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Articles for Catholic families

On marriage, the rites of Kerala, wedding customs, and the search for a life partner.

Marriage preparation

What the Catholic Church Teaches About Family Planning: A Guide for Engaged Couples

Responsible parenthood, natural family planning and why the Church teaches what it does. A clear, non-technical introduc...

Using the service

The First Conversation With a Prospective Partner: What to Talk About

The families have met and you have each other's number. What to talk about in the first phone call or meeting, what to s...

Weddings & customs

Kerala Catholic Wedding Invitation Wording: Samples and What to Include

What to put on a Kerala Catholic wedding invitation, with sample wordings for a formal card, a card from the couple and...

Weddings & customs

Catholic Bride Entrance Songs: Choosing Music for a Kerala Church Wedding

How to choose entrance music for a Catholic church wedding in Kerala: instrumental pieces and hymns that suit the liturg...

Weddings & customs

The Kerala Catholic Wedding Ceremony, Step by Step

How a Kerala Catholic wedding runs, from arriving at the church to signing the register — where the Syro-Malabar, Latin,...

Faith & devotion

Praying Together as a Couple: Starting Before the Wedding

Couples who pray together before the wedding find it natural afterwards. A simple pattern that works for engaged couples...

Life abroad

Catholic Matrimony in Bengaluru: A Community Living Between Two Places

Bengaluru holds one of the largest Malayali Catholic populations outside Kerala. How families there search for a match w...

Marriage preparation

Arranged or Love Marriage? How Kerala Christian Families Are Finding a Middle Way

Most Kerala Christian marriages today are neither purely arranged nor purely love marriages. How families and young peop...

Using the service

Staying Safe While Searching for a Match Online

Matrimonial fraud is real and follows a small number of patterns. How to recognise them, what a genuine profile looks li...

Marriage preparation

The First Meeting Between Two Families: Questions Worth Asking

The pennu kaanal is often polite, short and tells nobody very much. A set of questions — for the couple and for the pare...

Using the service

Marrying After 30: Advice for Kerala Christian Families

More Kerala Christians are marrying in their thirties because of study, careers abroad and family duties. Why that is no...

Faith & devotion

Why prayer must be the cornerstone of every Christian marriage

A marriage built on prayer is a marriage built to last. What Scripture says about praying together, and three simple hab...

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