Our world is battling against an epidemic of loneliness. In fact, people are dying of loneliness today. For singles in the Catholic Church, this struggle against loneliness can be intense and all too common. If the Lord is calling you to the vocation of marriage, the quest to find someone to share your life with […]
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Hey, we’re Catholic and we’re proud of it! Sometimes just focusing on being single, dating, and relationships doesn’t cut it – so we made a place for everything that we write about being Catholic and loving it.
How to Pray When It Feels like You Have No Time
I once had a great spiritual mentor who greatly emphasized the urgency of creating a prayer routine. He said, “Don’t put off creating a prayer routine—you’re not suddenly going to gain more time as you get older. Make it a priority now.” Despite his great advice, I struggled to make the time and nothing much […]
30 Quotes on Joy from The Bible and The Saints (and One Opus Dei Priest)
Singles, could you use a little more joy in your life? Let’s look to Sacred Scripture and the wisdom of the saints (and a priest from Opus Dei) to hear what they have to say about this important fruit of the Holy Spirit. Let’s be singles of joy! With or without a boyfriend or girlfriend, […]
Would you date the Google Memo Guy?
I assume by now that most people have heard of the “Google Memo Guy,” the guy who worked for Google, wrote an internal memo titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” and who has since been fired for those opinions. Why the controversy? The memo explained how Google’s left-leaning bias has created a politically correct monoculture that maintains its […]
50 Years Later: How “Humanae Vitae” Predicted the Future
50 years ago this month, Pope Paul VI wrote an encyclical entitled Humanae Vitae, or “Human Life.” Humane Vitae discussed the beauty of both the spiritual and physical elements of love in marriage. Within the pages of the document, the pope reaffirmed what the Catholic Church teaches about birth control. He also emphasized that the Catholic […]
15 Hilarious Catholic Memes That Will Leave You Rolling
With all our fasting, confessing, and contemplative prayer, we Catholics have made a name for ourselves as a somber group. Have you ever heard of good ole “Catholic guilt”? Then you can see my point. But God never said, “Thou shalt not laugh.” In fact, Job 8:21 says, “He will yet fill your mouth with […]
What Does the Bible Have to Say About Marriage?
Marriage isn’t complicated. There, I said it. Sure today’s society has made traditional marriage almost completely unrecognizable, but if you look to God’s spoken word in the form of the Bible, you’ll find that marriage is a pretty straight forward covenant between a man, a woman and God. Catholic Singles and couples alike often turn […]
Unconventional Ways to Honor Our Mother
In 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 mundane, daily routines. Do extra house work I’ve always loved doing housework. It […]
Will the Recent Church Sexual Abuse Scandals Affect Your Dating Life?
By now, I would guess that every practicing Catholic adult in the country has heard at least something of the recent news, scandal, sexual abuse, and the cover up within the Church. If you’re not a news-watcher and somehow didn’t even get the low-down from social media, then you’ve most likely at least heard it […]
5 Podcasts for the Catholic Single Man
Do you know that dumpy, lazy feeling you get from watching too many Netflix seasons? Tired of mindless channel surfing? Podcasts are a great way to learn, grow, and stay informed about literally any subject. Oh, and did we mention that they’re entertaining? Maybe you’re new to the world of podcasts. Or, maybe you’re a […]