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.
When my husband and I were dating, we used to make an occasional date of driving an hour away from our hometown for Saturday night Mass at a particularly lovely Dominican church. While I tend to forget a lot of the homilies I’ve heard over my life, there was one given at this church by […]
In the 1920s, it was rare to see either Jews or women in leadership roles in the academic world. However, Edith Stein was both a woman and a Jew. She quickly became a leading philosopher in the German intellectual community. But she shocked the world, her colleagues, and her family when she abandoned her growing […]
This year fifty years since the publication of Humanae Vitae. Pope Paul VI published this encyclical in order to discuss in depth the Church’s teaching on artificial contraception. On the surface, it can seem like discussion of the topic of family planning might really only be a topic for married couples. But a closer look at […]
There’s no hiding from the statistics that show that the more often a couple argues about money, the more likely they are to get divorced. Granted, couples disagree about a lot of things besides budgeting. Research shows that the frequency of arguments about money is the best predictor of divorce. Money isn’t everything – and it sure […]
While every vocation has its challenges, the trial of loneliness makes single life especially difficult. Whether you feel like singleness is a passing phase or a lifelong vocation, there’s no reason to weather this storm alone. If you’ve been Catholic since the cradle, you may naturally see the Church as a weekly pitstop. While it’s […]
Today, psychologists and journalists explore the world to look for resolutions to what they call a loneliness epidemic. The New York Times recently published an article titled “Is Loneliness a Health Epidemic?“. Kevin Voist, a clinical psychologist, devoted an entire book, The Catholic Guide to Loneliness about the current phenomenon of being lonely and what we can […]
It might seem like the only real way to work towards a future of marriage while you’re single is to set out to find your future spouse. While that’s the most concrete way to actually make it happen, there are a lot of other things you can do to set yourself up for success in […]
July 11th marks the feast of Saint Benedict in the Catholic liturgical calendar. He is a 5th-6th century abbot and monk. Benedict created the Benedictine Rule that is the foundation of the entire monastic life in the Church as we now know it. While I’ve never had a particularly strong devotion to him, I do […]
I once believed the lies that, because I was still single, God didn’t love me. I thought that He didn’t think that I was important. But after taking three months away from the dating world to spend time with God, I no longer believe this. In fact, I am blown away daily by how special […]
When I was in college, I watched almost every one of my friends begin to date and start relationships. I was still single, but it felt like those around me were growing into adulthood and making plans for their future. When I logged on to social media, I dreaded seeing yet another relationship or engagement […]
