Would i be better if he dated Polosi’s daughter?
Pelosi is Catholic.
Or maybe a Kennedy daughter?
As for us, we only allow Bible based Christians as datable material.
Wise not to be “unevenly yoked.”
Date? Date?! Any young man who has intentions on courting my daughters (when they are of age) better learn how to court. And yes, they must be committed Catholics, for starters.
I disagree. I’m Catholic, as was my first wife. She was an adulterer and a lousy parent. My present wife is Baptist and is the best thing that ever happened to me.
Just my two cents.
That is actually really good advice, and I am a Protestant. I have told my girls as they grew up, don’t date outside your religion unless you are willing to adopt his beliefs.
Agreed! One of mine married an agnostic who we love dearly and is very slowly coming to the faith. The example we set is absolutely imperative. We live as Christians and that is the most important evangelical tool. Practice what you preach.
The others won’t date those who do not share their faith.
Every day our prayer is for strong Catholic DILs!
I often defend Catholics here from being picked on but some of ya’ll bring it on yourself bigtime.
I had never ever seen Catholic prejudice towards non Catholics till I came here at 42 ten years ago.
I don’t really care if folks are prejudiced, sometimes it’s warranted but if you do then you can’t complain if it comes back at ya.
Not hard to see how Ulster has festered for so long with this sorta get alongness.
God doesn’t care what the label on the outside says, He is more concerned with the contents of the package.
Some mixed marriages do work out well, but it requires a great deal of respect. Nell Wilson Reagan was very active in Disciples of Christ, Jack Reagan was Catholic. Their first son, Neil Reagan, was raised Catholic and remained one all his life. Their second son, Ronald Reagan, was raised Protestant by his mother but was always respectful of Catholicism.
Despite my earlier upbringing, it became obvious to me a long time ago that believing Catholics are Christians, sometimes beautifully so.
Same with believing “evangelicals”. I think a lot of people are figuring this out about one another.
“By their fruit you know them” as it says. Look for someone who loves God, for real, and you’ve likely found someone who can love you too right to the end.
And the kids? Raise your kids to love God, for real.
I agree. Especially male Romanists.
In general, I would agree. I just discovered that there are a group of Methodists who attend my Catholic Bible study class. Sr. Brig teaches strictly Catholic teaching, but at times mentions them and their beliefs. I suspect that there are believers out there that have many of the same basic beliefs as we do, as well as many Catholics who do not. So, I agree, with room for exceptions.
I was baptized as a Catholic, but raised with no faith. My husband didn’t insist, but wanted me to follow through...I call it my conversion. Today, I am a more devout Catholic than he ever will be. Perhaps when he retires he will come around a bit. He is scared to death of a REAL, live relationship with his Saviour. He is really missing out. Too many Catholics are CINOs.
I find I have a great relationship with anyone who has a daily, living relationship with Jesus. Doesn’t much matter the faith.
Are you the real deal? I am sure I have read one of your books at one time or another.
I was a Methodist growing up, and my mom did not approve of my brother’s girlfriend who was Catholic. They even tried to send my brother to Europe to get over her.
Well, my brother married that girl, and I am so glad he did.
Shortly after they were married, he was diagnosed with skin cancer. For over 25 years, they battled skin cancer together. He eventually, lost his ear, his site, and then finally died after their 25th anniversary.
Throughout those years, she was the main bread giver. They also had 2 wonderful children. He was able to be a scout master and was the coach on many of my nephews little league teams.
Now, my sister-in-law lives near my parents (my other brother and I do not), and she is always helping them out.
Even my mom knows she made a terrible mistake by trying to break my brother up with his wife.
I married a non-Catholic and after our 2nd child was born, he converted to Catholicism.
On the other hand, my daughter married a non-Catholic and then moved 900 miles away. She had been a faithful Mass-goer until about 3 years into her marriage, and then she stopped going. His family who were Baptists began talking to her, and that’s when she stopped going. But she did have her two children Baptized in the Catholic Church and they are both making their First Communion. There is hope for her yet.
We have a few criteria that we encourage our sons to adopt when they start to think concretely about marriage (they’re 15 and 12 at this point, and thus, we hope that their happy days are still a little way off into the future). The young lady should be:
- a devout, practicing Catholic who accepts all the binding teachings of the Church;
- the daughter of an intact home;
- desirous of a large family, but accepting of what God gives;
- preferably homeschooled;
- desirous of at least seriously considering homeschooling for their children;
- possessed of a pleasant personality;
- a practitioner of good habits, small virtues and proper etiquette;
- and rich as heck.
Just kidding on the last one.
Mostly kidding.
;-)
Not bad advice (and I am a Lutheran who married a Catholic).
Trouble is that Catholic is more of an ethnic identity than a religion for many. My wife’s cousin is married to my best friend, and “a good Catholic”. She goes to church a few times a year, and can’t even define the Trinity on a work a day level. Much less the Incarnation.
Just saying perhaps the definition should be narrowed some what.
I have to disagree a little, it is best if Catholics date and marry Catholics but there are many Catholics who looked into the the Catholic Church and became Catholics.
Catholic, by name, doesn’t really mean much and if your child has a good grasp on their relationship with Christ through the Catholic Church they will be looking for someone with that same commitment. But marrying Catholic doesn’t automatically mean that they will practice the faith or even remain Christian.
Probably because I know more Catholics, I can name as many Catholic/Catholic marriages that have failed as Catholic/Protestant.
Now if the non-Catholic refused to get married in the Church and promise to raise the children Catholic, I’d have a problem with that.
LOL, I just remembered my DIL was Catholic when she married my son, none of us were. She was just an Easter and Christmas kind of Catholic but Catholic. She was under the impression that she should become whatever religion her husband was and I told her using no uncertain terms that changing religions wasn’t like shopping and she should stick with her Catholicism.
She wanted to baptize her oldest daughter and my son wouldn’t let her baptize her Catholic and then we did the silly thing of shopping around. She was baptized in the Episcopalian church because as I said, they’re not all Catholic and they’re not all Protestant.
Anyway, its a long story but we’re all Catholic now.