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From time to time, the Saint Louis Review publishes special sections relating to different areas of Catholic living, including Education, Senior Living, Christian Hope, Liturgical seasons, and more.

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There are lots of resources in the archdiocese for those planning for marriage
marriage, special sections

A number of resources on marriage are helpful for couples who are engaged, newly married or veterans of marriage life. A few of them recommended by the archdiocesan Office of Laity and Family Life are:

The U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops' website www.ForYourMarriage.org includes a daily marriage tip as well as resources for married couples.

Marriage Moments and Parenting Pointers from Susan Vogt are available at www.SusanVogt.net.

Marriage Encounter is a weekend to refresh your marriage. A Marriage Encounter weekend also makes a great gift for your married children or friends. See www.stl-wwme.org or call (314) 469-7317 for information or to sign up. Weekends given almost every month.

Retrouvaille is a program for couples who are struggling in their marriage. Reconnect and begin to communicate again. For information, call Linda at (314) 453-.0110. Weekends in 2010 are June 4 and Sept. 24.

"Love is a Decision" by Charlie...

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Christian Marriage | Weekend get-aways are a good way for couples to have some fun
February 24, 2010 | marriage, special sections

Vacations are often the best of times for married couples.

An extravagant Alaskan cruise or two-week Hawaiian getaway are nice, but not practical for many recently married couples. Spending several days away at a destination within a short drive can be just as fun.

Many state parks have low-cost lodging facilities where you can make your own meals, saving on costs of eating out every day. Other resort areas also offer lodging with kitchen facilities.

Several cities and to...

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Christian Marriage | Family life educator offers tips to help couples and families
February 24, 2010 | marriage, special sections

Another family life educator whose works are being touted by Catholic leaders is Susan Vogt.

Among the groups that Vogt has worked with is the Parenting for Peace and Justice program in St. Louis.

Vogt's website, www.susanvogt.net, offers various enrichment activities and educational tips on both marriage and parenting. In February, she noted that there are new perils to marriage from modern technology, yet these s...

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Christian Marriage | Seasoning helps make a marriage really good
February 24, 2010 | marriage, special sections
Lisa Coia and Alan Bubel exchanged vows during their wedding Mass in 2008 at Our Mother of Sorrows Church in Greece, N.Y. Making a marriage really good can be seen as a tall order, but it is easier by placing Christ at the center and making a commitment to work hard at it.
Lisa Coia and Alan Bubel exchanged vows during their wedding Mass in 2008 at Our Mother of Sorrows Church in Greece, N.Y. Making a marriage really good can be seen as a tall order, but it is easier by placing Christ at the center and making a commitment to work hard at it.
A few thoughts brought to your from experience throughout the years.

There's a lot involved in building a marriage.

Sometimes I am completely amazed that the institution works at all. After all, look at how we get into it. A young man and woman meet and a spark sets off this romantic explosion creating an intoxicating atmosphere in which both of them lose most of their reasoning ability and connection to reality. Life begins and ends with each other. Your newly discovered mate...

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Christian Marriage | When planning a wedding, the sacred nature of marriage must guide decisions
February 24, 2010 | special sections
For a couple entering into the Sacrament of Marriage, their love for one another must reflect the love Christ has for His bride, the Church. The Archdiocese offers programs to help ensure couples understand the sacred nature of marriage.
For a couple entering into the Sacrament of Marriage, their love for one another must reflect the love Christ has for His bride, the Church. The Archdiocese offers programs to help ensure couples understand the sacred nature of marriage.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis wishes to assist couples preparing for married life, and not just for the wedding day. Engaged couples need to understand the sacred nature of their marriage.

Msgr. William W. McCumber, director of the archdiocesan Office of Worship, has pointed out that from the very beginning of creation sacred Scripture offers a reminder that God intended the union of man and woman as husband and wife to be of divine origin: "Have you not read that from the beginnin...

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Christian Marriage | Materials are available to help to couples in planning a wedding
February 24, 2010 | marriage, materials, wedding, special sections

Material from Liturgy Training Publications designed to help engaged couples plan a wedding liturgy is available through the archdiocesan Office of Worship.

The booklets follow Catholic Church guidelines that the wedding liturgy be "valid, worthy, fruitful, simple and dignified.''

The liturgy is intended to involve the Christian community, with the full, active and responsible participation of all those present. The norm for a wedding should be the norm for Sunday Mass, and...

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