A Brief Consideration of the Sacrament of Marriage: from a Catholic Perspective for Pentecostal Christians

In this article Kedjierski attempts to highlight areas of convergence between Pentecostal and Catholic understandings of the covenant of marriage while at the same time explicating the divergences of their respective theologies of marriage. He begins with a personal testimony as to why it is important, particularly for Pentecostals and other Christians, to understand why the ritual associated with marriage is important to Catholics. Then he proceeds to explain the Catholic view of marriage as a sacrament that could be intelligible to Pentecostal audiences, including the place of the Holy Spirit in the ritual and living out of marriage. Subsequent to this explanation Kedjierski explores three ways in which marriage is unique among the sacraments in the Catholic Church and then concludes with a consideration of three challenges to living out Christian marriage today that impact both Catholic and Pentecostal congregations.