Being Single
Being single is often associated with being lonely or just waiting for that next step of your life. But at Catholic Singles, we think the single life is a time for you to thrive and grow closer in your relationship with God. These posts are some of our thoughts and thoughts of our members on the single life in today’s world as a Catholic.
Let’s face it: many of us are waiting for that long term relationship that will lead to marriage. But what are we doing today to prepare for our future partner? The single life shouldn’t be a period of just waiting until you are in a relationship. It should be a time where you spend time preparing yourself for your future partner.
Being single is often associated with being lonely or just waiting for that next step of your life. But at Catholic Singles, we think the single life is a time for you to thrive and grow closer in your relationship with God. These posts are some of our thoughts and thoughts of our members on the single life in today’s world as a Catholic. Let’s face it: many of us are waiting for that long term relationship that will lead to marriage. But what are we doing today to prepare for our future partner? The single life shouldn’t be a period of just waiting until you are in a relationship. It should be a time where you spend time preparing yourself for your future partner.
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Morning Prayers to Help You Start Your Day out Right
Jul 14 2019By Adrienne ThorneMost of us who were raised in the Catholic Church are familiar with the standard go-to prayers. We probably learned how to say the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be when we were little kids. But despite all of those familiar prayers, not everyone s...
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3 Tactics for Dealing with Painful Loneliness
Jun 30 2019By Adrienne ThorneOur single years can be hard for a number of reasons. But reason number one, for a lot people, is often loneliness. Anyone, in any state of life, can be lonely at times. But our single years are often filled with a persistent, hurtful loneliness. S...
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Finding Authentic Catholic Love in a Swipe Left World
Jun 27 2019By Erin MillerI am an avid online shopper. I order my groceries online, I shop for my clothes online, and I purchase my household items online. When I sit down to make a purchase on Amazon, even for something as simple as hand soap, I click through options, I view...
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Wading Through Wedding Season Without Drowning
Jun 08 2019By Erin MillerTwelve weddings. That’s how many times I sat among couples as they paired off, and I turned to no one at the sign of peace. How many times I pinched pennies to find an acceptable gift while married friends with two incomes gave beautiful pieces...
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How to Build Catholic Community When You’re Single
Jun 06 2019By Adrienne ThorneOur single years can often feel very lonely. And it’s not always easy to find a core group of people to spend our free time with. Once you add in the criteria of sharing the Catholic faith, it can begin to feel especially hard to find community. Wh...
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5 Things to Do When Loneliness Feels Unavoidable
May 18 2019By Erin MillerLoneliness. For some singles, it’s almost as if loneliness is their only companion. It was shortly after I started writing for Catholic Singles that I (rather ironically) started dating someone. I’m nearly 28 now, but before he and I started ...
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Unconventional Ways to Honor Our Mother
May 11 2019By Erin MillerIn this month of Mary, there will be a lot of daily rosaries and flower crowning ceremonies—both of which are absolutely wonderful and beautiful. Let’s take it a step further and bring that devotion to our heavenly mother out into our very mundan...
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How to Embrace the Call to Spiritual Parenthood
May 04 2019By Erin MillerI’ve felt the call the parenthood for a long time. But the details about the when or how of parenthood haven’t been as clear. As I watched my friends begin to have children, I lamented that I hadn’t found someone to make a family with...
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A Catholic Single’s Guide to Finding Friends as an Adult
Apr 25 2019By Erin MillerI’ve been hearing the joke a lot lately that Jesus’s greatest miracle was having twelve close friends as an adult. It can be hard for Catholic singles to even find community sometimes. Feeling that absence in every part of your life can g...
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12 Quotes to Encourage Catholic Singles Discerning Their Vocation
Apr 20 2019By Chloe LangrIf you’re a Catholic single discerning your vocation, it’s easy to get frustrated. Maybe you’ve found yourself wishing God would give you an obvious sign about the path he desires for your life. Is he calling you to the vocation of ...