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 parents — that get to wh...
Inter-Rite Marriage: When a Syro-Malabar Marries a Latin Catholic
Marriages between Kerala's Catholic rites are common and entirely permitted. What actually changes — whose church, whose liturgy, and which...
What the Church Asks Before a Catholic Wedding in Kerala: Documents, Banns and the Pre-Marriage Course
The paperwork and preparation the Church requires before a Catholic wedding in Kerala — baptism and confirmation certificates, the banns, th...