The world is full of dating advice – much of which is toxic and damaging to relationships. We approach dating advice from the perspective of Catholic teachings as they relate to the persons and the role that dating and romantic relationships play in our lives as Christians.
In this section, we’ll explore dating advice for first time dates as well as advice for those who are going on their 20th date. More importantly, we’ll look at why relationships sometimes fail and what it takes to make the work.
Good manners are all the rage now. Any man who has scrolled across a few dating profiles will see that most women are looking for a guy who is chivalrous, polite etc. My Catholic dating blog feed is diluted with tales of how reviving that lost art of being a gentleman will somehow make me […]
Hildegard of Bingen was a German nun who lived in the 1100s. She was a learned polymath and had numerous achievements in various fields, including medicine, nutrition, theology, botany, music and literature. She would have been familiar with illuminated manuscripts from that time and the Latin language as well. She was gifted with visions from […]
Elections are coming up. Like most Americans, I’m absolutely sure of whom I’m not voting for but have no idea of whom I am voting for. Whom to vote for, however, is actually the least of my concerns. What I’m really worried about is keeping my sanity until elections are over amidst daily polls that […]
Dear Michele, How do you know if you’re being played? A guy sent me a smiley and rose, I sent a thank you back to him. He emailed me and then we emailed back and forth for just under a month. Made arrangements to meet this past Sat he called Fri and cancelled. Then he […]
Dear Michele, I can’t seem to let go of my ex husband even though we are divorced. Is it that I’m lonely and would like some companionship? Please advise, in desperate need of some help. S. Dear S, Letting go of any significant relationship, and especially a long-term marriage, is a grieving process. You will […]
Men, prepare yourselves for the long haul. You will be dating longer. The average guy gets married at 29 now, meaning that a good number of them are probably 35+ and you may be among them. There’s nothing wrong with being single longer, the man biological clock still has plenty of time on it. However, […]
It has been a while since a courtship blog and as many people are starting to court over these long summer days, what would be better to start off the week than a courtship blog? Courtships has been thought of by today’s young people as something that is for old people. Courtships are a beautiful […]
The first thing we often notice about a man from a long way off is posture; and one of the first things your parents may have told you when you were old enough to sit in a chair was, “Sit up straight, don’t slouch.” I never understood the why of the “don’t slouch rule” beyond […]
Dear Michele, I have a question. I am dating a guy, we started with emails and then a few more weeks of talking on the phone. When I met him and saw him for the first time I just wasn’t attracted to him physically. At the end of the first date I decided to have […]
John Chrysostom was a priest saint from about 1600 years ago. The fact that he was a priest and from a long time ago may give us the idea that he knew nothing about how to charm the lady. “Back then”, we are told, “women just swept the house all day. And priests? What do […]
