{"id":52459,"date":"2025-06-23T19:58:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T19:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=52459"},"modified":"2025-06-23T19:58:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T19:58:31","slug":"from-heartache-to-hope-one-womans-mission-to-match-catholics-for-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/from-heartache-to-hope-one-womans-mission-to-match-catholics-for-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Del dolor a la esperanza: La misi\u00f3n de una mujer de unir a cat\u00f3licos para el matrimonio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>null \/ Credit: SunKids\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 22, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). At 45 years old, Patty Montagno thought she would be married and have children by now, but her journey of learning \u201chow to trust God throughout this process\u201d has led to the founding of a new Catholic matchmaking service called Cana Connections.&nbsp; Inspired by the Gospel story of the wedding feast at Cana and grounded in the Dominican principle of \u201cveritas,\u201d or truth, the ministry \u201cembraces God\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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At 45 years old, Patty Montagno thought she would be married and have children by now, but her journey of learning \u201chow to trust God throughout this process\u201d has led to the founding of a new Catholic matchmaking service called Cana Connections.&nbsp; Inspired by the Gospel story of the wedding feast at Cana and grounded in the Dominican principle of \u201cveritas,\u201d or truth, the ministry \u201cembraces God\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":52585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-52459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69507,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/cna-explains-why-does-the-catholic-church-prohibit-gay-marriage\/","url_meta":{"origin":52459,"position":0},"title":"CNA explains: Why does the Catholic Church prohibit \u2018gay marriage\u2019?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"noviembre 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"null \/ Credit: Daniel Jedzura\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 17, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). Slightly over 10 years after it redefined marriage to include same-sex couples, the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10 declined to revisit that controversial decision, upholding at least for now its ruling in Obergefell v. 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The rate of married couples filing for divorce has begun to trend downward in recent years, but the rate of \u201cgray divorce\u201d \u2014 divorces of couples in their 60s or older \u2014 has continued to climb.A July 2025 report from the Institute for Family Studies found that about 40% of today\u2019s first marriages will end in divorce \u2014 much less than the oft-cited estimates of about 50%. 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The bishops of the Chaldean Synod on July 16 issued a statement declaring their position on the blessing of same-sex unions as well as the necessity of protecting children from sexual abuse. 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