Having been married for 16 years now, it seems like a lifetime ago that my dear husband courted me.  And though many years have passed, I can still fondly remember the thrill of being pursued.  To be recklessly pursued by one who loved me so much that he was willing to risk everything to ask me to be his bride. We were just kids back then, so naturally, there was much opposition to our settling down at such a young age.  But we didn’t let their thoughts and opinions sway us, and we...

Welcome to the first blog in our three-part series, 'Appointment with God: Lord, Teach Me to Pray!'  The layout of this series will be a bit different from our usual style of storytelling, but we hope the content is worth the break from our norm. We will be delving into the book Appointment with God by Father Michael Scanlan, which offers some practical tips on how to show up for prayer and how to make that time as fruitful as possible. Appointment with God by Father Michael Scanlan Fr....

JPII writes in Salvifici Doloris, “Every human suffering, by reason of the loving union with Christ, completes the suffering of Christ.”  He continues to write, “Does this mean that the Redemption achieved by Christ is not complete?  No.  It only means that the Redemption, accomplished through satisfactory love, remains always open to all love expressed in human suffering.”