Marriage - Catholic and non-Catholic

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My wife and I have been married for over 40 years. I am Catholic, while she is Methodist. I sometimes wish she were Catholic. I wonder what life would be like if she were of my faith.
 
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My wife is Catholic and I’m non-denominational. When asked she never said that given the chance she’d do it over again and marry a Catholic…as much as Fr. Mike likes to make that sound that’s how the majority in mixed marriages feel.

She’s happy to get the guy that she has, rather than wondering what could/would have been.
 
My late husband of 23 years was Presbyterian. He was tolerant of my faith and a very good man.
I am fine with the life we had and am quite sure he was the person God wanted me to marry as he was a good husband for me and a good influence on me. I met quite a few Catholic men who would not have been either thing.
 
Don’t forget, you didn’t marry a “Protestant”, you married a woman—with a personality and likes and dislikes and flaws and strengths. And then you walked through life together.

If you married a Catholic, same thing—maybe you would have been happy, or maybe miserable, maybe you would have had a completely different set of experiences.
 
I love my wife. And I will continue to love and cherish her.
It would be nice, though, to be able to share the Roman Catholic Church with her.
 
I understand what you are saying completely.
One day, we all will be reunited under one banner that of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Hallelujah. AMEN
 
I cannot argue with what you are saying. My wife is a wonderful woman. She is bright, articulate, loving, and understanding. Actually, she is a saint, because she has put up with my many flaws for over 40 years. 🙂
 
I sometimes think that these mixed marriages are God’s way of getting some good people into communion with the Catholic Church that they otherwise might not have had. By marrying a Catholic in the Church (in many cases in addition to Trinitarian Baptism in their own Church), these Protestants are having some communion with the Catholic Church, thus putting them on a path to salvation even if they don’t fully convert.
 
That is a good way of looking at it. I had not considered that. You are a wise person. Thanks for being like my wife in that you have educated me a bit today. 🙂
 
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