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It’s relatively easy to say you’ll trust in the Lord. It’s another thing entirely to wholeheartedly commit to it. Recently, I took the Gospel according to Saint Luke to prayer and realized: I haven’t been fully entrusting all of my thoughts, words, and deeds to Our Lord. The scripture is as follows: “…he said to …
You’ve been dating for long enough to know–you want to commit to this guy until death do you part. The million-dollar question your friends have been asking for months: “When is he gonna propose??” My husband, Caleb, and I only dated for about 10 months before we both knew we wanted to spend the rest …
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Lent is the liturgical season consisting of 40 days of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving leading up to the solemnity of Easter. “Unless you do penance, you shall likewise perish.” (Lk. 13:5) We imitate our Lord, Jesus Christ’s fasting in the desert by doing penance: fasting (reducing how much food we eat) and abstinence (giving up …
Fasting vs. Disciplines: Which One Is Which and How To Choose Your Fast Lent 2022 Read More »
I’ve been helping a lot of folks to the best of my abilities in my DMs, comments, email, etc. So I figured I would share some of those answers with you! Question: Hi! My husband is Catholic, however, I am not, I am non-denominational. We recently got married in a small ceremony without a priest. …
The way I see it, there are two ways you need to die before you can spend eternity in Heaven with our abundantly merciful Lord. #1: Die To Yourself #2: Physically Die First, let’s talk about dying to yourself (after all, without step #1, step #2 will send you somewhere you probably don’t want to …
Are You Willing To Die to Yourself To Go To Heaven? Read More »
This vocation/hobby balance thing is hard. I tend toward extremes in my life—either entirely melancholy and bored or super fired up and passionate for my hobbies and vocation. As you can probably imagine, this dichotomy makes for some pretty stressful times when Abigail is having a tough/tired day. It took me 4 months to realize …
My 4-Months-In Thoughts on Vocation / Hobby Balance Read More »
Howdy! It’s fall, y’all! I like to think that I’m not basic, but something about a list of fall date night ideas really gets me excited for the cooler weather! I already shared 23 solid movies that are on Netflix RIGHT NOW that you can peruse on your date nights. Today, I’m taking these date …
Michaelmas (pronounced ‘mickel-mas’ [as in the Mass that celebrates Saint Michael]) is celebrated every year on September 29th. If your ordinary time Catholic feasting has taken a bit of a downturn–this is the perfect feast to get yourself back in the celebrating swing of things again before Advent! The namesake for this feast is Saint …
It’s date night and you’re searching for a movie. The scroll through Netflix feels endless (you’re pretty sure this is what purgatory is like) and you haven’t seen a single movie that y’all—a Catholic couple trying to enjoy your one movie date night a week—would both enjoy watching. You scroll past the politically charged movies …
23 Brilliant (And Mostly Clean) Catholic Date Night Movies [On Netflix September 2021] Read More »
The way people celebrate weddings nowadays is super expensive. When I got married, I was a college student marrying a recent college graduate, so I did not have much money to work with. At the end of the day. you don’t need all of the expensive bells and whistles wedding vendors tell you that you need …
How I Planned my Dream Catholic Wedding for Less than $10,000 Read More »