We either love or despise Valentine’s Day. The modern culture seduces us into believing we need lavish romance, decadent chocolates, expensive bouquets, and most importantly tall-dark-and-handsome Prince Charmings to woo us into bliss! We are set up to be disappointed with unrealistic expectations of ourselves and our partners, and of course we know that forced love is never true anyway. We can and should celebrate love and even romance, but what does that look like?

Jealousy is perceived threat to something valued, the fear of losing something precious, someone we love — or at least their favor and approval. And whose, in this instance? God’s.

For many Catholic women, the question of work isn’t just about a job. It’s about vocation, stewardship, and how to faithfully balance a profession with family life and the needs of those entrusted to us.

Every year World Marriage Day is celebrated by the Church worldwide as a day set aside to honor marriage as the foundation of family life. It is a beautiful opportunity for the Church to celebrate the example marriage demonstrates of honor, beauty, dignity, and living out one’s vocation.

Learn how a conversation between friends and sisters-in-law sparked a new business idea: a sleek, professional, Catholic daily planner.