{"id":22669,"date":"2022-07-21T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/?p=22669"},"modified":"2022-11-30T01:16:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T06:16:11","slug":"tunes-from-the-bcct-on-family-life-and-other-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2022\/07\/tunes-from-the-bcct-on-family-life-and-other-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunes From the BCCT on Family Life and Other Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

There are a lot of members of the Broad Chorus of Catholic Thinkers posting articles, videos and podcasts online. So much in fact that one really doesn\u2019t have the time, energy or computer bandwidth to read all the good things being written up and slapped on a web page. And so I decided to bring examples of a 132 of them together in one post. It consists of bits of Orthodox Catholic thoughts from the Catholic Rigorous Vortex and the Liberal Hippie Catholics and everyone else in-between.<\/p>\n

WRN # 18 Cool Tunes From the Broad Chorus of Catholic Thinkers<\/a>
\nEasy Access to Tunes and Tweets from the BCCT<\/a><\/span><\/strong> JULY 29, 2022<\/p>\n

The diversity of thought within Catholic teaching, like variety within the strictures of sonnets, is one of its most beautiful features. It is nevertheless important to listen, as much as we can, to a broad chorus of Catholic thinkers<\/span><\/strong>. I have found great consolation in the fact that someone holier and smarter than myself has likely asked my questions already; my job is to find them and to listen, and then to make as many people as possible read block quotations about it.
\nSharon Kabel<\/a> , OSB vs. UFO: Stanley Jaki and the Theology of Aliens (June 16, 2021<\/u>)- OnePeterFive<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But of course with so many samples of things to look at in one semi-long post, several nifty, pithy and unique writings and more can get lost in the shuffle. So I decided to take what I gathered and break it up into smaller posts based on themes instead of particular individual Catholic websites. I even added a few other things not found in the larger collage of writings.<\/p>\n

In this issue I present to you tunes from the BCCT on\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Family Life and Other Relationships<\/h2>\n

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\u00a0Marriage<\/h2>\n

Marriage is hard to do well. It requires a level of selflessness most people are incapable of sustaining on their own. God\u2019s grace fills in the cracks. Your spouse cannot fill you. That\u2019s God\u2019s role in your life.Family members and friends will pass away. Jobs will be won and lost. You will make your home in different places, and be called to uproot yourselves and start anew. Children will be born and grow up. Sickness and death will come for each of you. Joys and hardships will unfold. You will endure all of this \u2013 and more \u2013 together.<\/p>\n

Your marriage is not just about how you feel in this moment. In fact, much of marriage is not how we \u201cfeel\u201d at all. It\u2019s about what we know is true. Feelings are fleeting; they turn on a dime.<\/p>\n

The earthly life and the spiritual life are a series of peaks and valleys, and the landscape is ever-changing.\u00a0There is one unchanging element in your marriage. Cling to that. It is God.<\/p>\n

When you join yourself to another in Holy Matrimony, you become a stepping stone to God. Consider it your job to get your spouse to heaven. Work for it, pray for it, sacrifice for it, and embrace it. There is no greater way to show your love than to work for the sanctification of your beloved.<\/p>\n

Cheryl Hadley<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>The Marriage of All & Nothing \u2013<\/a>(Jun 14, 2022)<\/span> The Catholic Company\u00ae\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n

\u00a0Marriage Prep<\/h2>\n

Essentially, marriage preparation as it exists today cannot do the job of a robust, supportive family, community and parish life. These types of strong communities\u2014and not workbooks, questionnaires and seminars\u2014ideally should be teaching Catholics from a young age what marriage ought to look like. They should be modeling fidelity and forgiveness, demonstrating how cooperation and mutual submission work in real life and revealing how normal it is to face and work through times of trials and suffering. And they should be supporting them when the inevitable times of confusion and difficulty arise.<\/p>\n

What Catholics actually want and need from marriage preparation \u2013 SIMCHA FISHER<\/a><\/p>\n

The Catholic Church and Cohabitation<\/h2>\n

The Church Community is aware of the societal, economic, and cultural influences that weigh so heavily on all of us, and that leads many young Catholics to opt for cohabitation. Our objections are not borne of prudery or an \u201cold-fashioned\u201d worldview. The Church has observed the devastation and unhappiness that has been caused by the weakening of the institution of marriage and the breakdown of family life. Our criticism of cohabitation is not one of self-righteousness, but rather of true pastoral concern for the spiritual well being of our people and the future of society where materialism and individualism are undermining the common good.SEAN CARDINAL O\u2019MALLEY, OFM CAP.<\/a>\u00a0 Cohabitation <\/a>(JUNE 25, 2002) (catholicexchange.com)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Catholic Church and Divorce<\/h2>\n

The Catholic Church does not recognize\u00a0divorce<\/strong>\u00a0for valid sacramental marriages. The Church teaches that \u201cGod himself is the author of marriage\u201d and a union between two people is also a union between themselves and God. In the bible, Jesus speaks of marriage;<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate,\u201d (Mark 10:9)<\/p>\n

A marriage can only end in the eyes of the Catholic Church when one partner dies or there are grounds for annulment. Even if a couple has obtained a legal\u00a0divorce<\/strong>, they are still considered married \u2018in the eyes of God\u2019 unless they obtain an annulment from the Church.<\/p>\n

Annulments can only be granted by the Church if it can be proven that the marriage was \u2018not valid\u2019. To make a marriage valid, a couple must:<\/p>\n