Tis’ the season…of weddings and this article recently appeared on the internet and caught my eye. In the Catholic Church, our Pre-Cana wedding program offers an inventory which the couple takes aimed at seeing how they view and understand important issues of marriage—everything from inter- and intra-family relations, child rearing issues, faith issues and even financial concerns and styles. The goal is to highlight any “red flags” or topics not yet discussed in detail by the couple before the walk down the aisle
Marriage has been in the news of late. I am reprinting an appropriate article, written by Delaware Catholic Bishop W. Francis Malooly for Shalom Tidings (June/July 2013), which speaks to the theological and sociological issues surrounding the reasons for Marriage and the need for the Catholic Church to defend it. Happy reading. PLEASE CLICK TO READ ENTIRE ARTICLE!!