Friday, Sep 10, 2010

Family Life

Before saying ‘I do,’ couples should consider who will do what
Feb. 24, 2010, By Mary T. Carty
In vintage romantic movies, there is often the final image of the groom carrying the bride over the threshold into their new home to live “happily ever after” and the audience never gets a chance to see what their life will be like on a normal day after they move in ...

Organization is key in planning a church wedding
Feb. 24, 2010, By Carol Zimmermann
Although U.S. dioceses require most couples to give at least a six-month notice before planning a wedding, the time frame is not meant to simply give couples more time to work out all the necessary details.

Pastoral Letter: ‘Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan’
Feb. 24, 2010
The following is an abridged version of a pastoral letter by the Catholic Bishops of the United States, approved in November, 2009.

Marriage preparation programs for couples marrying in the Archdiocese of San Francisco
Feb. 24, 2010
Engaged Encounter: A one-weekend program. Visit www.sfcee.org or e-mail Catholicsfee@aol.com. Registration six-months to one year in advance requested.

Traditional weddings can benefit from an eco-friendly approach
Feb. 24, 2010, By Carol Zimmermann
The tradition for brides to wear “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue” for good luck may now include the stipulation that these things also be environmentally sustainable – or green.

‘Retrouvaille’ program helps couples in healing troubled marriages
Oct. 28, 2009
The scenario of a marriage on the rocks, thoughts of divorce and turning it all around, is one about which Cathy Lewis and Andy Yun can say “been there and done that.”

Natural family planning: Myth and reality
Sep. 30, 2009
Myth: NFP can only be used by women with regular cycles. Reality: The natural methods do not depend on having regular menstrual cycles; they treat each woman and each cycle as unique.

Natural family planning: Procreation, and deeper marital spirituality, “under the guidance of the Holy Spirit”
Sep. 30, 2009, By Tom Burke
Finola Glassmoyer, a parishioner of Church of the Nativity Parish in Menlo Park, is a certified teacher of the Billings method of natural family planning.

A life not taken for granted and a particularly joyous wedding
Sep. 16, 2009, By Father Ron Rolheiser, O.M.I.
This summer I presided at a wedding ceremony. All weddings are special, but this one was particularly joyous. The young woman getting married, who I have mentioned before, was wonderfully radiant and healthy. Not unimportant, she is a cancer survivor.

Americans believe in lifelong marriage, but don’t live it, author says
Sep. 16, 2009, By Maria Wiering
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) – Although the majority of Americans want to get married and believe marriage should last a lifetime, the American dream often doesn’t match the reality, social scientist Barbara Dafoe Whitehead told an audience of family life ministers in St. ...

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