Traditional catholic dating rules

Advice to Young Courting Catholics, Part I

So, for your reading pleasure, I give you another fisk, this time on a blog post pointed out to me by fellow Catholic Geek, Matthew Bowman. As per the usual fisking procedure, the original text is in italics and my commentary is in bold. Gee, I wonder what your source for that insight might be? Perhaps sacred scripture? Look at that. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs through , has a lot to say on the subject of marriage in general, its purpose, the celebration of marriage in the Latin church, and its effects. In modern society, a lot of people base love on feelings, on looks, or drama, which they misinterpret as passion. Okay, fine. Modern society has a lot of problems; that much at least is not in dispute. Some men will deliberately provoke drama in order cause emotional distress or feelings of jealousy within a woman ……by the way, this is a form of emotional abuse.

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You actually need to be in love at least somewhat! And they should be somewhat! Go slowly and deliberately in courting. You should only attempt to court another Catholic who is equally-yoked theologically. Of course not.

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This was written in preparation for a series of conferences on vocations and states in life that I gave at Saint Benedict Center in the Spring of Please see the end of this piece for a small table of contents with links to the other conferences. Last week, we spoke about choosing a partner.

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15 Catholic Dating Tips for a Successful Relationship

Not to worry. Many people have been where you are today, confused about conduct and what they should expect in the relationship. A Catholic is like everyone else but has some significant differences. These differences are what make a relationship with a Catholic unique.

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