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Marriage Advice from a Priest
It was surprisingly useful
I grew up Hindu, to the extent I was religious at all. It was in college when I did some soul searching and became a Christian. As a convert, distinctions such as Protestant vs. Catholic didn’t make much difference to me. I was baptized in a Baptist church, so I experienced the full immersion, but later started going to a Presbyterian church because the intellectualism of that denomination appealed to me.
When I got married, I started to go to a Catholic church, however, because my husband was raised a Catholic.
I was a bit worried, since I assumed Catholics were stuffy. But the church we found in Denver was anything but.
One of the priests, in particular, had a great sense of humor. He was always spicing his sermons with jokes and wry sayings. It not only entertained the congregation, it served to keep us awake enough so we’d actually learn something. I always left church feeling closer to God and happier.
One time, I remember, he noticed that the congregation was singing very softly.
“Raise your voices,” he told us. “Don’t be ashamed. It’s doesn’t matter if you can’t sing. God still wants to hear your voice. If He didn’t want to hear it, He wouldn’t have given it to you!”
