“I love praying the Mass together, and Carlos loves when we serve as catechists together”.
For Paulina Loaiza and Carlos Cervantes of St. Mary Parish in Pella, sacramental marriage is an anchor and the lens through which they view the world and love each other. Jan and Scott Miller of St. Patrick Parish-Iowa City have experienced their sacramental marriage through the lens of a multigenerational family, which they believe has enriched their marriage, along with learning how to pray as a couple.
Joy Ripslinger and her fiancé Seamus McGettigan of Tacoma, Washington look forward to entering the sacrament of marriage March 1 at our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Davenport. They have witnessed great examples of the beauty of Catholic marriage that their parents and married siblings have set, Joy says.
“Our Catholic faith is quite literally what brought (Carlos and me) together. We met at a retreat in our early 20s and became good friends. God sure had a plan for us and we have been growing together ever since. Through all the joys, sufferings and challenges as we followed God’s calling away from family and into unexpected plans, our faith has sustained and nourished our relationship. It has always been our anchor and the lens through which we try to look at the world and love each other.”
