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By Woodeene Koenig-Bricker. A look at love, marriage and living together. (Subscription required)
By Victor M. Parachin. . . . and other fascinating wedding customs. (Subscription required)
By Regis Flaherty. Movie star's take on divorce refreshing as 70 percent of Americans say it is morally acceptable
Marital infidelity can be devastating to a couple's relationship, but the marriage can be rebuilt and survive if both partners are willing to work at it.
By Phil Lenahan. Our ability to maturely love our spouse and manage money is intimately linked. (Subscription required)
Priestalk by Father Patrick Carrion.
By Father Patrick M. Carrion. The Sacred Side — Part 2. (Subscription required)
The editorial for the week of May 20, 2007, from OSV Newsweekly.
Priestalk by Msgr. William Belford
This article has free access for all visitors. By Michelle Martin. Despite claims that it is ‘obsolete,’ they argue that a nuptial union between man, woman is a public good
This article has free access for all visitors. By Russell Shaw. Election of New York’s archbishop at fall meeting signals more outspoken stance in the public square
Editor's Opinion
By Rick Fitzgibbons, M.D. Forget chocolates or jewelry, what your spouse needs is your selflessness, trust, respect and positive communications instead.
By Mark Sullivan. These married couples showed extraordinary faith in ordinary life
Our people face many problems in terms of economics and their responsibilities of parenting.
By Dennis Poust and Mary DeTurris Poust. Get the truth about the most common myths regarding annulment
By Emily Stimpson. Theology of the body symposium attendees discussed the successes and challenges in trying to expand awareness of its teachings
Editor's Opinion by Msgr. Owen Campion. Declarations of nullity; the divorce mentality; vocation of marriage. (Subscription required)
By Father Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. (Subscription required)
Editor's Opinion by Msgr. Owen F. Campion. Broken marriages, poor catechetics contribute to drifting Catholics
This article free for all visitors. Despite headlines that claimed the Vatican 'reversed' its decision, the couple's marriage wasn't annulled in 1996
By Basil Cole, O.P. The reasonable control over the sexual sphere called chastity is essential for growth in the other virtues.
Heroic witnesses to the sanctity of marriage
By Emily Stimpson. Church ministry needs to move from patching up hurt feelings to presenting the tough but loving truths of the Church’s teachings on marriage and divorce, even if it is a tough pill for some faithful to swallow
Some say the Church risks being forced by law to recognize same-sex unions unless it relinquishes the power to witness civil marriages.
Kudos — and caution — as the Church in United States gets more involved with digital social media
The pain of losing a parent can be overwhelming, but God lets us know we are loved and never alone
TCA Reviews for Nov/Dec 2010
TCA Life
TCA Life
By Father Francis Hoffman, J.C.D. The Catholic Answer to your questions about sacraments, liturgy, traditions, canon law and faith in everyday life
By Father Francis Hoffman, J.C.D. The Catholic answer to your questions about sacraments, liturgy, traditions, canon law and faith in everyday life.
By Father Francis Hoffman, J.C.D. The Catholic answer to your questions about sacraments, liturgy, traditions, canon law and faith in everyday life. (Subscription required)
By Father Francis Hoffman. The Catholic Answer to your questions about sacraments, liturgy, traditions, canon law and faith in everyday life.
By Msgr. M. Francis Mannion. Church's diverse traditions are 'refractions of the one pure light of the Holy Spirit'
By Emily Stimpson. Canon law is in place for such decrees, but expert doubts likelihood of enforcement
By Eric Sammons. Prayer, penance and charity toward participants can help faithful decide what is best course of action
Our Sunday Visitor's My Daily Visitor, reading, feast of the day, saint, Bible verse, meditation, and prayer.
Couples agree that tolerance, perseverance and God's help are essentials
By Gerald Korson. Despite losses, the fight for traditional matrimony still eclipses homosexual unions
Our culture’s apparent willingness to accept gay marriage exposes how empty the vows have become
Reflections of a former priest on his marriage, reconversion and return to the Faith, with an exhortation to pray for others in similar circumstances.
