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 Michelle C. Martin | Jun 17, 2024 | Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
Marrying someone while thinking they’ll change doesn’t work—there’s no altar switch. There is no such thing as an “altar switch!” Ah, summer. No doubt all of us have a wedding on our calendar this season. Maybe your own, for some of you! Usually we go to...
by Michelle C. Martin | Jun 28, 2023 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Society
Does Marriage Work? Does Marriage really work? In the United States, approximately 50% of marriages end in divorce. Divorce has been a “trend” this year. Several long-term celebrity couples have ended their marriages. After 10+ years together and multiple children,...
by Catholic Marriage Prep | Dec 20, 2016 | Church, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Questions, Teachings
It’s trivia time! There seems to be a trend on TV these days – from Parks and Rec to The Office, Gilmore Girls to Grey’s Anatomy- that the romantic thing to do is to impulsively get married in private and then have a big ceremony with friends. And with many shows, and...
