February 2012
34 posts
“There is need for a crusade of manliness and purity to counteract and nullify...”
– St. Josemaria Escriva (via theologyofthebody)
Catholic Feminine Genius: Lent Ideas: 10 best... →
catholicfemininegenius:
As a follow up to the most difficult things to give up for Lent, I am posting 10 of the best ideas I’ve experienced or ideas that my friends have experienced. Now this list is no joke. If you really want to start thinking about developing a very deep relationship with God, these things would be…
“Call me a hopeless romantic, call me a prude, call me a traditionalist. The...”
– (via yourpromisestands)
Hooking Up: Is it a Big Deal? →
One night in high school, my ex-boyfriend’s best friend called me up. He told me that he and his girlfriend, and my ex-boyfriend, were all hanging out, and that I should come over. From the tone in his voice and slight innuendo in his words, I knew what this meant.
My ex-boyfriend and I had played the “friends with benefits” game before. Thus I wasn’t surprised and actually felt a bit flattered...
From the Archives: Being Single is Okay, OK?
corycopeland:
For those alone on this day of St. Valentine. Enjoy and have a smile.
“Being Single is Okay, OK?”
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“Authentic love is not based on how we feel. Feelings come and go. Love is based...”
– Bishop Joseph Bambera (Scranton)
“Are we doing a good job preparing couples to not just look at the engagement...”
– Patrick Coffin - Catholic Answers Live; What is Love? (via catholicnurse)
When the going gets rough... →
catholicnurse:
Half of all american marriages end in divorce. We need to look beyond the present moment when things get hard, and persevere through the darkness to see the light :)
From the article:
Here is the study’s “take-away message,” as Bradbury explained it:
“It is easy to make money in the stock market when the economy is soaring, … it is easy to love your new car when you drive...
“Emotional purity before marriage allows the greatest opportunity to become...”
– Heather Arnel Paulsen (via gaucherism)
“He who forsakes all worldly desires sets himself above all worldly distress.”
– St. Maximos the Confessor
“You don’t need to wallow in guilt. Wallow in the mercy of God.”
– St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney, the Cure of Ars
“To acquire and preserve the virtue of chastity, we have need of a good and...”
– St. Philip Neri
elviajedelaesperanza asked: hello! my question for you is, what is the significance (to you, particularly) of the Soli Deo Gloria at the bottom of your about section. (I know what it translates to). thanks!
here's the truth.
dynamitek:
“Yes, we will all make mistakes, but this does not mean it is inevitable that we will all fall into sexual sin, or that purity is impossible and that we are just ‘victims of the culture’ if we cannot achieve it. Yes, God does offer grace and forgiveness, and He can give us a ‘second virginity’, spiritually speaking. But we should never take advantage of His grace”
-Leslie Ludy
Victoria's Secret Model Quits to "Reserve Body for... →
takeheartmydaughter:
Get it girl. This is amazing. This is a Victoria’s Secret model I can admire.
Lets stop renting & leasing.. oops I mean dating....
settheworld-onfire-forhim:
germimam:
Just saying
Seriously. God has someone prepared for us to spend the rest of our lives with. He cares about the number of hairs on our heads, how could He not care about our other half? Quit wasting your time and trust God. Surrender your whole life to Him, especially the love part, and He’ll give you a love story more grand that your imagination can ever...
What do I do if I think I've met the one?
Here is a fabulous question I just got via fan mail that I’d love to share with you:
So here I am, a freshman at a really fantastic Catholic university and I’m trying to live out the same thing you are. You wrote in a post somewhere: “I’m single and praying everyday to use this time for God’s glory…I’ve put dating aside for the rest of college so I can focus on my faith, my school work,...
“The vigor with which you resist the enemy will be the measure of the reward...”
– St. Ignatius of Loyola
simply complex: "Contraceptive sex is selfish sex;... →
nisicommuni:
Not something you expect a teenager to quote, right? Before I started this conversion, I had never thought of contraception in any way other than that I would use it when I get married. I mean, it was just assumed. The thought never crossed my mind that it prevents LIFE from beginning…you know,…
“If you correspond to the designs of God, He will make a saint of you.”
– St. Paul of the Cross
“If you wish to be in control of your soul and body, forestall the passions by...”
– St. Thalassios the Libyan
“Love is always bestowed as a gift — freely, willingly, and without expectation…....”
– Leo Buscaglia (via myquotelibrary)
“A real woman’s love for her husband (or man) can be so powerful and so intense,...”
– Michael Bryant (via soyjoysings)
“If you have to ask someone if he’ll still love you tomorrow, then he doesn’t...”
– Dawn Eden
January 2012
110 posts
“He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of...”
– Thomas Kempis (via christasquotations)
Calflick Kid.: 100 Ways to Make Love Without Doing... →
calflickkid:
This brochure was created by Lydia P. Smith, Graduate Assistant/Health Educator, Student Health Services, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bradford, PA 16701, 1995. Latest revision: March 1997. Input was obtained from the Residence Life Staff, Theta Siga Delta Sorority, and students who…
“We put off our conversion again and again until death, but who says that we will...”
– Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
The Squeezings of my Brain Grapes.: What’s So... →
jedbrewer:
Quick Intro: In this series, we’re taking a look at the way God designed sex to work within marriage, and how awesome it is. We’re specifically looking at a book in the Bible called “Song of Solomon”, which comes right before Isaiah. The whole book is about how great sex is within marriage. In fact, it’s an explicit conversation between a husband and wife.
“Sexual Morality, When you do it God’s way, you’re going to have holiness, health...”
– Cardinal designate Timothy Dolan (via thefullnessofthefaith)
Anonymous asked: are you pro-life
Archbishop Dolan: Yes you’ll be called ‘freaks’,... →
The Squeezings of my Brain Grapes.: I Like This... →
jedbrewer:
morethanjustlaceandaprettyface asked you: I know this is going to be a really trivial question but I wanted your opinion. I attend church but just last year I started attending an under 30’s bible study and got to know the young people from my church a lot more than before. I feel that I…
“My Princess, treasure your body.
Your body is a gift from Me, and you are too...”
– His Princess, Letters from Your King (via behappybeyoutiful)
Cinderella in Waiting: Me & My Romantic Heart →
cinderellainwaiting:
Have you ever been driving, walking around somewhere, or even in church, and your “crush” is the only person you can think of? Man, just thinking about that takes me back to 6th grade. All the petty disagreements between friends over “who’s with whom” is absolutely hilarious now that I look…
Götterfunken.: A Prayer for Vocations →
petripaulietmaria:
As I remember it, memorized when I was, oh, 6 or 7 years old.
O Lord Jesus Christ, strength of those who leave all things and follow thee, raise up, we beseech thee, the vocations which thy Church needs.
Help our young boys to understand the happiness which comes to the priest as he carries…