3 Reasons to Stop Waiting and Get Married
On Trending with Timmerie, Timmerie discussed the duration of modern relationships, why that can be harmful to couples, and why people should stop looking for reasons to wait on marriage and start looking for the reasons to take the next step. Timmerie said that she and her husband actually fell into the same trap that... Continue reading→
Christmas on a Budget: A Big Family’s Secret!
If you’re a parent, you know how difficult the Christmas season can be from a financial standpoint. While it is a time of joy and cheer, the holiday season naturally takes a toll on the finances of families, especially big ones. Between traveling for Thanksgiving, feeding large amounts of people, buying gifts and decorations, and... Continue reading→
Love Is Not Envious
Morality is about learning how to love, for if we can’t love we are nothing (see 1 Corinthians 13:1-3). Our Lord teaches us how to love in the Beatitudes and in the family, a true school of love. Pope Francis tells us: “Love is experienced and nurtured in the daily life of couples and their... Continue reading→
What is the Catholic Stance on Pre-Nuptial Agreements?
Pre-nuptial agreements are pre-marital, contractual documents that stipulate what happens to the financial and material assets of a couple should they get divorced. Given the Church’s strict stance against divorces, what does it have to say about Catholic couples who are deciding whether to sign a prenup or not? Cale Clarke began a conversation about... Continue reading→
The Perfect Family
My one-year-old didn’t sleep well, waking up multiple times throughout the night, and awake and restless for over an hour in the wee hours of the morning. The cinnamon rolls didn’t make it in the oven as I had planned, instead, I was putting finishing touches on my children’s All Saints Day costumes as they... Continue reading→
Faith and Apple Bread
I was working in the kitchen this afternoon with my daughters, putting together an apple bread for breakfast tomorrow. The recipe required us to think ahead—setting out several ingredients beforehand to bring them to room temperature. We had to measure and mix lots of ingredients and carefully peel and chop some apples we had recently... Continue reading→
Choosing Life and Keeping the Faith
Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick received a heart-breaking email from a young mother in California named Juana. Juana explained that she had heard the viral call with Alicia a few weeks ago in which Patrick had an emotional heart-to-heart with a distressed mother on her way to purchase abortion pills from a Planned... Continue reading→
2024 Holy Days of Obligation and Solemnities
While some feast days and holidays don’t change their dates year to year, the Liturgical Calendar of the Catholic Church often rotates depending on the dates of other events. So, to help you keep track of the changes coming next year, we’ve compiled this list of Holy Days of Obligation, Liturgical Seasons, solemnities, and special... Continue reading→
Never Objectivize the Body
God created our first parents as the pinnacle of his creation: “Then God said; Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over… [every living thing] upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male... Continue reading→
“I don’t want to go through with the abortion of my child.”
“Right now, I’m calling because I’m actually on my way to get abortion pills at a clinic, and I truthfully don’t know what to do.” Those were the words of Alicia who called into The Patrick Madrid Show this week during a moment of crisis. She said that she was used to listening to NPR... Continue reading→
Implementing a Morning Routine
What is your morning routine right now? Your alarm goes off, you rub the sleep out of your eyes, and you roll out of bed. Do you land on your feet, or do you land on your knees? Something that we Catholics value immensely about the morning routine is the morning offering. It’s an essential... Continue reading→
Mourning with Others
It really helps to have a loved one to comfort us in carrying our cross as good families do, comforting those who suffer. Pope Francis urges us to treat all with gentle kindness (see Amoris Lætitia, 100) and so help those who suffer to feel understood and loved, which makes their suffering bearable. When we... Continue reading→
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