As partners in Christ, couples serve together
The Long Island Catholic
2/29/2008, by Lena Pennino
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (Long Island Catholic) - In a quiet church on Dec. 30, he knelt down and washed her feet. When he was done, he kissed each foot and then popped the question right there in the chapel at St. Gabriel’s Spiritual Center for Youth on Shelter Island. For Anthony Muhs, 23, and ...
Wedding overshadows Christian marriage?
The Florida Catholic
2/18/2008, by Jean Gonzalez
ORLANDO, Fl (The Florida Catholic) - “Wedding is a day, but a marriage is a lifetime.” Is that phrase captured by the church’s Engaged Encounter marriage preparation program a cliché or an overlooked notion? According to an author and freelance speaker with more than three decades of experience ...
Engaged couples take stock before marriage
Catholic News Service
5/14/2007, by Jennifer E. Reed
WASHINGTON (CNS) - Well, he popped the question and you said “yes”! It’s been a week since he proposed, and you’re still just getting used to the feel of the beautiful, new engagement ring around your finger. Yet, underneath it all, things don’t seem quite right.
Did you make a big mistake? Can ...
'Encounter' helps couple complete trek from love to misery and back
Arkansas Catholic
5/4/2007, by Malea Hargett
ADONA , Ark. (Arkansas Catholic) -- J.C. and Debbie Finton enjoy a recent sunny morning sitting on their back porch swing. Worldwide Marriage Encounter helped them strengthen their marriage and faith.
They live down a dirt road in Conway County in a log cabin home nestled on four acres by a small ...
Theology of the Body seen as way to expand couple’s chastity
The Catholic Register
4/12/2007, by Sara Loftson
TORONTO, Canada (The Catholic Register) – Jacek Kowal slides Christopher West’s “Theology of the Body” into his CD player when he drives from Ottawa to visit his girlfriend Marlena Hardy in Toronto. For many young people the American speaker has become a kind of Catholic celebrity, preaching Pope ...
Final Four Frenzy has arrived
Catholic Online
3/8/2007, by Mary Carty
COLCHESTER, Vt. (Catholic Online) – The list of competitors for the coveted 2007 NCAA title has dwindled to four, the ‘Final Four.’ So far, 65 teams have duked it out, with Duke actually falling by the wayside early on. The four left standing are Georgetown, Florida, Ohio State and U.C.L.A.
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Valentine's Day: How to avoid those 'love blunders'
Catholic Online
2/9/2007, by Mary Carty
COLCHESTER, Vt. (Catholic Online) – The custom of showing affection and attention to loved ones on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, has become part of the fabric of our culture. There is a kind of unwritten law or expectation that, on that day, spouses are supposed to do or give something that signifies ...
Checklist for a Catholic church wedding
Catholic News Service
2/6/2007, by Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Any bridal magazine worth its salt will include, somewhere within its hundreds of pages of photos and advertisements, a checklist of things to do before the big day arrives. But if yours is a Catholic wedding, you will want to have a spiritual and sacramental checklist as well.
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Church’s defense of marriage supports, human nature, God’s plan, pope says
Catholic News Service
1/29/2007, by Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Catholic Church defends marriage as the permanent bond of a man and a woman because matrimony corresponds to human nature and to God's divine plan, Pope Benedict XVI said. When a man and a woman enter into a Catholic marriage, their commitment to each other surpasses their ...
Building a solid foundation: A marriage's first five years
Catholic News Service
1/8/2007, by Jennifer E. Reed
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The early years of marriage can be rocky terrain, but they also provide the chance to build a strong foundation for marriage in the years ahead.
“A common mistake newly married couples make is that they don’t sit down together and establish their priorities,” said Kathy ...
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