CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2025 / 07:10 am
When Emily Wilson-Hussem began sharing “matchmaking” posts on Instagram, inviting Catholic singles to share their names and locations to connect with others, she wasn’t expecting that her lighthearted experiment would lead to 12 marriages, 20 engagements, hundreds of dating couples, and even a baby.
The Catholic speaker and digital content creator realized that young Catholics are in search of holy marriages but need help finding one another. This led her and her husband, Daniël Hussem, to create a new Catholic dating app — SacredSpark .
The new matchmaking app blends technology and tradition to foster meaningful online connections with the goal of creating lasting offline relationships.
“Over these years I have seen the difficulty singles [have] to