Brief Overview A declaration of nullity is not a Catholic version of divorce, it is the Church's formal judgment that a valid marriage never existed from the beginning,…
Brief Overview A Catholic wedding is not a venue booking or a ceremony style, it is the reception of a sacrament, and the Church will hold you to…
Brief Overview Getting married in the Catholic Church is not simply choosing a beautiful venue with religious ambiance; it is entering a sacrament that the Church understands as…
Brief Overview Joining a cloistered community means permanently leaving the world behind in the most literal sense, and depending on the strictness of the enclosure, you may never…
Brief Overview The Catholic Church recognizes seven sacraments as efficacious signs of grace that mark important spiritual milestones throughout a believer's life. Traditional gifts like cash and crucifixes…
Brief Overview The dalmatic is the outer liturgical vestment worn by deacons during Mass and other solemn liturgies, symbolizing joy and the diaconal ministry of service. This distinctive…
Brief Overview The Catholic Church teaches that true marriage requires free consent between two people who intend to commit to each other for life, not just to exchange…
Brief Overview The clerical collar worn by Catholic priests and other Christian ministers has a complex history that stretches back centuries into European church tradition and fashion standards.…
Understanding Marriage as a Sacrament Marriage stands as one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, blessed by Christ himself at Cana. In New York, where countless…
Finding Peace in the Modern Workplace The Catholic worker has long sought God's presence in daily labor, following the example of Christ the carpenter and the teachings of…
