Marriage Requires ‘Personal Encounter with Christ,’ Community and Witness, Says Cardinal

Marriage requires ‘personal encounter with Christ,’ community and witness, says cardinal

(OSV News) — Marriage, like every vocation, “can only arise from a personal encounter with Christ,” with the Church offering the “precious tools” of community and witness to foster that experience, said the head of the Vatican’s key office for marriage and family life. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, shared his thoughts in a message sent to those gathered for the fourth North American Marriage Cate…

Marriage requires 'personal encounter with Christ,' community and witness, says cardinal

Marriage, like every vocation, “can only arise from a personal encounter with Christ,” with the Church offering the “precious tools” of community and witness to foster that experience, said the head of the Vatican’s key office for marriage and family life. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, shared his thoughts in a message sent to those gathered for the fourth North American Marriage Catechumenate Sum…