Marriage & Family – Page 16

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One Child More

Kevin Aldrich August 24, AD2015 30 Comments

China has its evil and harmful “one child” policy. I propose for American Catholics a “one child more” policy. I think we should encourage all

Same-Sex Marriage: Every Cake You Bake

Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg August 19, AD2015 18 Comments

We read, see, and hear a growing accumulation of stories in the news of small businesses being persecuted for not providing services to celebrate a

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Ashley Madison Proves People Aren’t Doing Marriage Right

Cullen Herout August 17, AD2015 2 Comments

Perhaps you’ve noticed Ashley Madison trending on the Internet lately. The story here is one of the saddest I’ve heard or read about in

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Reflecting on “Living Like Paul”

Kevin Symonds August 17, AD2015 4 Comments

It is hard to believe but it has been nearly seven months since my friend Paul Coakley went to receive his eternal reward. His wife,

Where’s the Welcome Mat for Young Families?

Mike Eisenbath August 13, AD2015 7 Comments

One Sunday a while back, a family of five filled a pew at church near where I was sitting during Mass. That family grabbed

Embracing the Divorced and Remarried With a Mother’s Heart

Denise J. Hunnell, MD August 11, AD2015 16 Comments

In his August 5, 2015 General Audience, Pope Francis broached the controversial topic of civilly divorced Catholics who have remarried. The secular media lit

Same-Sex “Marriage”: The Victims. The Children.

Jamey Brown July 28, AD2015 40 Comments

The Supreme Court ruling on same-sex “marriage” settled the legal question, but the debates go on regarding the social and moral ramifications. How do

Chapter 10 of Love is Our Mission: “Choosing Life”

Kevin Aldrich July 27, AD2015 2 Comments

This column is the tenth in a series of introductory essays on “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis for the

Contemporary Culture Wars: Is History Repeating?

Kevin Symonds July 26, AD2015 15 Comments

Lately, there is a lot of talk within Christian circles how to live the Faith in the midst of a morally-decaying (and increasingly hostile) Western

Keeping Faith While Grieving

Karen Reep July 25, AD2015 3 Comments

I am hoping that writing this article will be therapeutic for me. I could not write at all for a few weeks. My twenty-year-old nephew

Understanding “Social Justice”

Judith Costello July 21, AD2015 5 Comments

I was a Catholic Worker in Nebraska from 1976 til around 1980. What I can say is that working with the poor and living among

The Power of Prayer While Looking for Love

Annie Deddens July 17, AD2015 6 Comments

Five years ago, I heard about a couple of other women praying to St. Anne for her intercession that they would, “find a man, as

Is Marriage a Lifestyle or Something More?

Todd Nolan July 16, AD2015 18 Comments

The Supreme Court’s recent rendering on same-sex marriage continues to be met with mixed emotions. Many feel this was the correct decision since those who

Catholic Marriage after Obergefell: Doctrine and Discipline

Denise J. Hunnell, MD July 15, AD2015 11 Comments

The recent Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision declared that legal marriage must be extended to same-sex couples. This is a monumental legal decision

That Despicable New Minion Movie

Birgit Jones July 10, AD2015 32 Comments

As is our habit for July birthdays, my adult daughter and I go to a movie to celebrate. This is a decades long tradition for

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How I Never Met Your Mother: Single Sex Parenting and Children

Cynthia Millen July 9, AD2015 28 Comments

I was curious about the logistics. How did Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka have kids? In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, they explained. “It

Liberty, Equality and Inconsistency

Bob Drury July 7, AD2015 29 Comments

The decision of the Supreme Court extending marriage to homosexual pairs is a contradiction, not only of revelation by God, but of human nature and of the