http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Catholic+weddings IrishCentral Catholic weddings en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/finnegans_awake/a-first-time-for-everything-115153834.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/finnegans_awake/a-first-time-for-everything-115153834.html Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:00:21 PST
I've been a pretty observant Catholic for my whole life Most of the expected, stereotypical Catholic things, I've done - been taught catechism by a nun, felt guilty when I've skipped mass, gone to church on Holy Days, worn ashes on my forehead all day, confessed my sins to a metal screen, etc But one thing I haven't done, ever, is sat down for a serious, important chat about my faith with a priestThe reason I bring this up is that Tim and I have an appointment with our local parish priest in a few weeks to discuss our upcoming wedding READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/finnegans_awake/the-ultimate-wedding-faux-pas-102539449.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/finnegans_awake/the-ultimate-wedding-faux-pas-102539449.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:45:11 PDT
Yesterday I committed the ultimate sin Of wedding planning, not of Catholicism Just to be clear – I didn’t murder anyone But the wedding commandment I broke is almost as grave READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/finnegans_awake/catholic-weddings-romantic-or-rigid-97237499.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/finnegans_awake/catholic-weddings-romantic-or-rigid-97237499.html Sat, 26 Jun 2010 04:15:12 PDT
Nothing makes me simultaneously happier and more devastated, as a writer, than when people feel strongly enough about my columns and articles to post harshly worded comments about them To all detractors and vitriol spewers, I say, thanks for reading and for expressing your opinions This is, after all, an opinion column, and I may very well be wrong sometimesThat said, I try not to respond directly to comments, learning the hard way that it’s useless, and also believing my columns that stand for themselves READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/finnegans_awake/taking-a-husband-and-accepting-the-church-96764744.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/finnegans_awake/taking-a-husband-and-accepting-the-church-96764744.html Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:15:11 PDT
Dear readers, I've been away for awhile, as you may or may not have noticed Through the ever-continuing Church scandals, statements from the Pope, Ireland's involvement in the volatile situation in Israel, and an apology from the British PM for Bloody Sunday, I've been silent There are two very good reasons for this: I've been in grad school and I've been engagedBoth are conditions which hijack a person's brain, allowing her to focus only on things related to Feature Writing class or wedding dresses READ MORE ]]>