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My next-door neighbor, Karla, recently posted this conversation with her 7-year-old daughter, Ainsley, on social media:
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How do I keep my faith and my marriage strong if my spouse isn’t Catholic?
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In Western Washington, if you bump into the love of your life in line for coffee at Starbucks, the odds that your newly discovered soulmate will also be Catholic are one in eight. This is based on an official report by archdiocesan statistician Mary Beth Celio. (She didn’t mention Starbucks, but you get the idea.) Unfortunately, couples who do not share the same faith face unique challenges. No matter how much love they share, if Brad is Catholic and Jenna is not, this difference will be felt — even if Jenna is supportive of Brad’s faith. Continue reading “How do I keep my faith and my marriage strong if my spouse isn’t Catholic?”