Since When Do Brides Wear White Dresses?
Question: I know that this is not a question about Catholicism, but maybe you have an answer for me. I have heard that the tradition of brides...
Category: Marriage
Zoom to Marriage!
The Catholic Engaged Encounter pre-marriage course is now also available via Zoom. Couples who intend to marry in the Catholic Church are required to have undergone a...
Doggone it: When a Papal Point Misses the Mark
By Cindy Wooden – Context is everything. But sometimes Pope Francis assumes people know him and the context of his words. When they don’t, hackles are raised....
Pope: God Can Act in Unexpected Ways
The Gospel’s “most demonic” passage – During his general audience, Pope Francis explained the lesson of St Joseph’s courage in accepting Mary as his wife. By Carol...
Pope Francis Praises Retrouvaille for Saving Marriages
Pope Francis praised the worldwide Christian marriage ministry Retrouvaille for giving spouses the opportunity to overcome crises in their relationship and grow as a couple. By Cindy...
27th Sunday Reflection: Compassion and Mercy as the Act of Love
Compassion and Mercy as the Act of Love – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 2021 – (Mark 10:2-12) Our journey as the human species shows...
Alcoholic Annulment?
Question: Can a marriage between two baptised Christians be annulled if one spouse is an alcoholic? Answer: Because all sacramental marriages are deemed valid unless proved otherwise,...
With God’s help, couple says, they found each other after being widowed
By Emily Benson – The pews were packed with friends and family at St Joseph Church in upstate New York as Joanne McKeon and Ray Germain stood...
The Glow of Love at Home
Marriage is difficult, but with love, communication and faith, it is possible to overcome obstacles, writes Günther Simmermacher Many years ago there was a song in which the...
New Marriage & Family Life Office Opens in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg
The new Marriage & Family Life Office (MFLO) has opened in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg. The MFLO begins this great mission right in the midst of the...
Family Portraits: Sometimes Messy, But Grace-Filled
By Cindy Wooden – Sometimes the Catholic Church has “proposed a far too abstract and almost artificial theological ideal of marriage, far removed from the concrete situations...
Vatican Says No Blessing Gay Unions, but No Negative Judgement on Gay People
By Carol Glatz – While homosexual men and women must be respected, any form of blessing a same-sex union is “illicit,” said the Vatican Congregation for the...
