Here we go again, I thought to myself as I entered the care facility to visit “Margaret,” the woman to whom I was assigned to visit as a volunteer with a local hospice organization. I drew a breath, said a quick prayer, knocked on the door, and walked a few steps into her room. I […] The post The power of our presence to one another appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

Carolyn had sent her daughter, Sally, to college over a month ago. Carolyn used to be busy designing sets for Sally’s school musicals and coordinating her daughter’s teen youth group. But now that Sally was no longer home, Carolyn felt detached from her community and worthless. She no longer chatted with other mothers while waiting […] The post Making the Most of your Empty Nest appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

Do you ever wonder what memories will remain with you the longest? What will hold the most importance to you? What you will grasp tightly if your memory begins slipping in old age? My grandmother is suffering from Alzheimer’s and is beginning to sharply decline. The names of many of my siblings have slipped from […] The post A moment in time: Try not to forget appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

Summer is the season of fun in the sun! The blessing about summer is that the overall pace of life has slowed down, the days are longer, and typically you have more time to squeeze in extra social gatherings, fun with family and friends, or maybe even that long-awaited vacation. Along with all that, summer […] The post Five ideas to strengthen your relationships during the summer appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

I had just met the man of my dreams. But how could I tell him how I felt? The post My first love letter appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

Only the Church Believes What the Love Songs Say The post What the Love Songs Say appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

How do you communicate your love for others? How do others communicate their love for you? We give our love to family, friends, and those in need, but many times they can fail to feel our love because we don’t effectively communicate. Why? The way in which we wish we were loved is the way […] The post What Is Your Love Language? appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

Grief has no timeline. There are moments in which memories of our deceased loved ones flicker in both the mind and heart, unexpectedly and unbidden. Our calendar years are peppered with these intense emotions of heartbreak and tenderness, longing and loss. But the holidays are particularly difficult to navigate when our hearts are mourning the […] The post Managing grief during the holidays appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

Food can bring couples together. Here's how. The post Marriage at the dinner table appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

I was in labor with my fourth child when I had my first panic attack. I was lying on the bed in triage, calmly answering routine questions from the nurse. In my mind, however, I was fretting about the delivery, remembering the rapid arrival of our previous daughter. Worry got the best of me, and […] The post Helping A Suffering Spouse appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more