This article has free access for all visitors. By Christopher Kaczor. Judge’s decision makes claims about discrimination, procreation’s role that don’t hold up under scrutiny
Recent article suggests people should take cues from how they treat their pets to enhance their interactions with their mates
Our Takes: Government, Married life, Nomenclature
Only time will tell if the royal bride’s celebrated style will change bridal fashion in the long run, but there are some hopeful signs. (Subscription required)
This column has free access for all visitors. By John Norton. As this issue came together, we noticed a theme emerge: marriage.
By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller. Catholic dating websites help seniors click online and in person
October 8, 2006, homily by Father Edward F. Steiner.
"Pastoral Answers" columnist Msgr. M. Francis Mannion discusses the issue of cohabitation and the effects on a future marriage.
Princess Caroline had to petition Vatican for a nullity of marriage because of Church law
Whether preparing for priesthood or married life, Catholics must constantly remain rooted in Christ. (Subscription required)
Plan to allow head of state to have Catholic spouse to change little in ever-increasingly secular societies
Before Christ, hell meant both the abode of the damned and the place in which the righteous waited
By Teresa Tomeo. Rekindle your marriage this Valentine's Day with the help of Christian movie 'Fireproof'
Teresa Tomeo Rekindle your marriage this Valentine's Day with the help of Christian movie 'Fireproof'
By Teresa Tomeo. New report finds that most non-married sex is portrayed during television's 'family hour'
In Focus article by Mary DeTurris Poust. A personal reflection
This editorial column has free access for all visitors. Couples themselves, with the support of communities, including the parish, must do the heavy lifting.
Massachusetts tackles gay marriage again; courts OK ban in two states
By Msgr. M. Francis Mannion. A second marriage ceremony isn't needed after Catholic baptism if the first was valid
By Mary DeTurris Poust and Dennis Poust. How to strengthen your unions in key areas of finances, intimacy, prayer and family life
A nullity trial is meant to be thorough so that the marriage bond will be protected -- it is not a "Catholic divorce."
By Msgr. Owen F. Campion. Priests often have more expertise on the subject of how a marriage works than most spouses are aware
For the military men and women deployed in a combat zone, time away is a test of spousal bonds, family ties and love for each other
By Russell Shaw. Signs that secular liberals facing up to the multiple problems with marriage in the United States
In matrimony, couples give themselves to each other in the model of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. (Subscription required)
Real marriage for Arthur and Catherine.
Letters to the Editor for May 3, 2009
Letters to the Editor for May 16, 2010
Letters to the Editor on pornography, marriage, theology of the body and technology.
Letters to the Editor about the Ground Zero mosque, modesty, women's ordination and marriage
Letters to the Editor about the Roman Missal changes, DREAM act, celibacy and marriage.
Letters to the Editor for May/June 2011. (Subscription required)
Letters to the Editor about confession, divorce, Roman Missal, and priesthood. (Subscription required)
Letters to the Editor for July/August 2011. (Subscription required)
Letters to the Editor for Jan/Feb 2012. (Subscription required)
Free access for all visitors. By Russell Shaw. The legal and social arguments of gay rights activists, and why they don't hold up to logic
Letters to the Editor about culture wars, divorce, homosexuality, clergy sexual abuse and marriage. (Subscription required)
Our salient comments on a Sioux Indian abortion law, mobile spirituality for Catholics on the go and Polygamy
By OSV Staff. What the Church teaches — and doesn’t — about marriage, divorce and annulments
By Mike Sullivan. With divorce and cohabitation increasing and the number of Catholic marriages dropping altogether, it's time for a 'revolution' that starts with you
This week's featured articles cover the topic of pornography and how the explicit material has leaked out of the shadows and into the mainstream.
As wedding season gears up, OSV provides the answers to readers' questions about the sacrament of matrimony
By Mark Shea. Earthly experiences of marriages foreshadow the wedding feast of Christ and the Church
By Emily Stimpson. Resources for parishes and individuals to tap into the knowledge that lets us better understand the human person
Our Takes. The new norm peddled in the media is truly happy people don't get married or have children.
This article has free access for all visitors. By Emily Stimpson. Marriage advocates are trying to put halt to legal concept that allows one spouse to leave union for no given reason
By Emily Stimpson. When it comes to living marriage as God intended it to be lived — faithfully, fruitfully and for as long as both shall live — the numbers show that Catholics are failing abysmally.
