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November 2012

November 13, 2012

Congratulations, George and Treasa!

FOB (Friend of the Bench) and assistant managing editor of the Catholic Review in Baltimore,...

November 10, 2012

After Sandy, parish unites to save a couple’s wedding

I don't know about you, but I could use a little good news about now. ...

November 09, 2012

Understanding married priesthood

It may be one of the most bewildering and confusing issues in the Church these...

November 08, 2012

Minnesota Catholic leaders disappointed in vote over marriage amendment

Details: Minnesota Catholic leaders issued statements on Wednesday expressing deep disappointment over the defeat of the...

November 04, 2012

Brave new world: making babies to make ends meet

From the New York Times comes this sad saga of young women effectively selling their...

November 02, 2012

Married clergy and abstaining from sex: “The Church has not changed her expectation”

Canon lawyer Ed Peters has weighed in on the topic again. He makes clear that...

November 02, 2012

Married clergy and abstaining from sex: “The Church has not changed her expectation”

Canon lawyer Ed Peters has weighed in on the topic again. He makes clear that...

October 2012

October 02, 2012

NFL’s Man of the Year, Matt Birk of the Ravens, speaks out against gay marriage

The story, from the Baltimore Sun: Ravens center Matt Birk is expected to film a...

September 2012

September 26, 2012

Archbishop Myers: Catholics who dissent from teaching on marriage should not receive communion — UPDATED

He made the assertion as part of a major pastoral letter released yesterday. From The...

September 16, 2012

A groom writes about “waiting ’till the wedding night”

Author Steven Crowder (shown here with his bride) writes about it all here, but saves...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

Three’s company in Brazil, with civil union between three people

From the BBC: A notary in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo has sparked controversy...

August 20, 2012

When is a “Catholic” wedding not really Catholic?

When it is performed by this fellow, "Chaplain Bill," who operates a service he calls...

August 16, 2012

“Pregnant man” files for divorce

Well, now, this is different: The “pregnant man” may soon be a male single mother....

August 13, 2012

“Marriage is a mess and homosexuals didn’t do it”

That's the eye-catching headline of the latest blog post by one of Patheos' newest writers,...

August 03, 2012

From the archives: a 50th wedding anniversary homily

My wife’s parents, Gerry and Brenda Meyer, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August of...

August 03, 2012

From the archives: a 50th wedding anniversary homily

My wife’s parents, Gerry and Brenda Meyer, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August of...

July 2012

July 26, 2012

Obama’s HHS is funding Catholic campaign for healthy marriages

An interesting tidbit, from CNS: A new Catholic-run Kansas public awareness campaign to promote healthy...

July 02, 2012

On Alec Baldwin’s wedding and his daughter’s “illegitimate” status

Last week, a New York tabloid noted that celebrated hothead Alec Baldwin was having a...

June 2012

June 30, 2012

Ah. Marital bliss.

While one Hollywood Catholic gets hitched, another gets ditched. Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise were...

June 14, 2012

“Can you perform the wedding ceremony?”

I've lost track of the number of e-mails I've gotten like this one: I am...

June 11, 2012

Japanese couple married by a robot

Somehow, I missed this news when it broke last month: Almost everyone stood when the...

June 07, 2012

First same-sex religious “commitment” ceremony performed by Army chaplain

Details from CNN: A same-sex ceremony between an enlisted woman and a civilian woman on...

June 03, 2012

Biden’s daughter married in Catholic-Jewish service

Details: Vice President Joe Biden's daughter Ashley married a Pennsylvania doctor at a ceremony in...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

The secret to a long marriage: matching outfits

This is either a) adorable, b) bizarre or c) inspired. Take your pick. I'm surprised...

May 21, 2012

Turn off the computer and go to bed

Because it turns out that social networking is increasingly breaking up marriages: More than a...

May 16, 2012

Timeless advice on marriage from Ronald Reagan

This is too good to pass up: from the fascinating website Letters of Note comes...

May 15, 2012

Called to “the Office” of Marriage

Elizabeth Scalia -- briefly picking up her pen while still on hiatus from her cell...

May 10, 2012

Some pro-life activists might disagree

"Mr. Obama finally stopped temporizing and 'evolving' his position on same-sex marriage and took the...

May 06, 2012

Australian church says women are “too choosy,” should wed earlier

Some provocative insight on the state of marriage from the church in Australia: Women should...

May 02, 2012

“Loose canon”: Vatican may tighten rules on annulments

From John Allen: A Rome conference in late April hinted that the Vatican may be...