Brian and Maureen Devine (Parish Practice, 6 December) provided a timely reminder of the need for more extensive marriage preparation. However, by focusing exclusively on “all-Catholic” couples, it ignored the many couples involving a non-Catholic, who is often a non-believer. Meeting the needs of this latter group is, in my view, one of the most important challenges of marriage preparation today. A focus on the actual religious beliefs of both parties, rather than a presumed Cathol