Catholic Life- Celibate Marriage: Validity and ConsummationWhen thinking about celibate marriages it is essential to differentiate between a valid marriage and a consummated marriage. All real consummated marriages are by definition valid, but not all valid marriages are consummated. In fact, every valid marriage is for a time valid and not consummated. Of course there are many celibate marriages which are […]
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I am thankful 1/7/2010
For the many options available for daily mass and communion services, and the fact that the different parishes provide a continual reminder that the only thing that really matters is the Body of Christ: in the Eucharist, and the people who gather for the celebration. It is hard to get caught up in a building or ideas about how liturgy should be run when one is surrounded by reminders of how blessed we are to have such access to God.