Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

The Deacon's Bench

Home
Catholic
Religion News

Marriage

Select a Category "Mad Men" 9/11 advent All Things New Amazing video amazing videos amazon america Anglicans Anti-Catholicism art ascension thursday ash wednesday Atheists baltimore Bible Bishops Blogging bonnie engstrom Books bridgeport Brooklyn Chaplains children christian art christmas Church Churches CNEWA Converts criticism Deacons Death Penalty easter eastern christian Eastern Christians Ecumenism education Education Eucharist Europe euthanasia Evangelization Exorcism Family Feasts Gay rights Good Friday Great links Great Moments in Journalism Hanging with the saints heather renshaw Hispanic Catholics Hispanics History homelies Homilies Humor Hymn of the Week Immigration indianapolis Inspiration Interfaith news ireland Jesus Jews Journalism Judaism lent Liturgy logos Marriage Mary Media Medical news Mental health Middle East Monks Movies Music Muslims My world and welcome to it New Evangelization new york News Nuns Parenting Parish life peoria Persecution Politics politics Pope pope francis pope john paul Prayer Preaching Priests Pro-life Quote of the day radio rebecca frech ripp Ripped from the headlines rippred from the headlines Sacraments saints Scripture sex abuse Sex abuse crisis SEX ABUSE CRISIS TAGGED WITH: SEX ABUSE CRISIS The people in the pews the visitation project theatre This & that Thomas Merton Trappists TV Uncategorized uncategorized Vatican VATICAN vocation Vocations Voices & Views Women Worth a thousand words Writing Year of Faith year of mercy young people

Select a Month December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010

October 2015

October 13, 2015

From the Synod: “Is there someone out here who knows how a perfect marriage takes place?”

View image | gettyimages.com Some interesting commentary last week, from an Indian couple discussing their...

October 12, 2015

From the Synod: Observers say media coverage “doesn’t reflect what we see in there”

From today's press briefing, via CNS: Two couples attending the Synod of Bishops on the...

October 04, 2015

Pope begins Synod: “The Church is called to carry out her mission in truth, which is not changed by passing fads or popular opinions”

From his homily this morning: The Church is called to carry out her mission in...

October 04, 2015

Pope begins Synod: “The Church is called to carry out her mission in truth, which is not changed by passing fads or popular opinions”

From his homily this morning: The Church is called to carry out her mission in...

September 2015

September 09, 2015

On pope’s annulment reforms: “I find the implications of some of these norms stunning”

Ed Peters takes a longer and closer look at details of the new annulment process—and...

September 09, 2015

Jorge Bergoglio’s personal experience with annulments

What does the pope know about the process? A lot, and much of it is...

September 09, 2015

Jorge Bergoglio’s personal experience with annulments

What does the pope know about the process? A lot, and much of it is...

September 09, 2015

On pope’s annulment reforms: “I find the implications of some of these norms stunning”

Ed Peters takes a longer and closer look at details of the new annulment process—and...

September 08, 2015

Streamlined annulment process announced: one sentence, one judge, “brevity”

The official word, via Vatican Radio: Pope Francis issued two Apostolic Letters motu proprio on...

September 08, 2015

So what does the new annulment process mean?

Someone asked me this morning if I knew anyone personally who would benefit from the changes...

September 08, 2015

So what does the new annulment process mean?

Someone asked me this morning if I knew anyone personally who would benefit from the changes...

September 08, 2015

Streamlined annulment process announced: one sentence, one judge, “brevity”

The official word, via Vatican Radio: Pope Francis issued two Apostolic Letters motu proprio on...

September 07, 2015

BREAKING: Vatican to announce annulment reforms Tuesday

In characteristically awkward translation, from the Vatican press office: The attention of journalists that tomorrow, Tuesday, September...

September 07, 2015

BREAKING: Vatican to announce annulment reforms Tuesday

In characteristically awkward translation, from the Vatican press office: The attention of journalists that tomorrow, Tuesday, September...

September 07, 2015

BREAKING: Vatican to announce annulment reforms Tuesday

In characteristically awkward translation, from the Vatican press office: The attention of journalists that tomorrow, Tuesday, September...

August 2015

August 24, 2015

Some proposals for allowing divorced and remarried to receive Communion

From CNS: The discussion at last year's extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family was...

August 24, 2015

Some proposals for allowing divorced and remarried to receive Communion

From CNS: The discussion at last year’s extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family was...

August 21, 2015

Catholic deacon presiding at a lesbian wedding in Mississippi?

This popped up in my newsfeed this morning: part of a profile of writer, stand-up...

August 21, 2015

Catholic deacon presiding at a lesbian wedding in Mississippi?

This popped up in my newsfeed this morning: part of a profile of writer, stand-up...

August 08, 2015

When a Catholic marries a non-Catholic: what about the kids?

Recently this question popped up in a newspaper column by Rabbi Marc Gellman: Our children...

August 08, 2015

When a Catholic marries a non-Catholic: what about the kids?

Recently this question popped up in a newspaper column by Rabbi Marc Gellman: Our children...

August 05, 2015

Pope: divorced and remarried are not excommunicated, should participate in the life of the Church

Pope Francis resumed his General Audiences on Wednesday, following the summer holiday. In his catechesis,...

August 05, 2015

Pope: divorced and remarried are not excommunicated, should participate in the life of the Church

From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis resumed his General Audiences on Wednesday, following the summer holiday....

August 04, 2015

Latin Mass dating?

A reader sent me this link, which has the following brief description: You are unwed...

August 04, 2015

Latin Mass dating?

A reader sent me this link, which has the following brief description: You are unwed...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

A priest’s wife tells her story

Over at CNEWA, we've just posted online the Summer edition of our award-winning magazine, ONE....

July 27, 2015

A priest’s wife tells her story

Over at CNEWA, we’ve just posted online the Summer edition of our award-winning magazine, ONE....

July 13, 2015

Splitsville: a Chicago parish helps couples cope with divorce

This sounds like a parish ministry whose time has come: Mary Margaret O'Connor had a...

July 13, 2015

Splitsville: a Chicago parish helps couples cope with divorce

This sounds like a parish ministry whose time has come: Mary Margaret O’Connor had a...

July 06, 2015

“Confessions of a Minister’s Wife”

How many women married to deacons (or priests?) could relate to this? From Huffington Post,...