The Family Room (The Quest)

Whether you have been married for decades or want to find the husband or wife who will fulfill the desires of your heart, you will find hope and encouragement about marriage as well as vocational discernment in this episode. Our co-hosts, Mari, Craig, and John, each share stories about courtship and dating, the wedding day, the role of marriage prep, and the challenges faced by both individuals and the couples themselves. What if you are discerning a vocation to the priesthood or religious life? Vocational discernment is also discussed. God’s light and providence come into play in our hosts’ stories, as does being open to God through prayer and the sacraments.

Resources

• In paragraph 1603 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: “…God himself is the author of marriage. The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator.”

Key Scripture

• Proverbs 31:30: “Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”

• Psalm 37:4: “Find your delight in the Lord who will give you your heart’s desire.”

• Ephesians 5:28: “So [also] husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.”