Msgr. Owen Campion writes about the depth and meaning of sacramental marriage, using the example of Blessed Karl and Empress Zita of Austria, who put Christ and the Church at the center of their relationship. ...
Elevation to the office of the papacy does not guarantee a man a greater than average dose of the cardinal virtue of prudence. Such a statement ought to be self-evident and therefore uncontroversial, but you ...
Pope Francis' expression of openness to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay couples, to protect their rights does not change church teaching on marriage as being between one woman and one ...
Contributing editor Russell Shaw looks at The New York Times editorial board’s recommendations of how to help low-income kids, which includes creating government-funded savings accounts for newborns, providing universal pre-kindergarten for 4-year-olds, spending more on ...
Leonard DeLorenzo takes a look at the Sixth Commandment, “Thou shall not commit adultery,” in the seventh piece of a series exploring the Ten Commandments. He says, “At the bare minimum, that means do not ...
Erin Mongold always imagined a church packed with her closest family and friends on the day she would walk down the aisle. But when the church doors opened on her wedding day this month, the ...
A lack of faith and a misunderstanding of marriage can mean no sacramental marriage occurred, even if both the husband and wife had been baptized, said a new document. The International Theological Commission, whose members ...
The whole time they went to high school together in the early 2000s, Matt Fase and Amanda Vernon were best friends with strong romantic feelings for one another. They just never told each other how ...
What does the Church teach regarding married couples who never have kids? Since marriage is oriented toward the procreation of children, does that make their marriage invalid? Monsignor Charles Pope clarifies this misunderstanding, explaining that ...
Statistics tell a troubling story about marriage. Divorce rates are still high, and young people are waiting longer to get married. But the Catholic Church has hope. Our Sunday Visitor interviewed a number of experts ...
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