tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499558816764473275.post5455624335553083446..comments2023-03-24T11:06:43.255-04:00Comments on The Spark and the Flame: Marriage (or just Weddings) in Mainstream CultureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499558816764473275.post-58927426323463964702011-10-15T11:13:08.304-04:002011-10-15T11:13:08.304-04:00Thanks for your comment Christine!
I'm curiou...Thanks for your comment Christine! <br />I'm curious about how you say, "My concern is the number of churches which are separating the sacrament of Marriage from the Eucharist." <br />Can you elaborate on what specifically you are referring to?Erin K. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16470303369666493914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499558816764473275.post-71789929007116580902011-10-10T19:58:57.391-04:002011-10-10T19:58:57.391-04:00"we observe a culture of glamour, rather than..."we observe a culture of glamour, rather than sanctity"... brilliantly said...<br />Thank you for your thoughts on this. I admit that, many years after my own wedding, I love watching the silly shows about dresses and catering halls. But that said, these things have only such a tiny bit to do with what marriage is - only to the extent that they are signs and symbols to us of something special, and shadows of that eternal Wedding Feast of the Lamb to which we are all called.<br />It would be truly wonderful if men and women would spend more time (and money) on growing in faith and love together, than they do on shrimp cocktail and seating charts. <br />My concern is the number of churches which are separating the sacrament of Marriage from the Eucharist. While not liturgically necessary, I could never have imagined forgoing the sacrament that truly indicates what marriage reveals- the love of the Bridegroom for the Bride - the eternal gift of self that Christ models for us.Christine Falk Dalessiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10079647740999376500noreply@blogger.com