It’s very admirable and thrills me to see it.
Firstly, this sounds a bit soppy dont you think? (-:
I don’t have a Crocodile Dundee dictionary so I can’t be real certain what “soppy” means but I get your drift.
I can certainly appreciate “When God shoves the right man my direction, who am I to say no?”
Breton, I totally agree with you. Especially when you said that God chose your wife for you. Others may think it’s “soppy” but sometimes God just gives us a kick in the right direction. Maybe I’m so oblivious He has to make it really, really obvious for me.I can certainly appreciate “When God shoves the right man my direction, who am I to say no?”
I think it is wonderful that there are so many non-Catholics (along with subsequent children) that have been brought to the Church through marriage.
I also think it is admirable and don’t fault anyone that wants to limit their potential marriage-relationships to Catholics though and wish you all happiness.
But let’s not make the false assumption that those of us that married non-Catholics did not properly discern what we were doing; that we just rushed into our marriage with this non-Catholic person without regard to the importance of our faith.
God works for good in all things.
I can’t answer for Breton, but I can speak for myself. My husband and I worked together, but had no contact with each other until we got set up. We each knew of the other, but had never spoken, not once, until someone put us together. We had no pre-existing relationship of any kind. Yet, I knew two weeks after our first date that we were going to get married. I mean absolutely, no questions asked that he was “the one.” If you are meant to be married, Flopfoot, I hope it happens this way. It’s amazing. There I was, 24, thinking I’d probably just end up single (not feeling sorry for myself, but I wasn’t dating much) then, BAM! There he was. As someone, I can’t remember who, said “God works in mysterious ways, His wonders to perform.”
I married a Catholic and she and I divorced 8 1/2 years later, with one child. It has been 7 years and I have dated non-Cahtolics because Catholics are hard to find in Oklahoma.
Not quite sure what it means, but I get the drift.
Amen.I would.
Differences in beliefs/religious beliefs don’t bother me much, as long as they’re not sick/twisted (as in sacrificing an animal, etc) or seem completely off-the-wall and fake (though a lot of people would argue that a lot of religions are fake, I read somewhere that Jedi is actually a religion).
A relationship shouldn’t revolve around religion anyway. I mean, you could find your match and he/she could be Taoist or something.
You know Flopfoot, I don’t want us to be cross with one another and I sure hope you don’t leave this thread. However, as one who married a non-Catholic, I perceive a certain arrogance in your post; a view that if you marry a non-Catholic, your marriage will end up in divorce or your just plain lucky. Your tone is dismissive of discernment and providence not to mention hard work and prayer as factors in the success of mixed marriages. I think you can answer the original question of this thread and provide justification without tearing down the other side.
I think this is where you hit the nail on the head. In marriage, as in any vocation, it’s all about providence and discernment. Luck isn’t an issue. It doesn’t matter who’s getting married, whether they share the same religion or not, marriage is not something to be taken lightly. That’s why I think the marriage prep courses that the Church mandates are such a fabulous idea–they’re designed to red flag any potential problems before the wedding.