This marriage unites not just [Name] and [Name], but all of the families sitting here today. They ask now for your blessing. Do you promise to support [Name] and [Name] in their marriage, to keep them in your prayers, to hold them up with love, and to rejoice in companionship in ...
Marriage is considered a sacrament in the Catholic Church so the ceremony traditionally includes a full Mass and communion and can last about an hour. Most Catholic weddings take place in a church, but if you want to hold a Catholic ceremony in another location you must then write to the bi...
Chapter 1 Land and People When Europeans first encountered the New World, they found a land unlike any they had ever seen. It was a lush tropical wonder, colored by brilliant plants and animals. Amerigo Vespucci marveled, "Sometimes I was so wonder-struck by the fragrant smells of the ...
and a prohibition on questioning the teachings. Hypnotic chanting or the like is frequently fingered as a means of inducing a suggestible, trance-like state, and thus of controlling the minds of the followers. Further, one often finds a “hidden agenda,” whereby it is not fully explained...