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The Catholic Guide to Dating After Divorce by Lisa Duffy – Single Mom Smiling’s Review

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, many singles are wishing for a significant other by their sides. They’d like someone with whom they can share stories and laughter, the day’s events and world happenings, and a glass of wine over dinner followed by an evening snuggled up close for a movie night at home on …

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Catholic Dating After Divorce – What is Beautifully Sexy?

Last week we looked at Catholics dating after divorce and the message dress sends and encouraged women to be beautifully sexy rather than trashy sexy. So what is beautifully sexy when you’re a Catholic dating after divorce? Men are visual creatures. No gender re-identification program is going to change that. No Target store policy is going to …

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The Message You Send: Cheap, Trashy, Sexy or Beautifully Sexy?

We’ve seen the ads of half-naked teenagers advertising clothing. I often wonder if those models baring so much get the irony of those ads. I wonder if they stop to think about how little they’re wearing and how and why some view those ads – and them. It isn’t just teens exposing more of themselves; …

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Catholic Dating After Divorce – Assumption Lessons of Mary vs. Barbie

When I was little, I begged my Mom for a Barbie. Every Christmas I waited with bated breath for my Grandparents to arrive, knowing they’d bring me a beautiful, expensive, finely crafted Madame Alexander doll. I loved those dolls and still have them, but I didn’t really appreciate them. I played with them, brushing their real hair …

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Catholic Dating After Divorce – The Holy Spirit & Qualifications of Mr. Right

So, it’s been a while since your divorce and annulment and you’ve decided the time is right to begin dating again. Life is getting a bit more on track. It isn’t quite smooth sailing, but who’s life really is? You’ve unpacked your baggage and discarded what needed to be discarded, and although part of that baggage will always go with …

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A Catholic Guide to Dating After Divorce

Catholic Dating After Divorce – Signs That The Time May Be Right

Dating soon after divorce or annulment or getting into a relationship too soon after my husband left suddenly would not have been right, but I did enjoy getting on some of those dating sites, especially the faith-based sites. Just as there are those who criticize me for not dating sooner, there are those who might criticize me …

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Death vs. Divorce – Lessons from Isaiah 25

On a “normal” Monday (I’m a single Mom of five boys. Nothing in our lives is “normal!” 😉 ) I’d talk about Sunday’s Gospel reading and how it applies to hurting families. Today, I couldn’t look at just the Gospel. Today, every reading struck me as so applicable to what so many of us are facing, so …

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