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Speaking Out: What I learned from Genesis

Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:27:04 -0400

This year, I decided to read the Bible all the way through, starting at the book of Genesis.

Study: Cohabiting couples have more doubts about their relationship than married couples

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:50:45 -0400

WASHINGTON – A new study found that in 11 countries across the globe, cohabiting couples have more doubts about their relationship lasting and give less importance to their relationship than married couples do.

Angela Saldanha: The joy of being aware of God��Ƶapp presence

Fri, 07 Sep 2018 12:01:42 -0400

I left home in my teens; travelled afar, far from family and friends. Life in the new country was different,exciting, challenging. And horribly lonely.

Faith is a relationship, not a set of rules between slave and master, Pope says at Angelus

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 08:11:55 -0400

VATICAN – Doing God's will means first of all believing in Jesus and allowing love for him to translate into love for one's neighbors, Pope Francis said.

Reconciliation is harder than we think

marym@catholicregister.org (Mary Marrocco) — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 13:32:30 -0500

How difficult is human relationship! How glorious, how deeply and universally sought-after it is! Our hunger for relationship can draw out the best and the worst in us. The deepest wrestling is with one another, in relationship — be it person to person, nation to nation, or Church to Church.

Pitfalls of looking for the perfect guy

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 07:30:00 -0400

I recently read an article written by a Catholic teen girl and what she believes every Catholic teen guy should be. She listed off things that (I agree) should be the foundation of any relationship, such as being faithful and respecting each others’ values.

Native suicide crisis part of the heartache of ministering in First Nations’ communities

evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:30:00 -0500

Living alongside Canada's First Nations people is a ministry of highs and heartaches for Archbishop Murray Chatlain.

And the heartache comes to the forefront at times like now, highlighted by a suicide crisis that has struck the First Nations’ community of Cross Lake, Man.

A simple formula for those who struggle with prayer

Sat, 06 Jun 2015 14:00:00 -0400

3 Moments of the Day by Christopher S. Collins, S.J. (Ave Maria Press, 138 pages, softcover $17.60).

Prayer is a conversation with God — but are we delivering a one-way monologue? It can sometimes be difficult to hear God in prayer. However, 3 Moments of the Day presents a refreshingly simple, straightforward method to help us encounter God not only in prayer but throughout the day.

Men who wait are a rare breed

Fri, 05 Jun 2015 06:30:00 -0400

In today��Ƶapp dating world, men who want to wait until marriage for sex are unicorns. People say they exist, but no one you know has ever dated one.

Over the years, I’ve been on a lot of dates. There��Ƶapp been many that went nowhere, and three that turned into somewhat serious relationships. As a practising (if somewhat lapsed) Catholic over the last five years, I had certainly never dated a unicorn.

Mothers dedication to children the same worldwide

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Sun, 10 May 2015 12:00:00 -0400

Motherhood statements are rarely welcomed. They are too obvious and can’t be disagreed with. They add nothing to the conversation. A motherhood statement just repeats what we already know.