Lenny DeLorenzo, in his 10th Letter to Young Catholics, discusses the Catholic view of the proper role of sexuality in relationships. He writes: “The Catholic understanding of sex is not, not about pleasure. Rather, this is all about fulfillment, which is not
In his ninth letter to young Catholics, Lenny DeLorenzo talks about dating. He encourages those dating to tell the truth, to follow through with commitments, be attentive and pray for the other person. DeLorenzo suggests that not all dates have to feel
In his eighth letter to a young Catholic, LennyDeLorenzo explores how to actually love your neighbor. DeLorenzo writes: “Four things. First, he paid attention to the suffering of the person he encountered. Second, he went toward rather than away from the one
In his seventh Letter to a Young Catholic, Lenny DeLorenzo reveals the secret to getting to know people: we learn about real people, whom we spend time with, in actual places. He uses the example of Pietro Molla, who did not resort
In this sixth letter to young Catholics, Leonard DeLorenzo, in his third exploration on the topic of prayer, suggests three recommendations for fruitful prayer. First, prepare to pray. You need to set aside a dedicated space for prayer that is uncluttered and
In this fifth letter to young Catholics, Leonard DeLorenzo takes another approach to prayer. He writes that when Jesus taught the disciples to pray the Our Father, “This is his Father, whom he gives us as our own.” DeLorenzo writes: “When we
In the first of two parts on “How to Pray,” Lenny DeLorenzo writes in his latest Letter to a Young Catholic, that we need to approach God as beggars. He writes: “We are in need and God is the one who does
In his third letter to young Catholics, Lenny DeLorenzo addresses the myth of multitasking. He says, “The truth is that the more we multitask, the worse we get at paying close attention to any single thing we manage. The appearance and the
We are surrounded by so much noise that it is impossible to listen. In the second letter to young Catholics, Lenny DeLorenzo offers three specific practices to allow the intention of learning how to listen to slowly take hold in your life.
Leonard J. DeLorenzo introduces a new series, Letters to a Young Catholic, in which he intends to help young people be more intentional in seeking out a mature Catholic life. In this first letter, he explains “how to be real.” He says,