine’s Day is likely going to make that feeling even more prominent, especially without a prospect on the horizon. How do you get through Valentine’s Day when you’re single? Let me first be […]
Dateworthy: “Split”
SPLIT: The latest mind-bending, twisty thriller from M. Night Shyamalan of “The Sixth Sense” and “Signs” fame delivers the goods on intelligent scares done in mostly tasteful fashion, but be aware this is his darkest story ever until its memorable conclusion. YES, if you can handle intensely creepy atmosphere – and be warned it might […]
Mary, Queen Of All Saints: Lessons For Singles During A Break-Up
Did you know that Mary was approximately four feet and eleven inches tall? She may be petite, but in the eyes of God, she is a decorated Four-Star General and a powerhouse of a saint. The Blessed Mother is my favorite saint, I admit it. This may be the first of many articles on her. […]
Dateworthy – “Silence” and “Patriots Day”
SILENCE: This overlong story of Catholic missionaries risking martyrdom in 1600s Japan tries to pretend that it’s a powerful look at faith under duress, but in fact is dangerous because it makes viewers sympathize with denial of faith long after the threat to the priests has passed. Plus its torture scenes make for heartbreaking and […]
3 Signs It’s Time To Meet In Person
Everyone who is using online dating becomes a messenger. By messenger I mean someone who sends messages and probably lots of them. While I prefer a phone call to a message any day, it is not always possible to do that until a minimum degree of trust is established; thus, the need for messaging. At […]
Dateworthy: “Hidden Figures” and “A Monster Calls”
“HIDDEN FIGURES”: This historical tale of three African-American women who broke through racial barriers to become heroes to the NASA space race against the Soviets is uplifting, engrossing and faith-filled and an absolute dateworthy film for anyone! “A MONSTER CALLS” : This deeply moving fantasy film follows an Irish boy who learns to cope with […]
Saint Thomas Aquinas: 4 Lessons for Catholic Singles
St. Thomas Aquinas is one of the greatest minds of the middle ages and he would become one of the greatest saints of our Church. He lived in Italy in the 13th century in the area now known as Lazio. Thomas was born into a wealthy family. He could be considered brilliant, quiet, resolute, devout, […]
New Year and Still Single? Take Hope! God Is So In Love With You!
Happy New Year 2017 everyone! Now that 2016 is behind us, let us start this year off on the right foot. Now, some of you are probably single like me and after seeing all your best friends posting that they are engaged, in a courtship, or currently with child, you are probably feeling depressed that […]
7 Day Challenge: Live Each Day As If It Is Your Last
Recently, I felt I needed to infuse some energy into my daily routine so I tried the carpe diem approach and told myself, “This is my last week on Earth. What am I going to do?” I thought about calling it my last day but then I’d probably just finish Season 3 of Mozart in […]