2020 – Passion of Hope

Wonderful Counselor!

Julieanne Bartlett December 29, 2020 0 Comments

There is no denying it. When you are single and want to be married, it can be a painful and even downright miserable time. That period was for me, anyway. The older I grew older, the more difficult my singleness became. This is because God did not intend for us to be by ourselves. God created human beings in a primordial state of marriage: “Then God said, ‘And now we will make human beings;...

Can The Bible Teach Us to Date? Part III

Julieanne Bartlett November 30, 2020 0 Comments

In September I began the current blog series, “Can the Bible Teach Us to Date?” This is a three part blog series concluding this month wherein I have been examining biblical principles that can be applied to dating relationships. Last month’s blog post concluded with principle # 4, Following Ruth’s Lead. This month, I will pick up below with the fifth principle: 5. God Works Within...

Can The Bible Teach Us to Date? Part II

Julieanne Bartlett October 31, 2020 0 Comments

This month’s blog post will continue the series started last month. I am examining the principles of male and female relationships that can be gleaned from the Bible. In doing this I hope to demonstrate the natural endowments God has placed in men and women, and how we can start to implement them into our twenty-first century dating relationships. As such, I will pick up with principle...

Can The Bible Teach Us to Date? Part I

Julieanne Bartlett September 29, 2020 0 Comments

When I was in my mid-thirties, I started to seek God seriously regarding this marriage issue. I realized that God really did desire marriage for me, however, he was not going to just plant a spouse on my door and say, “Marry this one!” I was going to have to put myself out there and date. This truly was a stretch for me, pushing the limits of my emotional, physical, and social comfort...

The Blessed Virgin Mary Loves Marriage, Too

Julieanne Bartlett August 29, 2020 6 Comments

When I was single, I desperately prayed for a spouse. I prayed individual prayers and I prayed novenas. I asked St. Jude and St. Rita to intercede for me because I believed my situation was so hopeless and impossible. I prayed novenas to St. Martha and to St. Therese the Little Flower, as I was moved and encouraged by each of their stories. I also sought the assistance of St. Raphael the...

Prolonged Singleness: Are you Stuck in the Single State?

Julieanne Bartlett July 28, 2020 4 Comments

When I was in my mid-thirties and still single, I seriously started to seek God about this marriage issue. I think it was partly because I had just come out of a relationship and was confused as to why it did not work out. Also, I realized there had to be an answer: Did God want people to be married or not? Were some people called by God to just be single? If someone desired marriage and prayed...

Bible Study: Book of Acts!

Julieanne Bartlett July 27, 2020 2 Comments

Right from your own home! I’d like to introduce you to Deanna Bartalini, a speaker, write and retreat leader who loves scripture and the faith. In January, she began an online platform, Inform, Engage, Inspire, a place to gather and learn about the faith. What is Inform, Engage, Inspire? It is an online community of people interested in learning more about the Catholic faith. I have webinars...

No Wedding Song

Julieanne Bartlett June 15, 2020 0 Comments

I married my husband, Seth, at the age of 42. Before we met, I was very afraid that I would never marry. Do you desire marriage but have yet to see it fulfilled? If so, I want to encourage you. You are not alone regarding this desire. God created us this way, to be married. Both men and women are relational beings and God designed us with a communal yearning. In Genesis 2:18-25, it...

May 2020 Blog Post

Julieanne Bartlett May 31, 2020 2 Comments

I apologize that I was not able to write a blog post for the month of May as my father passed away. "For to me life is Christ and death is gain" -Philippians 1:21

God Loves Marriage: How Come? Part III

Julieanne Bartlett April 28, 2020 0 Comments

The wedding feast of the Lamb. It is the ultimate repast, the climax of our faith, what the faithful look forward to when this world is over. Revelation 19:5-9 describes it as follows: “Then there came from the throne the sound of a voice, saying, “Praise our God, all his servants and all people, both great and small, who have reverence for him!” Then I heard what sounded like a crowd,...

Year: 2020