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A few months ago, I (28M) was reading a post from a similarly-aged single, Catholic female who often writes about the struggles of dating and singleness. She made the statement that it’s easier for Catholic men to date because there are more single, Catholic women. I always thought/assumed there were more men than women in the Catholic dating pool, especially under 30. What have been your experiences? For context, both the author of the post I referenced and myself live in the US, I realize experiences will vary depending on country or even certain regions.

I've posted in the prayer request section several times recently about having to undergo a colonoscopy. I had the procedure yesterday and it turns out the cause of my problems was hemorrhoids. Thank the Lord for His love and mercy and thank you all very much for your prayers! God bless you all.

I've been dealing with painless bleeding during bowl movements since last November. Went to the GI and he diagnosed me with a fissure based on physical examination. Followed his advise and all was good for 2-3 months and then the bleeding started again. Went back to the doctor about a month later and he didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. Two months on and all is going well..until today. Stomachs been kinda weird the last few days, frequent BMs mostly. Had a large BM today and bled a good bit. I'm getting worried that this isn't a fissure. I want to get a second opinion and would honestly feel better if I got a colonoscopy.

A few weeks ago I bought a copy of Ponce's painting of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Prior to me buying it, it had been hung in a church for some time. after Mounting it on a wall in my bedroom I discovered that an enthronement process is often done when an image of the Sacred Heart is displayed in the home, and that it is often displayed in a place of prominence within the home. My questions are: is it wrong for me to hang it in my bedroom, considering it is not a place of prominence, and should I have preformed an enthronement ceremony before I hung it?

Hi all,

A little background: I was raised Catholic, left the Church about three years ago for various reasons, none of them good. Last year I returned to the Church after realizing my stupidity. On my “hiatus” from the Church I made friends with a lot of Protestants, several of whom are missionaries in one form or another. One couple in particular I am still pretty close with. They are full-time missionaries with a young child. Being full-time, they do not work and rely on the donations of others to survive as well as travel. I have provided financial funding to them over the last several years, however I have begun to question whether or not this is the right thing to do. On one hand t

Today makes 3 weeks of nofap, and damn if it wasn't a fight to get here. The first two weeks weren't horrible, but this week was a real struggle. I've had several small streaks in the past, my best being about 40 days. By this point I'm usually leveled-out and not having too many urges. But not this week.

I haven't been able to stop thinking about fapping and women. I've also been depressed which I think is a result of edging, and I've edged a ton, but thankfully I never went all the way. I know some of you will disagree and say that edging counts as a re-start but I disagree. Anyway, I gave into temptation too many times and watched provoking things. Not porn per se, but still unhealthy.

Hey all, title says it all. First off, Im a hypochondriac and I probably have an un-diagnosed anxiety disorder. But for the last couple years I've been a hypochondriac by proxy, ie fearing for others health more than my own ( but I still worry about myself too).

Anyway I just got engaged, and for the last year I've been really worried about my fiance having some kind of skin cancer. She has a lot of moles and blemishes but she went to the dermatalogist in January and had a skin check and everything came back clear.

One spot that troubled her the most was a spot on her arm that has an odd border and is a little multicolored. The doctor looked at it up close with the magnifier thing and said

Hello all, I'm worried sick over a lot of things, too many to list. If you could say a small prayer for me it would mean a lot. Thank you.