Marriage’s Context Within Salvation History — Past, Present, and Future, by Jack Rigert

By Jack Rigert, Catholic Exchange, June 3, 2025

Jack Rigert is a co-founder of the John Paul II Renewal Center, the host of the “Become Who You Are” podcast, a writer, and speaker. Jack was a professional chef and entrepreneur who owned restaurants, real estate, and a financial service company. Dramatic “encounters” with Jesus Christ at his dying brother’s bedside and again in the Eucharist at his brother’s funeral, brought him back into the Church after a twenty-year absence. …

In a world increasingly confused about the meaning of love, identity, and commitment, the Church lifts up marriage not merely as a cultural tradition, but as a divine and sacred reality. Marriage is a sacrament—a visible sign instituted by Christ that communicates grace. But it is more than that: as Pope St. John Paul II taught, marriage is the “primordial sacrament”—the original sign through which God’s plan for humanity was made visible from the very beginning.

Created for Communion

The Book of Genesis reveals a profound truth about our identity: “God created mankind in His image . . . male and female He created them” (Gen. 1:27).

Man and woman are created as a communion of persons—two made to become one, and from that oneness, to be open to a third: new life. This union is not only biological; it is theological. The marital bond reflects the inner life of God Himself, who is a Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—a divine communion of love. …

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