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How to accept children's choices about life ritual meaning

My son is getting married next month and wants a completely secular ceremony but I keep crying thinking there won't be any God in his wedding.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Parental love for the sacred conflicts with honoring adult children's autonomy.

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“Where Are You with Ritual — why it matters and how it works?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.