Faiths And Fated Love

(Church Requirements for Mixed Marriages) By Gladys Pinky D. Tolete You have black hair and black eyes, your partner has blond highlights and gorgeous blue eyes....

Wedding Banns

By Gladys Pinky D. Tolete Who has not watched a movie whose wedding scene was interrupted by a dramatic "Itigil ang kasal! (Halt the wedding!)"? Wedding...

The Canonical Interview

By Gladys Pinky D. Tolete As you arrange your wedding banns, you will be asked to schedule a canonical or pre-nuptial interview, or dulog, as...

Pre-Cana Seminar

By Gladys Pinky D. Tolete After the initial or canonical interview, you could also ask your parish about the schedules of the pre-cana seminar. So...

Sacrament of Confirmation

Canon 1065 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law states that "Catholics who have not yet received the sacrament of confirmation are to receive...

Engagement Encounters

Engagement encounters are no different from the church seminars, except that they take longer than a day and are usually held in retreat houses....

Ninong and Ninang

The typical Filipino wedding is characterized by the long line-up of ninongs and ninangs or the godparents. Their names appear in the invitation under...

Matrimonial Consent

As the bride and groom recite their wedding vows, wedding guests could not help but smile at this affirmation of their love for each...

A Church and a Bamboo Organ

A centuries-old church and the world's only bamboo organ convinces one that this is a special place to get married in. Welcome to the...