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How the Church Can Support Single People - Blessed Is She

How the Church Can Support Single People

God has given us the gift of life! To live our lives well involves commitments and decisions that can be daunting and intimidating, even more so if you are trying...
When Marriage Doesn't Happen - Blessed Is She

When Marriage Doesn't Happen

As you might have ascertained from this post's very blunt title, it is about, shall we say, extended singlehood. Far be it from me to brag, but singlehood is a...
How Mr. Knightly Helped Me Find Mr. Right - Blessed Is She

How Mr. Knightly Helped Me Find Mr. Right

Like many women, my love of Jane Austen began in my teen years but it wasn’t until my 20’s that the lessons of her heroines and their leading men started...
What's a Girl to Do When Dating a Non-Catholic - Blessed Is She

What's a Girl to Do When Dating a Non-Catholic

In fifth grade, I met my future husband. We met through a mutual friend. I went to public school with our friend, who lived a few doors down from Bob....
Dating a Non-Catholic - Blessed Is She

Dating a Non-Catholic

I was a little boy-crazy back in high school. I had an endless series of crushes. I dated. I flirted. I broke some hearts and I had my heart broken....
Love is Rooted in Freedom - Blessed Is She

Love is Rooted in Freedom

I recently finished a short, ambiguous novel called Diary of an Oxygen Thief by Anonymous (yes, the author remained anonymous!). This was, unfortunately, yet another memoir-type account of obsessive, unhealthy...
Prayers for the Single Life - Blessed Is She

Prayers for the Single Life

During college, I’ve fallen into the trap of thinking I needed to be in a relationship. I felt pitied and ashamed of being single, but after much thought and prayer,...
Marriage Can Wait - Blessed Is She

Marriage Can Wait

I can wait to get married. There I said it. As a 20 year old woman in college, I watch as many of my peers happily get hitched or find...