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Mary Beth Bonacci

Mary Beth Bonacci has been giving talks on love and relationships across the United States and internationally for . . .well . . . her entire adult life. She was among the first Catholic speakers to introduce audiences to St. John Paul II’s beautiful Theology of the Body. She is the founder of Real Love, Inc., an organization dedicated to promoting respect for God’s gift of human sexuality. Her book Real Love, based on the Theology of the Body, has been translated into ten languages. She is also the author of We’re on a Mission from God, writes a monthly column for Catholic newspapers and contributes regularly to the Catholic Match Institute blog.

The great ‘love, love, love’ of the Father

Happy Father’s Day! You also may want to send some congratulations my way. For what may be the first time in my 30+ years of...

Motherhood: A spiritual gift

Like every other Catholic on the planet, I have been listening to Father Mike Schmitz’s amazing “Catechism in a Year” podcast. And, like all...

Gratitude for suffering

I’ve been going through my Dad’s stuff. He lived with me for the past two years of his life, so his presence still lingers...

Co-suffering with those who suffer

Have you ever known someone who was facing a truly huge loss, and struggled with what to say to them? It hit close to home...

Remembering my cheerful, loving, holy dad

Leo G. Bonacci passed away on January 21, 2023. He was two months shy of his 100th birthday. There is so much I could say...

Lessons from The Day of the Dress

Several weeks ago, I was invited on short notice to help “fill a table” at a benefit dinner. The theme of the evening was...

It’s OK to celebrate the dead, but it’s better to pray for them

Well, I still haven’t mastered the art of writing columns AHEAD of major Catholic feasts and observances. Fortunately, in the case of the holy...

Understanding our wounds — and letting God heal them

Have you ever encountered a situation where your response was...well, weird? Where you could see that you were overreacting, but despite that logical realization,...

No such thing as a vacant prayer

Have you ever prayed and wondered if God actually hears you? Have you ever felt like you aren’t praying “the right way” — that...

The Sacred Heart of Jesus burns for you

When I was a kid, my parents had a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus prominently displayed on their dresser. I have a...

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