The mandate for the new institute has “Amoris Laetitia” as its lodestar.
Marriage
Posted inFaith, Features
When a Jew and a Catholic marry
There are tens of thousands of Jewish-Catholic intermarriages in the United States, and a good number of them involve partners with strong commitments to their separate traditions.
Posted inFaith, News
Conference offers a journey of hope to divorced Catholics
The Journey of Hope Conference for Divorced Recovery held Aug. 4-6 in the Diocese of Charleston created a setting for people to experience hope, healing and mercy.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
God hates divorce. But God doesn’t hate divorced people.
I thought I had the perfect Catholic fairy tale: Meet and a date a former seminarian. Seven months after I got married, my world was utterly shattered.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Will lower courts restrict same-sex marriage’s legal influence?
Controversial decisions, such as Brown v. Board of Education (school desegregation), Roe v. Wade (abortion) and, most recently, Obergefell v. Hodges (same-sex marriage), often are challenged for decades by opponents seeking their reversal or limitation.
Posted inFaith, News
Advocates look to dispel the myths surrounding natural family planning
While certain myths continue to linger, advocates of NFP say there is plenty that the Catholic Church can do to inform and support those who wish to learn.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
Pre-Cana or Engaged Encounter? America readers tell us how they prepared for marriage
“Marriage preparation is a fantastic opportunity for evangelization, catechesis and pastoral care—our diocese dropped the ball on this opportunity.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Can I be a good husband and father if my own dad wasn’t?
My father was a decorated New York City police officer, but he retired early to focus on his drinking.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Love on the Margins: What Catholic interfaith couples share with the divorced and remarried
Their invalid marriages put these Catholics on the margins of the church.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
While “Master of None” looks for love, “Catastrophe” finds it.
In the hyper-curated, beautiful world that Dev lives in, a scene that conveys the touching, ugly stubbornness of marriage seems totally impossible.