A Bruised Reed He Will Not Break Until He Brings Justice to Victory (Matthew 12: 20)
Background On Patient Justice We can see the patient justice of Jesus in the peace that Irish and Italian Americans achieved: So many people share
Background On Patient Justice We can see the patient justice of Jesus in the peace that Irish and Italian Americans achieved: So many people share
Over the past few months, I have attended two funerals. At both of them, elderly widowers were mourning their deceased wives. Both of the couples
It’s Lent, my friends! The west wind is blowing cold against my little homestead. Inside, children and dogs curl up on thick sheepskins and sip
Truth is unchanging no matter what people do to undermine it. Advancement to religious vows and ordination should be barred to those who are afflicted
A highly educated layman, with more Catholic credentials than I ever came across before, made a statement which simply poleaxed me. He said that he
“To every thing there is a season,” as King Solomon wrote long ago. It seems like this is the season of discontent for many of
And that’s when I converted to Catholicism. The year was 1994. “Father Peter,” I said. “You don’t know me, and I’m not a Catholic, but
This past month, my local Catholic radio station has been hosting regular programs asking, “Why aren’t young Catholics getting married?” It seems that Catholics under
That such a highly educated layman with more Catholic credentials than I ever came across before should make such a statement, simply poleaxed me. He
My book ‘The Primacy of Loving’ is being published in the UK on the 9th of December and in the USA on the 1st of
St. Joseph and his wife Mary, The Immaculate Conception and Mother of God, set the standard for married couples. This is about a couple who
By Robin Stone The young man’s eyes danced with delight as he spoke of his bride-to-be. He recounted their early dating in high school, he
I must always remind myself that much has changed since my wife and I were in our twenties. In fact, much has changed even since
It is interesting the small things which can cut through the monopoly of our own thoughts: an unexpected hello from a stranger on the street,
Summer is traditionally the season of weddings, but it can be easy for the spiritual side of the marriage vocation to be lost in the
The Council of Trent (1545–63) said: “If any one says . . . that it is not better and more blessed to remain in virginity,
A marital crisis is a common phenomenon in marriages. Some families handle it with maturity and manage it well, others are not so lucky. The
A review of The Case for Patriarchy by Timothy Gordon and Ask Your Husband by Stephanie Gordon. Modern relationships are at a distinct disadvantage –
In the 1917 Code of Canon Law, marriage is defined, partially, as a “remedy of concupiscence” (1013). When the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) reflected on
I never tire of looking at the wonderful images of God’s creation, which He gifted Michelangelo to be able to paint on that magnificent Sistine
As a newlywed, I wish someone had told me what to expect after the glow of infatuation had worn off. Counter to what secular society
When I was 9 years old in 1968, I did not know any children whose parents were not married to each other. Since that year