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My Catholic Faith Delivered – Online Courses!
Posted by: | CommentsI just learned about this within the last 30 minutes and wanted to pass it on to you. This looks great. I do not have first hand experience with it (yet)…I’ve only skimmed the site and watched the demo video. But I’m very intrigued.
For those of us Catholic moms who want our children to learn about our Catholic faith, this is a great resource…and the price is not at all bad…approx. $40 – $50/course (some for less than that and some for more) and each course is meant to span a year. It’s all online and it looks to be very interactive…they’ve even included games!
Take a look and, if you try it out, please come back and let us know your thoughts on it. Oh…and there are also courses for adults!
May God bring us peace.
Manya
What God Offers – from DivorcedCatholic.org
Posted by: | CommentsI love the daily messages that are sent out by www.DivorcedCatholic.org. I’ve shared them with you before and wanted to share today’s with you, too.
An excerpt:
Have you ever noticed that the pleasure the world provides is far less valuable than what God has created? You might have 350 cable channels and can’t find anything to watch, but you can go to the ocean and sit for hours watching the sea or go to the mountains and hike for days. It’s so interesting how you can chase after the things of this world when so much of God’s goodness is right in front of your eyes, free for the taking and specifically given for your enjoyment.
It is the same with human relationships….
Please do read the whole message. It’s a good one. 
Lord, please help us to find your peace.
Manya
Patron Saint of Marriage
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the search terms that recently brought a visitor to this site was , “patron saint of marriage.” That got me to wondering who that might be…the patron saint, that is…not the visitor.
My guess (and nomination) would be St. Joseph. After coming up with this thought, I did a quick google search to see what the church says about it. Just skimming down the first page of search results, this is what I found:
- St. John Francis Regis (The View from Over Here)
- St. Edward the Confessor- patron saint of difficult marriages (The Catholic Company)
- St. Valentine (why didn’t I think of that?…I still vote for St. Joseph, though)
- New Martyr Argyre of Proussa (Mystagogy)
That’s all the first page of google results revealed. I found another interesting patron saint, though, that I had to share with you.
- St Isidore of Seville, Patron Saint of the Internet (!) – (Ultimate Top Ten Lists)
Who would your vote be for??
Manya
Daily Inspiration – DivorcedCatholic.org
Posted by: | CommentsI know I sound like the proverbial broken record….but here I am AGAIN recommending that you hightail it over to www.DivorcedCatholic.org. I think this is absolutely the best resource I can point you towards. The proprietors of that site know us…know what we are going through…know what we’ve been through. AND, they offer themselves as guides to follow in order to travel through the hell of divorce and out into the light beyond. There IS light beyond! They’re proof. I’m proof. Don’t despair…take the help that is offered.
Lisa and Vince have come through for us again…this time on a daily basis! They now offer a daily message that arrives in your email box first thing in the morning. It’s called “Daily Inspirations.” And, again, this is free! Simply go to their site and register for it.
I wanted to give you a taste of it, so I did a screen capture of today’s message and added it below for you to see. So sneak a peek and then get yourself over to www.DivorcedCatholic.org and sign up to receive it.
Don’t forget to tune into their radio show, too. You can access it over there in the left hand column of this very page – Journey of Hope Radio. It’s a weekly show that you can listen to it at your convenience..although if you listen to it live, you’ll be able to call in and ask questions!
May God bless and bring you peace,
Manya
Catholic Podcasters – A Sampling
Posted by: | CommentsIf you aren’t a follower of Matthew Warner, originally (and still) of Fallible Blogma fame…now also of National Catholic Register fame….and probably of many other fames of which I’m not yet aware – I recommend that you become one. He never ceases to impress me.
He recently attended the Catholic New Media Conference (I’m jealous 
) and made a series of video blogs while he was there. Today I’m sharing the 5th in his series of 10. Why the 5th one? Because that’s the first one I’ve seen. I’ll be watching the others, too, though!
This is cool stuff. I love being able to see the podcasters I’ve come to know only auditorially (did I just make up a word?). Anyway…these are good people with interesting, motivating and funny things to say. They’re regular, everyday Catholics who help the rest of us regular, everyday Catholics to be better, regular, everyday Catholics. Thanks, guys!
Journey of Hope Radio – A New Show Weekly!
Posted by: | CommentsNot to harp on this subject but I want to point out this tremendous resource again and to let you know that this radio show is now taking place on a weekly basis!
Yesterday’s show topic was about dating and intimacy after divorce. This is a HUGE “issue” for us…
- Is dating okay after divorce and without having received a Declaration of Nullity?
- Is dating okay during separation?
- How about intimacy? The world tells us to be intimate with someone as soon as possible as a way of healing your hurt psyche and “get on with life.”
But IS that the best way to go?!
What about our faith?
Do I now have to be alone and celibate for the rest of my life???
But my spouse chose to throw our marriage away and divorce me…why should I be punished for that????
Yep…been there done that…and I didn’t have Lisa Duffy and Vince Frese of Divorced Catholic to help me to answer those tough questions…but YOU do!
Just click on the Blog Talk Radio box in the left column of this page and you can then click on the episode you’d like to listen to. And try to listen to the show live when you can so you can ask Lisa, Vince and their guests questions. Use this tremendous resource that is available to you…it’s truly a blessing.
May God bless and bring you peace.
Manya
