Catholic teaching on human sexuality is clear as crystal. God created two sexes – male and female. To enable the human race to flourish, God
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
Imagine the government decided it will forgive sins. Would you accept it? No, because only God can forgive sins. Governments have nothing to do with
In this piece, I am going to tackle the subject of cohabitation in the various forms of its practice. First, I’d like to ask whether
I recently participated in a training course for the International Federation for Family Development, where families met from all over Europe and a couple from
The mystery of God’s maternal love is expressed with particular power in the Hebrew word, rahamim. Etymologically, this word means “womb” but was later used to mean
Most Catholics are aware that there is a real attack on marriage these days. Our culture and mainstream media do not tolerate voices who defend
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,
We all need to understand our own sexuality, and there’s a lot to learn. If you want to have a peaceful and meaningful life it
Basing itself on the words of Jesus Christ (among other things), the Catholic Church teaches that a valid sacramental marriage cannot be dissolved, but not
Family: The Basic Cell of Society Catholic tradition and teaching firmly upholds the great importance and significance of the family as the “basic unit of
St. Raymond Nonnatus is a saint from the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy or the Mercedarian Order and was born in 1204
God says he hates divorce (Malachi 2:16). Jesus tells his followers that Moses only permitted divorce because of the hardness of their hearts and that
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, but for many faithful Catholics the picture perfect, Hallmark version of Mother’s Day will never happen. For many single
The new year follows Advent, a time to look forward and back, and Christmas, a time to celebrate the birth of hope and love. These holy
Travelling to my second school drop-off the other day, I was listening to the Patrick Madrid Show and he was discussing the Fatima apparitions,
Ask any New Yorker, in our post 9-11 world, what “See something? Say something,” means and they’ll tell you. It’s actually a very simple idea
The first few Mother’s Days after my husband left weren’t easy. They weren’t peaceful or restful. They weren’t celebrations for the beauty that is womanhood. They weren’t shows
I sat in the courtroom. The papers I held in my hand dictated the inevitable. There was nothing I could do about it, and I sat
We think of spring as a time of new beginnings. The air warms up, the trees bud, and creatures big and small emerge from a
There is a serious Catholic “man-crisis.” One in three baptized Catholic men in the U.S. have left the Church. Of those men who remain Catholic,
My husband, Michael, and I have been married for 36 years, and we are happy and still in love. Surprisingly, we have become one in reality,