God Doesn’t Need an Invitation
I smiled ruefully on reading Cara O’Brien’s article, “Do We Invite God?” Whether to “invite” God to the wedding is clearly a sincere question for…
vows
Do We Invite God?
The women sitting behind my mother were horrified. They had just heard the wedding vows of a radiant young couple, vows that included no mention…
The Promise
The sun pouring through the high window of my dorm at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was a baptism of sorts, drenching me in my twin bed in slits of light…
Can we keep our civil marriage a secret from our priest and then get married in the church?
Thank you for sending your question to “Ask Fr. Joe.” First of all, let me say that there will be no problem with your getting…