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October 2019

October 21, 2019

The secret to a long marriage? Maybe It’s not that complicated.

"There's a recovery phrase that says, 'Stay on the bus; the scenery will change.' It...

August 2019

August 08, 2019

WATCH: A beautiful Catholic wedding

From Nicole and John Grosso's nuptials in April, witnessed by Bridgeport's Bishop Frank Caggiano. Excuse...

October 2018

October 22, 2018

Eastern prelate on married priests: ‘To remove celibacy will not resolve the problem’

From Crux: So far there really haven’t been any great political battles during this month’s...

October 21, 2018

Sex talk at the Synod

It's been a big topic of conversation among some of the working groups. From CNS: ...

October 08, 2018

Pope praises families of married Eastern Catholic priests

Details: The families of Eastern-rite Catholic priests give an important witness to what is healthy...

October 08, 2018

Marriage, a living prayer: Homily for October 7, 2018, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The scriptures this Sunday focus on a subject that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: marriage....

August 2018

August 13, 2018

WATCH: The most beautiful wedding procession you’ll see this week

Or maybe this year. Every engaged couple needs to see this. You want to...

July 2018

July 04, 2018

Cardinal: priests have no experience, credibility to prepare couples for marriage

From The Irish Times: Priests have no credibility when it comes to training people for...

June 2018

June 22, 2018

Pope: each bishop must decide about communion in mixed marriages

This broke yesterday, on his return flight from Geneva. From CNS: The question of allowing...

June 06, 2018

Archdiocese of Baltimore now allows weddings outside of a church

Big news: Archbishop William E. Lori promulgated in February a revised policy regarding the place...

May 2018

May 24, 2018

Must-see video: she suffered a stroke—and now her husband is learning how to style her hair for her

This is just beautiful. Details: An apprentice at a Texas salon filmed a touching scene...

May 07, 2018

Interfaith communion among married couples is already here

I wasn't aware of this—and, I suspect, most ordinary Catholics probably aren't aware of it,...

April 2018

April 25, 2018

WATCH: When a Catholic marries a Muslim in Iowa

From Slate: What happens when a devout Muslim and devout Christian commit to each other...

March 2018

March 25, 2018

A lost treasure of the pre-Vatican II liturgy: the Exhortation Before Marriage

This weekend, I was asked to offer a reflection and blessing at a marriage enrichment...

March 12, 2018

The challenge of being the pastor’s wife

Deacon Norb Wethington sent this my way with a note: "Says something to the wives...

March 04, 2018

Meghan Markle to be baptized this month

Details: Meghan Markle is due to be christened sometime in March in preparation for her wedding...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Pope Francis says Church must accompany, not condemn, those whose marriages fail

Vatican Radio reports on his homily this morning: Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel...

February 19, 2014

Happily ever after: when a Catholic wedding takes place behind bars

From Carol Glatz at CNS comes this great heart-tugger of a story: Even a jailed...

December 2013

December 05, 2013

More on divorce and communion: “There is no middle-ground”

From canon lawyer Ed Peters: We live in pervasively antinomian times [editor's note: read about...

December 02, 2013

Vatican official says communion for divorced and remarried Catholics will be discussed “without any taboos”

From Vatican Insider: “A new approach needs to be taken with respect to the administration...

November 2013

November 28, 2013

German bishops defend position on communion for the divorced and remarried

From Catholic News Service: Church officials in Germany defended plans by the country's bishops' conference...

November 25, 2013

The Church faces a worrisome trend among Hispanic Catholics

Details, from The Arlington Catholic Herald: Even though data show that 38 percent of U.S....

November 11, 2013

What it takes to get married in a Catholic church—UPDATED

Most of us know that it varies from parish to parish. Some places will decline...

November 05, 2013

Vatican releases full text of document and survey questions for 2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family

From News.va: The preparatory document for next year’s Synod of Bishops on the Family was...

November 04, 2013

“Marriage isn’t for you”

This wonderful testimony has now gone viral. If you haven't read it yet, take a...

October 2013

October 22, 2013

Vatican reaffirms teaching on communion for divorced and remarried Catholics

From CNS: Amid rising expectations that the Catholic Church might make it easier for divorced...

October 13, 2013

Church confronts the “silent schism” of divorced and remarried Catholics

From Vatican Insider: Shock declarations, such as the ones contained in the document issued by...

September 2013

September 17, 2013

Canon law experts discuss Church teaching on divorce, remarriage and communion

From Catholic News Service: Recent remarks by Pope Francis about the need for a...

August 2013

August 10, 2013

A groom on the morning of his wedding: “It will all be a gift”

This guy understands that finding the love of your life is an answer to a...

July 2013

July 19, 2013

VIDEO: Bride Tosses Bouquet from Human Slingshot

You can't make this stuff up. Just watch.