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Fashion Q&A: Here comes the bride, so get ready with the gifts
McClatchy Newspapers
9/17/2008, by Jean Patteson
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT) - Q: My husband and I have been invited to the engagement party of his godson. The wedding is not until next fall. Does one take a gift to an engagement party? And if so, what type of gift? A: All celebrations related to weddings are gift-giving occasions _ engagement ...

KEEPING IT TOGETHER - Todd and Deb Banchor enjoy conversation at a local Scooters coffee shop. The Banchors, married 25 years, say peer marriage ministries, such as Worldwide Marriage Encounter, have helped them stay connected to each other and have renewed their commitment to marriage. (Elizabeth Ann Wells)
What's at the center of a strong marriage?
The Catholic Voice
5/5/2008, by Elizabeth Ann Wells
RALSTON, Neb. (The Catholic Voice) - Todd and Deb Banchor say they are nothing special, but their marriage is. Don’t misunderstand. The Banchors, members of St. Gerald Parish in Ralston, are not saying their own marriage is perfect. They have had ups and downs like almost every other couple. But, ...


FAITH ENRICHES RELATIONSHIPS - Double dates between Lisa and Brian Trautman and Reanne and Mark Maney became more than just shared dinners and Trivial Pursuit. The couples found themselves discussing faith and Catholicism. When Lisa, seated, entered the Catholic Church at Easter, Reanne, standing, was her sponsor. The two also work together at Brian Trautman’s Racine chiropractic office. (Catholic Herald/Allen Fredrickson)
Faith’s ‘daily tools’ help newlywed find Catholicism as foundation for marriage
Catholic Herald
4/14/2008, by Karen Mahoney
RACINE, Wis. (Catholic Herald) - Lisa Vandegriffe Trautman learned about God by attending a variety of non-denominational, Catholic, and Baptist churches. The daughter of a Catholic mother and Baptist father, her parents encouraged Lisa's personal pursuit for a permanent faith home. She attended a ...

FOR YOUR SPECIAL DAY - Tom Tracy is a professional wedding photographer based in West Palm Beach, Fla.
How to select your wedding photographer
Catholic Online
3/24/2008, by Tom Tracy
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (Catholic Online) - It is a Friday night before a two-wedding weekend I have coming up in South Florida and my camera bag is packed, batteries charged and I am taking it easy because I will be on my feet at least 8 hours both Saturday and Sunday. Best I can tell, both my couples ...

'March Madness,' moderation and marriage: 10 lessons for building a winning home team
Catholic Online
3/20/2008, by Mary Carty
(Catholic Online) – After a season that encompassed autumn, a multitude of games, winter, the holidays, exams and the entrance of spring, the crème de la crème of college basketball teams are now engaged in this year’s NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. In some households, this annual event ...

Wedding advice from a pastoral musician
Catholic San Francisco
3/4/2008, by Patrick Vallez-Kelly
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Catholic San Francisco) - Undoubtedly, if you are engaged, you have already received more advice than you ever asked for! In the spirit of piling on (but in a loving way), here are five suggestions from one pastoral musician that might help your wedding be that beautiful ...

NEW WORDS - Beloved Wives Day was invented by Kiyotaka Yamana (right), who founded the Japan Devoted Husbands Organization to share the happiness he found in marriage with his second wife, Kimiko (left). (Takehiko Kambayashi)
Japanese men learn to say ‘I love you’
The Christian Science Monitor
3/4/2008, by Takehiko Kambayashi
TOKYO, Japan (The Christian Science Monitor) - Dozens of men stood side by side in a cabbage patch in Tsumagoi, 90 miles northwest of the capital. It was “Shout Your Love From the Middle of a Cabbage Patch” Day, and participants on the balmy day last fall went down the row yelling, “I love you!” or ...

COMMITMENT - August and Rita Ripp, both 92, got married when they were 23 years old and have been married more than 68 years.
As partners in Christ, couples serve together
The Long Island Catholic
2/29/2008, by Lena Pennino
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (Long Island Catholic) - In a quiet church on Dec. 30, he knelt down and washed her feet. When he was done, he kissed each foot and then popped the question right there in the chapel at St. Gabriel’s Spiritual Center for Youth on Shelter Island. For Anthony Muhs, 23, and ...

PRIORITIES - Don't make the mistake of putting all your attention into the details of the wedding. Preparation for a lifelong marriage, both spiritually and in practical terms, should be your main focus during your engagement. (Freedigitalimages.net)
Wedding overshadows Christian marriage?
The Florida Catholic
2/18/2008, by Jean Gonzalez
ORLANDO, Fl (The Florida Catholic) - “Wedding is a day, but a marriage is a lifetime.” Is that phrase captured by the church’s Engaged Encounter marriage preparation program a cliché or an overlooked notion? According to an author and freelance speaker with more than three decades of experience ...

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Engaged couples take stock before marriage
Catholic News Service
5/14/2007, by Jennifer E. Reed
WASHINGTON (CNS) - Well, he popped the question and you said “yes”! It’s been a week since he proposed, and you’re still just getting used to the feel of the beautiful, new engagement ring around your finger. Yet, underneath it all, things don’t seem quite right. Did you make a big mistake? Can ...

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