Dear Fr. Leo, A canonical question for you. I have a Catholic friend who is civilly married. She recently came back to her Catholic faith, but her husband needs a declaration of nullity from his previous marriage before their own marriage can be convalidated. He is not Catholic and sees no point in getting an…
Q: Dear Fr. Leo, I am a baptized Catholic and I am looking to return to the Church. I have been married to a wonderful Christian man for the past 32 years. He is an elder in his (Protestant) church. We did not have a Catholic wedding. He supports my return, but he is confused…
Q: Dear Fr. Leo, When I was at Mass in Florida, they did an unusual penitential rite. I didn’t catch it all because it caught me by surprise, but it was not the “I confess,” or the “Lord have mercy” one. It only had two parts, and it was over before I knew what…
Dear Fr. Leo, Well, I did it. I proposed to my girlfriend and now she is my fiancée! What do I have to do next to get married in the Church? – B Dear B, Congratulations! As the great social philosopher Groucho Marx once said, “Marriage is a wonderful institution…but who wants…