by Tara Brooke | Aug 30, 2024 | Agapè Catholic Ministries, Church, Marriage, Teachings
Vows vs. consent, it is time to get this right! In the Sacrament of Matrimony, people often use the term “vows.” This is a misunderstanding of the definition of the word. In marriage, a couple does not, in fact, exchange vows, but instead, the couple exchanges...
by Tara Brooke | Jul 8, 2020 | Family Life, Instructors, Marriage, Parenting, Society
“He will be so blessed to be part of your family!” “You guys will bless his life so much!” These are the most common phrases we heard when we began our first adoption process. When we got married, we discussed our family plans. We knew we...
by Catholic Marriage Prep | Jul 7, 2016 | Family Life, Marriage, Questions, Society
In the marriage prep course, some couples try to tell us that our culture is not opposed to babies. And I think to myself, “Oh yea, then why do I get all the weird stares with a pregnant belly and 3 small kids in tow? It’s a regular thing for cashiers and strangers to...
by Edmund Adamus | May 6, 2016 | Family Life, Parenting
Mistakes must be tolerated! In Amoris Laetitia Pope Francis, in the very beautiful first section of Chapter 4 says: “We encounter problems whenever we think that relationships or people ought to be perfect, or when we put ourselves at the center and expect things to...
by Edmund Adamus | Apr 29, 2016 | Church, Family Life, Parenting
The school of home. Last week I said I would try and bring some practical insights to various extracts from the apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia. Early on in the document the Pope states that he envisages it will “aid reflection and dialogue” (para 4) on the...