Marriage
Helping Couples Live ‘Humanae Vitae’
Father T.G. Morrow Comments Off on Helping Couples Live ‘Humanae Vitae’
Humanae Vitae was one of the most controversial encyclicals ever promulgated in the Church. In it, Pope St. Paul VI proclaimed using artificial birth control to be immoral. Natural methods were declared licit for a serious motive. Natural family planning has been called the best-kept secret in the Catholic Church. The method effectiveness of NFP Read More
Preaching at Weddings
Father Don Talafous Comments Off on Preaching at Weddings
“You are making a 100% commitment to something about which you are 51% sure.” — Albert Camus Many readers have presided at many more weddings than the author. I think of harassed priests and deacons who preside at several over a weekend. Unlike them, I’ve usually had time to work on a homily. So, at Read More
No Such Thing as a Perfect Wedding
Father David J. Bonnar Comments Off on No Such Thing as a Perfect Wedding
It is always so exciting meeting with an engaged couple to arrange their wedding date and begin the process of assessment and preparation. I find it so refreshing that they truly want Jesus and the Church to be part of their special day -— but even more so that they want him to be part Read More