In June 1963, Alfred A. Knopf published a curious and controversial work—The Time Has Come: A Catholic Doctor’s Proposals to End the Battle Over Birth
For centuries every Catholic knew that Catholicism was the one true faith. They also knew that non-Catholics would probably end up in hell when they
Does not Pope St. Paul VI’s encyclical, Humanae Vitae, foresee a correlation between the use of artificial birth control and an increase in marital infidelity?
St. Pope John Paul II gave 129 addresses at general audiences from 1979 to 1984, focused on marriage, family, and human sexuality. Biographer George Weigel
In this video, I do a quick rewind of history back to 1965, the end of Vatican II, the appearance of Humanae Vitae, and its widespread rejection, as
In the so-called sexual revolution of the 1960s, the magnificent vocation of marriage was not properly appreciated, esteemed, and understood. Yet in the face of monumental resistance, Saint Pope Paul
In this video, the first of a three-part series, I explain the biblical and philosophical basis for the Catholic Church’s teaching on contraception—by far the
Humanae Vitae (HV) is a dynamic, challenging and life-transforming encyclical written by Pope Paul VI and promulgated on July 24, 1968. It coherently follows the
Speaking at a Gates Foundation event in New York, French President Emanuel Macron recently said that the reason some African women have large families is
Friends and acquaintances are asking us what to make of the recent disclosures about abuse within Holy Mother Church. We seemingly hear about it or
The secret to happiness: fall in love, get married, have babies – once undisputedly known to be the key to the majority of people’s happiness,
Pete Socks, the former book reviewer for Catholic Stand is now managing Breadbox Media, a Catholic-based, spiritually-focused, national podcast network. He will be posting podcasts regularly
This week I attended a Symposium commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the famous papal encyclical, Humanae Vitae, at the Catholic University of America (CUA) in
Truth, by which the world is held together, has sprung from the earth, in order to be carried in a woman’s arms. — St. Augustine Blessed
In the first part of this two-part series on the infallibility of the ordinary Magisterium, we took an in-depth look at the Catholic Church’s teaching
Many Catholic Christians believe that what the Church teaches on one or more subjects regarding faith and morals is wrong. Such Catholics try to legitimize
This is the story of my ascent out of brokenness and into the arms of mercy. Through suffering, God tore down the walls of what
Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has had the presence of mind to call two synods on the family to develop pastoral consensus on the
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
This is the final column in a six-part series on Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI’s profound and heroic 1968 encyclical. The series’ introduction is here.
[This article is the third in a continuing series on Humanae Vitae. Last time I examined the question of what the Church means by responsible
[This article is the continuation in the Kevin Aldrich\’s Humanae Vitae series.] The moral evil of intentionally separating the unitive sexual act from its procreative
Transmitting human life is serious business. Not only that, transmitting human life is a *most* serious business. Pope Paul VI says in the opening line
