Why I Don’t Pray for My Husband’s Conversion
As a practicing Catholic married to a lapsed Catholic, lots of well-meaning Catholic friends say, “I’ll pray for your husband’s conversion!” Of course I appreciate…
marriage and family
10 Years Strong: How We Built Our Marriage on a Foundation of Prayer
A couple of years before meeting my wife, I started praying a prayer about her and about preparing both of us for marriage. I prayed…
Special Delivery: A Letter From Pope Francis
Pope Francis wrote a letter to all of us, that is, each family — asking for prayers for October’s Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod…
And Then There Were Four
It’s logical that the more you do something the better you get at it but it’s very strange to me that you can actually get…
Rise of a Matriarch
I cannot believe that Christmas and New Year’s is over. It passed by in such a blur. This year the holidays were very different for…
Family Idols
I’m happy that the last post has really sparked some good dialogue about trying to balance spirituality and family and how to integrate the two.…
A Life of Significance
We regularly receive the Houston Catholic Worker newspaper and the latest issue contained a big surprise. The couple that founded Casa Juan Diego, the Houston…
Mixed Marriage Picture
Catholic young adults place great importance on marriage but have turned away from church-based ideas of how to make it work, according to a study…
Pure Sex, Pure Love
Do you believe that your spouse should be your soul mate first and foremost? Do you agree that marriage should be whatever two people want…
