Dating & Singles

Is the Single Life a Vocation?

by Mary Beth Bonacci March 2, 2006

Well, the first National Catholic Singles Conference was a smashing success.
Nearly 400 people attended, from 30 states. As a single Catholic, there’s nothing quite like the experience of standing in a room with 400 other single Catholics — 400…

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A Surefire Way to Meet People

by Tim Drake February 23, 2006

Nearly two years ago, egged on by two friends, we started a weekly morning men’s book discussion group. The group, which originally started with five, has now grown to as many as 25, including many men whom I’ve never met…

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Three Myths about Online Dating

by Brian Barcaro February 16, 2006

A week doesn’t go by without several newspapers writing about the expanding use of online dating services. Millions of single people have, and many more millions will, use at least one online dating site in 2005. Despite the increased societal…

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Singles Ministry Is and Must Be Vocation Formation

by Dave Sloan September 10, 2005

[Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a five-part series on “Renewing the Church and Transforming the World.” Click here to read the first article, second article, third article, and fourth article.]
Singles ministry is and must be vocation…

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What Catholic Singles Need

by Dave Sloan August 27, 2005

[Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a five-part series on “Renewing the Church and Transforming the World.” Click here to read the first article, second article, and third article.]
The charisms and needs of singles are not based…

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No Euphemism for Singles Ministry

by Dave Sloan August 13, 2005

[Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a five-part series on “Renewing the Church and Transforming the World.” Click here to read the first article and second article.]
In my travels across the country speaking on the topic of…

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Learning How to Give

by Dave Sloan July 30, 2005

[Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a five-part series on “Renewing the Church and Transforming the World.” Click here to read the first article.]
It is certainly true that everyone in society is affected by the trend away…

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Desire More

by Dave Sloan July 2, 2005

So, how do we make the long journey from the belittling experience of lust, and into the fullness of the desire for which we were made? We begin by recognizing that the journey, ultimately, is a journey into the heart…

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Renewing the Church and Transforming the World

by Dave Sloan April 28, 2005

[Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part series. The next installment will appear in this space next Thursday.]
Perhaps the most dramatic shift ever to take place in Western society has been the very recent shift from family…

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Love Is Not Low Fat

by Virginia E. Fisher February 23, 2005

The author of five published histories, Virginia Fisher has also worked as a writer at EWTN and as a director of religious education in a parish church. Mostly, she likes working in her kitchen in between working on her novel…

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