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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 “how to trust God throughout this process” has led to the founding of a new Catholic matchmaking service called Cana Connections.
Inspired by the Gospel story of the wedding feast at Cana and grounded in the Dominican principle of “veritas,” or truth, the ministry “embraces God’s vision for marriage as a sacred covenant” and offers a “purposeful and prayerful” matchmaking process, Montagno said.
The native of Manhattan in New York City has always considered herself gifted at connecting people, and not just romantically. She told CNA she has moved a lot during her life and everywhere she has gone she’s been able to form communities. When she heard a homily from popular priest and podcaster Father Mike Schmitz in which he talked about pursuing a job that you’re excellent at not for your sake but for the sake of others, she took it as a sign.
“That homily helped me get over my fear of doing something — even though I haven’t been successful in love in my own journey, that doesn’t mean that I can’t help other people,” she shared.
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Inspired by the Gospel story of the wedding feast at Cana and grounded in the Dominican principle of “veritas,” or truth, the ministry “embraces God’s vision for marriage as a sacred covenant” and offers a “purposeful and prayerful” matchmaking process, Montagno said.
The native of Manhattan in New York City has always considered herself gifted at connecting people, and not just romantically. She told CNA she has moved a lot during her life and everywhere she has gone she’s been able to form communities. When she heard a homily from popular priest and podcaster Father Mike Schmitz in which he talked about pursuing a job that you’re excellent at not for your sake but for the sake of others, she took it as a sign.
“That homily helped me get over my fear of doing something — even though I haven’t been successful in love in my own journey, that doesn’t mean that I can’t help other people,” she shared.
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One woman’s mission to match Catholics for marriage
The founder of Cana Connections describes the new dating service as “more old-school, traditional matchmaking.”
