Daniël Hussem and Emily Wilson-Hussem are the creators of the new Catholic dating app, SacredSpark. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Daniël Hussem and Emily Wilson-Hussem
CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2025 / 07:10 am (CNA).
WhenEmilyWilson-Hussembegansharing“matchmaking”postsonInstagram,invitingCatholicsinglestosharetheirnamesandlocationstoconnectwithothers,shewasn’texpectingthatherlightheartedexperimentwouldleadto12marriages,20engagements,hundredsofdatingcouples,andevenababy.
TheCatholicspeakeranddigitalcontentcreatorrealizedthatyoungCatholicsareinsearchofholymarriagesbutneedhelpfindingoneanother.Thisledherandherhusband,DaniëlHussem,tocreateanewCatholicdatingapp—SacredSpark.
Thenewmatchmakingappblendstechnologyandtraditiontofostermeaningfulonlineconnectionswiththegoalofcreatinglastingofflinerelationships.
“OvertheseyearsIhaveseenthedifficultysingles[have]toconnectwithoneanother,especiallyofthesameage,andalotoftheyoungsingleCatholicsImetwerehavingareallyhardtime,andsoIfeltlikeanudgefromtheLord,”Wilson-HussemtoldCNA.
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