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Close-up of a bride and groom holding hands on their wedding day.
FaithFaith in Focus
Simcha Fisher
Preparation for marriage should rely less on workbooks and more on prayer and community.
FaithFaith and Reason
Joe Laramie, S.J.
The writings of St. Ignatius Loyola and the traditional Catholic devotion to the Sacred Heart highlight a specific aspect of the Eucharist: friendship.
Christina MacDougall places a wedding band on Julio Prendergast's finger as Msgr. Francis J. Schneider officiates their wedding Mass Aug. 20, 2021, at St. John the Baptist Church in Wading River, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis said “superficial” marriage preparation programs leave many couples at risk of having invalid marriages or unprepared to cope with the struggles that arise in every marriage.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
With Vatican II and the return of the sacred liturgy to the faithful, Corpus Christi seemed to become a relic of an earlier, deprived spirituality. But the church tends to rearrange her treasures rather than abandon them.
The Colorado State Capitol in downtown Denver.
Politics & SocietyNews
Kathryn Post – Religion News ServiceJack Jenkins - Religion News Service
Catholic bishops in Colorado have asked state politicians who voted in favor of abortion rights legislation to refrain from presenting themselves for Holy Communion in a June 6 open letter.
This does not have to be followed by a party that costs $28,000. (iStock/Rawpixel)
FaithLast Take
Sara Scarlett Willson
The joy of marriage is getting overshadowed by the pressure for increasingly expensive and elaborate weddings. Parish priest could gently remind couples that it does not have to be this way.