Louise Perry’s argument against the sexual revolution raises a difficult question for readers: Given the fraught situation in which the sexual revolution has left many women and men, where do we go from here?
Marriage
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Faith groups split over bill to protect same-sex marriage
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are opposed to the bill—even with a newly added amendment aimed at attracting Republican support—saying it is a dire threat to religious liberty.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
Interview: Andrew Sullivan on being openly gay and Catholic
In 1993, America executive editor Thomas H. Stahel, S.J., interviewed the prominent political pundit Andrew Sullivan on, among other issues, homosexuality and the Catholic Church.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
What Mariah Carey’s ‘Butterfly’ has to say to children of divorce
Listening to the album anew, I can see how Carey’s songs shed light on the spiritual and psychological struggles of children of divorce (like Mariah Carey and I).
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Lessons for evangelization from Britney Spears’s journey with the Catholic Church
Britney Spears recently wanted to get married in the Catholic Church. The controversy that followed shows us what we still need to learn about turning our churches into welcoming spaces.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What Catholics actually want (and need) from marriage prep
Preparation for marriage should rely less on workbooks and more on prayer and community.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: The devout Catholic at the heart of the Supreme Court’s landmark same-sex marriage case
In his memoir, Greg Bourke illuminates the devout faith that sustained him and his husband through the legal journey that resulted in the groundbreaking marriage-equality ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: How the Vatican could change Catholic marriage preparation
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and host Colleen Dulle recap the Vatican’s recent family-related news through the lens of Gerry’s interview with Cardinal Farrell.
Posted inFaith, News
John Paul I and birth control: Rare audio recording shows he wanted change in church teaching before becoming pope
The future pope was hesitant about categorically banning contraception before the release of “Humanae Vitae,” documents and recordings show.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Interview: Cardinal Farrell on Pope Francis resignation rumors, reforming the Curia and promoting ‘Amoris Laetitia’
The Irish-born American cardinal and former bishop of Dallas, Tex., is considered a big hitter in the Vatican because of the many important responsibilities that Pope Francis has entrusted to him in recent years.