Single Catholics talk struggles of dating at National Eucharistic Congress event

by News Feed Editor | Jul 21, 2024 | Religion

INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) — “My standards are so high that me and Jesus go after the same men,” Mari Pablo told the crowd in a packed ballroom at the National Eucharistic Congress. No less than three men Pable had dated, she said, later discerned calls to the priesthood. The audience of more than 350, most of them single Catholics, laughed appreciatively.Pablo, a ministry consultant with the Evangelical Catholic, a Catholic mentorship group, was a panelist at a spirited discussion on dating as a Catholic, hosted by the Catholic Project on Friday (July 19) at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ five-day evangelization mega-event in Indianapolis, which runs through Sunday.
The discussion featuring a back-and-forth among six panelists, two moderators and an eagerly involved audience followed a social hour where single Catholics milled around a bar nibbling appetizers to upbeat pop and country tunes on the room’s speakers.
Other panelists included Chika Anyanwu, author of “My Encounter: How I Met Jesus In Prayer”; Cody Etheridge, a marketing and communications specialist at the Catholic University of America; John Mittel, co-founder of the company that created the beverage Phocus; Lucas Kaliszak, a medical student and content creator for dating site CatholicMatch; and Lillian Fallon, author of “Theology of Style: Expressing the Unique and Unrepeatable You.”
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The discussion featuring a back-and-forth among six panelists, two moderators and an eagerly involved audience followed a social hour where single Catholics milled around a bar nibbling appetizers to upbeat pop and country tunes on the room’s speakers.
Other panelists included Chika Anyanwu, author of “My Encounter: How I Met Jesus In Prayer”; Cody Etheridge, a marketing and communications specialist at the Catholic University of America; John Mittel, co-founder of the company that created the beverage Phocus; Lucas Kaliszak, a medical student and content creator for dating site CatholicMatch; and Lillian Fallon, author of “Theology of Style: Expressing the Unique and Unrepeatable You.”
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