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True love knows no limit in giving more, being more, forgiving more. In marriage, husbands and wives are called to love one another without limits and to not lose sight of the fact that they are on the same team. When tempted to calculate or complain, they must simply love.
In this 365-day devotional for Catholic married couples, husbands and wives will be challenged and inspired to live out their wedding vows day by day. Each entry in Simply Love begins with a quotation from Sacred Scripture or a saint, followed by a brief reflection – often including a real-life story about the joys and sorrows of married life – which offers encouragement and practical insights to live a faith-filled marriage. At the end of each day’s entry, a prayer fosters the important habit of praying every day together as a couple.
This daily devotional meets Catholic couples in the midst of their hectic lives, providing concise, practical, and tangible means to enrich and form their marriage each and every day.
Troy and Kathleen Billings met at the University of Notre Dame when paired up to perform a dance together for a Christmas show. It was not until several years later, after each of their first marriages ended in annulments, that, by the grace of God, their lives reunited and they fell in love, thus beginning their real dance together in the Sacrament of Marriage. They recently relocated from a suburb of Chicago to Greenville, South Carolina, with their five children, ages 6 to 23. They also have four children in heaven. They are frequent guest speakers nationwide on the topic of marriage.
“The Billings’ Simply Love: Catholic Marriage Day by Day blends saints’ quotes and a brief reflection to strengthen your marriage daily. It’s amazing how transformative each daily reflection can be, providing small incremental steps to move each day toward the marriage we long to have. Highly recommended.”
— Kimberly Hahn, Catholic apologist and author
“Improve your marriage, one day at a time! Kathleen and Troy Billings have created a doable plan to help you grow in happiness and holiness each day of the year. Wisdom from the saints, brief reflections, and prompts toward prayer make up small, practical steps to help every couple grow in love as they make their way toward heaven.”
— Danielle Bean, author, podcaster, and founder of GirlfriendsCommunity.com
“People who have suffered and embraced the grace needed to rise out of pain speak the most powerful wisdom. Troy and Kathleen Billings have earned our respect as having that unique wisdom. In the pages of this book, the authors do not preach from a lofty place of perfection in marriage, but with the authority of living in the trenches of the demands of sacrificial love within the sacrament of matrimony. We believe authenticity and vulnerability are required for true intimacy. Troy and Kathleen offer the reader a glimpse into how to gracefully become more authentic and vulnerable within a marital relationship. If you apply their insights and prayer into your lives, you will improve the landscape of your interactions. They are not just attempting to transmit their own life lessons but are seeking to assist you in recognizing and transforming your own. After decades of ministry aimed at helping couples heal the wounds that divide them, we know that it is only through encountering the Almighty in prayer that we are knit together with clarity, grace, and unconditional love. Allow this book to be a springboard to prayer, and you will witness the Holy Spirit taking you deeper into the direction of your sanctification.”
— Bruce & Jeannie Hannemann, Founders of Elizabeth Ministry International, RECLAIM Sexual Health, and NAVIGATE Betrayal
“I’m grateful to Kathleen and Troy Billings for the reminder to place simple, loving prayer at the center of our marriage. Their lovely book, Simply Love: Catholic Marriage Day by Day, is a terrific compendium of saintly and scriptural wisdom, ‘real world’ reflection, and heartfelt prayer. Whether you’re newlyweds or celebrating decades together, reach for the Billings’ book and savor it together!”
— Lisa M. Hendey, author of The Grace of Yes