Living and Loving the Single Life
I was so grateful to be invited into a conversation with Sister Colleen Gibson and Sister Erin McDonald who host the "Beyond the Habit" podcast. Join us as we discuss vocation, intimacy, prayer, and the journey through the single life! You can listen to our conversation here, or wherever you find podcasts.
Photo by Pin Adventure Map on Unsplash I am blessed to belong to a cadre of godmothers, aunties, scout leaders, neighbors, teachers, and friends who have been entrusted to shape and form the lives of young people. They say it takes a village after all! Last summer, I found myself at the local park district sports celebration. Imagine… Continue reading Singles: Your love is a reflection of God’s love, too!
Photo by Olia 💙💛 Gozha on Unsplash Our first task in approaching another people, another culture, another religion is to take off our shoes, for the place we are approaching is holy. Else we may find ourselves treading on someone else’s dreams; more serious still, we may forget that God was there before our arrival. (Max Warren, in… Continue reading God is there before our arrival (National Catholic Reporter)
This month our team of writers at Into the Deep are sharing a variety of ways we live out our call to discipleship. The call to follow Christ ultimately leads to our “yes” through concrete steps and a unique path forward in life. We know this call is from God when it brings JOY to our… Continue reading Being Single: A Love I Never Expected
Photo by Callum Shaw on Unsplash I remember the very first time I contemplated the question, "What if being single is truly my calling in life?" I spent countless hours scouring the internet, and perhaps that's how you stumbled upon this blog post, too! Finding the rare article, book chapter, or a mere sentence that validated the single… Continue reading Single Life – Books, Quotes, Articles, and Suggested Bibliography
Sage advice for singles who have ever uttered the phrase, “My parish only cares about married couples and families.” I had to swallow a big dose of my own medicine today, and it didn’t taste very good. It’s easy to dole out advice to other singles when life is more-or-less put together! My life has… Continue reading Swallowing My Own Medicine
The following essay was published in "Voices of Hope" – a newsletter from the Society of Helpers – as as part of their recent series on vocations. I am grateful to share it with you here. There was a time when my “attraction radar” was on high alert at all times – beginning with Sunday morning… Continue reading Attracted to the Single Life
I get this question a lot, “What if I'm single, but I really feel called to marriage? How can I use the single years to prepare for the vocation of marriage? And can you give me something more substantial than, “be patient, keeping praying, and wait for God’s perfect timing!” (Which, by the way, are… Continue reading Happily Ever After Begins Now
It’s been a busy couple weeks with a string of speaking events in Chicago and Wisconsin, which concluded this past weekend with a talk at the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Parish Leadership Day. I have grown quite accustomed to talking about the single life with other singles. Parish Leadership Day gave me a chance to view… Continue reading Must Read Articles for Catholic Singles
I’ve always wanted a ring. It doesn’t have to be an engagement ring or wedding band, and I certainly don’t imagine a guy getting down on one knee. I’ve just always wanted a ring. Last summer, much to my surprise, I found it! I was browsing along the Rocky Neck Art Colony, not at all… Continue reading It’s Got a Nice Ring to It
Beth M. Knobbe 