‘Will you marry me?’: Catholic couples share proposal stories April 12, 2023By Yvonne Wenger Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Worship & Sacraments Three couples in the Archdiocese of Baltimore shared with the Catholic Review a little about their engagement story, the beliefs that shape their lives together – and some of the signs they spotted along the way.
Weddings trend outdoors April 11, 2023By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Worship & Sacraments According to Dr. Diane Barr, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the Raineys’ was one of 148 approved outdoor Catholic weddings in 2021.
Can Catholic speed dating ministries boost falling marriage vocations? April 10, 2023By Rachel Hoover OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News At a typical speed dating event, participants chat with each attendee of the opposite sex for a set length of time, then privately select which participants they are interested in seeing again.
Advice for planning a Catholic wedding April 6, 2023By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News He popped the question. She accepted his proposal. Now what? The first step, according to Stacy Golden, director of Family, Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Institute for Evangelization, is to meet with your parish priest. “It’s recommended that you don’t put the cart before the horse,” Golden said. “Always secure […]
Couple’s ministry helps bring spiritual healing to adult children of divorce, separation March 5, 2023By Natalie Hoefer OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Life-Giving Wounds offers three-day retreats for adults ages 18 and older in 10 locations in the U.S. — with several more in the works — as well as an online retreat in the fall that takes place weekly for seven weeks.
Saying rosary as family seen as one way to fulfill Lenten pillar of prayer March 4, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Tom Lyman, director of Family Rosary, hopes that especially during Lent — which calls Catholics to commit more time to the Lord in prayer — families will pray the rosary together and take part in the ministry’s “At the Foot of the Cross” Lenten campaign.
Dating culture crisis fuels Catholic marriage vocation collapse March 3, 2023By Rachel Hoover OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, World News During 50 years between 1969 and 2019, Catholic marriages declined 69 percent even as the Catholic population increased by nearly 20 million, according to Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
Pew: Only 1 in 3 Catholic parents say it’s ‘very important’ children share parents’ religious beliefs February 20, 2023By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Catholic experts are expressing concern after a recent Pew Research Center survey found that only 35 percent of U.S. Catholic parents say that it is extremely or very important to them that their children grow up to hold similar religious beliefs.
Catholic marriage prep: We want the whole feast, please! February 8, 2023By Ava Lalor OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life As the church reimagines marriage prep, I would love for parishes to offer different levels of catechesis depending upon a couple’s background, age and life experience.
Free childbirth or reduce cost of raising kids? Pro-life leaders mull proposal for Congress February 6, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Some pro-life leaders have called on Congress to make childbirth free for mothers, while others maintain addressing the financial burden of raising children will make greater impacts on saving lives from abortion.
Affordable child care key component of post-Roe response, advocates say February 5, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, Social Justice, World News Affordable child care must be a core component of a post-Roe response from the Church, advocates at the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering said on Jan. 30.
Personal accompaniment key to Vatican’s expanded vision for marriage formation January 22, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News First issued in Italian in June with an English translation published in October, “Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life” presents a three-stage approach to preparing men and women for Catholic marriage.
