by Julieanne Bartlett | May 30, 2023 | Book of Tobit, Calling of Marriage, Catechism of Catholic CHurch, God Author of Marriage, Help getting married, Hope for Marriage, Matthew 19, Older Singles, Prolonged Singleness, scripture, singleness, Vocation
We are concluding this series on the reasons for prolonged singleness! This month is Part 9, wherein I will cover one last reason that people may stay single. As I stated in last month’s blog post, this series does not present an exhaustive list. There can always be...
by Julieanne Bartlett | Apr 30, 2021 | Calling of Marriage, Catechism of Catholic CHurch, God Author of Marriage, Help getting married, Hope for Marriage, Older Singles, Prolonged Singleness, scripture, singleness, The Ache of Singlehood, Uncategorized, Vocation
When I was in my thirties and stuck in prolonged singleness, I was desperately afraid that God had called me to the single life. This was compounded by the feedback and responses I would receive from well-meaning people I would speak to about my grief and suffering...
by Julieanne Bartlett | Mar 20, 2020 | Calling of Marriage, God Author of Marriage, Uncategorized
St. Paul writes to the church in Ephesians Chapter 5, addressing the relationship between a husband and wife. He goes on to compare the relationship between a husband and a wife – marriage – to the relationship between Christ and his church. Let’s take a deep...