{"id":148200,"date":"2024-09-26T13:55:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T17:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?page_id=148200"},"modified":"2024-09-26T14:26:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:26:14","slug":"ask-a-priest-dating-marriage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-dating-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask A Priest &#8211; Dating &#038; Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"148200\" class=\"elementor elementor-148200\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a7e96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1a7e96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c234db0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c234db0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c73a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65c73a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ASK A PRIEST <br><b>QUESTIONS ABOUT DATING &amp; MARRIAGE<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bedaec3 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"bedaec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-square-full\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2589724 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2589724\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bacfebc uael-equal__height-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-posts\" data-id=\"bacfebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_slides_to_show&quot;:4,&quot;classic_pagination_type&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__body\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-blog-terms-position- uael-post-image-none uael-post-grid uael-posts\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-structure=\"normal\" data-layout=\"\" data-page=\"148200\" data-skin=\"classic\" data-filter-default=\"\" data-offset-top=\"30\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post-grid__inner uael-post__columns-4 uael-post__columns-tablet-2 uael-post__columns-mobile-1\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-could-our-kids-be-baptized-if-we-dont-marry-in-the-church\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: Could Our Kids Be Baptized If We Don\u2019t Marry in the Church?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: My fianc\u00e9 and I were both raised in the Catholic religion (even confirmed). We\u2019re getting married in April but not having a Catholic wedding. We are still navigating our relationship together with the Church. Now that we will have each other and not just ourselves we want to decide ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-could-our-kids-be-baptized-if-we-dont-marry-in-the-church\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145600>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-what-if-my-son-is-childless-after-years-of-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: What If My Son Is Childless After Years of Marriage?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: Should I ask (if so, how) my son and daughter-in-law, who are otherwise practicing their Catholic faith sincerely and consistently, why they are not having children? They are 31 and 30 years old, respectively, and have been married five years. They are both financially very well off. They are ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-what-if-my-son-is-childless-after-years-of-marriage\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145594\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145594>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-may-i-attend-my-girlfriends-lutheran-services\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: May I Attend My Girlfriend\u2019s Lutheran Services?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: My girlfriend is Lutheran and I am a devoted Catholic. Am I able to go to her service every so often to be a good boyfriend? We are trying to keep God at the center of our relationship. \u2013 David Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: It\u2019s admirable ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-may-i-attend-my-girlfriends-lutheran-services\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145590\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145590>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-could-god-want-me-to-be-single\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: Could God Want Me to Be Single?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: How do I know if God is calling me to a life of singlehood? \u2013 A.O. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A:\u00a0God\u2019s perfect plan for all of us is that we give him glory and become saints. Now, you give no details about your yourself or your situation ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-could-god-want-me-to-be-single\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145589\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145589>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-how-can-i-help-my-boyfriend-to-understand-limits\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: How Can I Help My Boyfriend to Understand Limits?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: My boyfriend was baptized in the Church but only started practicing the faith in the last three years. He has a pretty extensive knowledge of Church doctrine and loves the faith, but he&#8217;s often ignorant of the more practical things. Because he leans so much toward tradition (such as ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-how-can-i-help-my-boyfriend-to-understand-limits\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145581\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145581>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-what-if-my-aunt-is-in-an-invalid-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: What If My Aunt Is in an Invalid Marriage?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: My question (I think) concerns fraternal correction and cooperating with sin. For context, both my parents have passed away, and one of my closest living relatives, an aunt, lives in the Midwest. I live in Texas. I was confirmed a few years ago, and my first visit to her ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-what-if-my-aunt-is-in-an-invalid-marriage\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145576\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145576>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-should-i-write-off-a-guy-who-tells-dirty-jokes\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: Should I Write Off a Guy Who Tells Dirty Jokes?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: I am a college co-ed. There is a guy that I like from church. He is an altar server, and I am a lector. He is very respectful to elders, considerate, kind and soft-spoken. He also comes from a very pious family. We talk a lot these days. 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