Faith, love and marriage
Articles on Catholic marriage, courtship and family life from the Jesus Choice Matrimonial team.
How to Write a Matrimonial Profile That Gets Genuine Responses
Most matrimonial profiles say the same six things. What to write instead, what to leave out, and why one clear photograph outperforms every...
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...
Remarriage After Losing a Spouse: Guidance for Widowed Catholics
The Church has always permitted widowed Catholics to marry again. How to know when you are ready, how to talk to your children and in-laws,...
Horoscopes, Discernment and What the Catholic Church Actually Teaches
Horoscope matching is common in Kerala, including among Christian families. What the Church teaches about astrology, and what Catholic disce...
Dowry and the Catholic Conscience in Kerala
Dowry is illegal in India and rejected by the Church, yet the practice persists under other names. What the bishops have said, and what a fa...
NRI Catholic Marriage: Visas, Timelines and Courtship Across Time Zones
When one side lives in the Gulf, Europe or North America, the marriage runs on two clocks — the family's and the immigration system's. How t...
Annulment in the Catholic Church: What a Declaration of Nullity Means in Kerala
An annulment is not a Catholic divorce. What a declaration of nullity actually is, how the diocesan tribunal process works, how civil divorc...
Marrying a Nurse Working Abroad: The Conversations Worth Having First
Kerala has sent nurses to the Gulf, Britain, Ireland and beyond for seventy years. When the bride is the one with the visa, the marriage con...
The Syro-Malankara Marriage Rite Explained
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church celebrates marriage in the West Syriac tradition — the crowning, the blessing of the rings and the joinin...
Kerala Christian Bridal Saree, Veil and the Groom's Attire
From the old chatta and mundu to today's white and gold silk sarees, what a Kerala Christian bride wears, why the manthrakodi matters, and h...
Latin Catholic Wedding Traditions Along the Kerala Coast
The Latin Catholic communities of coastal Kerala have their own wedding culture — the Roman Rite celebrated with fishing-village customs, fr...
Knanaya Marriage Customs and Why the Community Marries Within Itself
The Knanaya community, its descent from the migration of Knai Thoma, the custom of marrying within the community, and the ceremonies that se...