Our Takes
By Charles Dickson. Scars can last a lifetime unless there is some supportive counseling
By Lorene Hanley Duquin. Writing workshops help people go through process more prayerfully
By Brian Fraga. Experts expect an uptick in divorce as economy improves, but many marriages have grown stronger. (Subscription required)
Pop-culture celebrations of bad behavior undermine ‘official line’ about importance of acting responsibly
This article has free access. Yes, marriage takes a lot of work, but it is also where some of the greatest moments of joy are.
Book Review: The Nuptial Mystery
By Msgr. Owen F. Campion. Cultural attitudes that contradict Gospel teachings contribute to the high divorce rates these days
By Teresa Tomeo. Filmmaker hopes to inspire couples to stick it out in a culture that takes commitment lightly
Our Sunday Visitor's My Daily Visitor, reading, feast of the day, saint, Bible verse, meditation, and prayer.
Our Sunday Visitor's My Daily Visitor, reading, feast of the day, saint, Bible verse, meditation, and prayer.
By Emily Stimpson. And why it should not need to mean the end of a Catholic couple's marriage
By Mark M. Gray. The number of marriages being celebrated in the Church has dropped nearly 60 percent since 1972
In many ways, Catholics in the Western Hemisphere are adopting the behaviors of secular society.
Wherever Christians affirm the inherent worth of those around them — especially when it seems most difficult — the Gospel is there.
This editorial column has free access for all visitors. The strongest defense of marriage is the example of strong marriages.
This editorial column has free access for all visitors. ‘The idea of radically altering such an intimate aspect of our marriage was terrifying.’
‘Sometimes [marriage preparation] is not as conducive as it might be in showing hospitality.’
A regretfully single professional woman counsels compromises. What about 'true' love?
Eastern Church took different take on marriage and the clergy.
By Carl E. Olson. Marriage acknowledges God's act of creation, his love and his plan for humanity
By Cory Busse. Keeping unions strong even years after exchanging wedding vows requires communication and perseverance, says Catholic author
This article has free access for all visitors. By Msgr. Robert J. Batule. How faith and reason are of the same mind
This column has free access for all visitors. By Greg Erlandson. If the president and first lady can spend time together, so can the rest of us married couples
Book, website and film reviews for September 26, 2010.
Christian personal-finance programs offer discipline that can increase faith as well as strengthen marital harmony
By Jim Graves. Once on brink of divorce over husband’s addiction, they help others break free
By Msgr. Owen F. Campion. As Catholics, we should not tolerate the sin of couples living together outside of marriage. (Subscription required)
By Dennis Poust and Mary DeTurris Poust. There’s a lot of bad information floating around about annulments. We separate fact from fiction
By Emily Stimpson. Church strives to honor its commitment to care for widows and widowers. Why that’s becoming more challenging today
By Father Roger J. Landry. After year away, controversial popularizer of Pope John Paul II’s theology of the body mounts defense
Don Clemmer writes an article about five Spanish missionaries who were slain for the Catholic belief in marriage while ministering in the South in the 1590s.
By Eddie O'Neill. They blog about trials of being unable to conceive and offer each other support.
Five heroic witnesses to the sanctity of marriage by Father Conrad L. Harkins, O.F.M.
Fuzziness over religious identity among faithful is one of the reasons for the declining number.
When God reaches out to us, how do we respond to his generosity? And do we strive to be worthy of it?. (Subscription required)
By Jonathan Luxmoore. English Anglican convert Cardinal Manning later expressed appreciation for the Catholic Church's clerical celibacy policy
By OSV staff. They also sign off on statement against physician-assisted suicide, get update on U.S. ordinariate. (Subscription required)
Vatican congregation updating instruction Donum Vitae in light of recent threats to life.
By Emily Stimpson. The pros, cons and outreach challenges surrounding the increasing number of unmarried Catholics today
Challenging the marginal parishioners on the importance of practicing the faith.
Spring book reviews by Mary DeTurris Poust
By Basil Cole, O.P. Marriage - Part ll
While Congress considers proposal, opponets say it establishes right to same-sex marriage and harms women.
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