Go to Part II Go to Part III It is often said that the Church is too concerned about sexual morality. The Church should rather be concerned about poverty, discrimination, and climate change. Such an accusation is a bit disingenuous in … [Read more...]
The Sacrament of Marrying
A Covenant and a Verb
November 13, 2020 by Fr. Paul Grala
Because the family is the basic unit of society through all time, it is imperative to delve deeper into the sacrament of matrimony, or the verb of marrying as I will explain. St. John Paul II said on December 7, 1986 during a visit to … [Read more...]
The Remarks of Pope Francis on the Legal Recognition of Homosexual Unions
November 13, 2020 by Dcn. Tracy Jamison, OCDS
In the documentary “Francesco,” which premiered on October 21, 2020, Pope Francis is recorded in an interview as arguing for the legal recognition of homosexual civil unions: “Homosexuals have a right to be a part of the family. They’re c … [Read more...]
No-Fault Divorce, Standing for Justice
December 28, 2019 by Bai Macfarlane
Parish Priests and Divorce If a devastated woman approaches her pastor because she learned her husband committed adultery, the pastor might advise that she should hire a good divorce lawyer. When a faithful husband with four children tells … [Read more...]
Grace and Reason According to St. Paul and St. Thomas
February 5, 2014 by Dr. Eric M. Johnston, PhD
...the world we live in is overwhelmingly irrational. Our popular discourse doesn’t make any sense at all. As Catholics, we need to understand what our faith teaches about this irrationality. We need to look to Scripture and t … [Read more...]
Jesus and Marriage? A Theological Response
June 20, 2013 by R. Jared Staudt, PhD
The celibacy of Jesus, and the Christian response to it, is ultimately a question of love, an intimate relation that is hard to grasp for modern man looking in from the outside. Early papyrus fragment of "wife of Jesus;" Jesus Christ Pa … [Read more...]
How Did We Get Into This Mess? The Legacy of Postmodernism.
March 11, 2013 by Michael P. McKeating
Scholars tell us that this tipping point, when all taboos were uprooted and all universal expectations were discarded, goes by the name "Postmodernism." We have the sense that we went to sleep and woke up in a future we don’t recognize, s … [Read more...]
Legislation creating ”same-sex” marriage: What’s at stake?
Bishop's Corner
February 9, 2013 by Cardinal Francis George, O.M.I.
Marriage comes to us from nature ... neither Church nor State invented marriage, and neither can change its nature. At the beginning of the New Year, 2013, a law is being proposed in the General Assembly to change the legal definition … [Read more...]
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