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).
Marriage
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.
Posted inFaith, News
Citing ‘superficial’ marriage prep, Pope Francis calls for yearlong program for engaged couples
Pope Francis said “superficial” marriage preparation programs leave many couples at risk of having invalid marriages or unprepared to cope with the struggles that arise in every marriage.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Catholics: Stop spending an unholy amount on weddings
The joy of marriage is getting overshadowed by the pressure for increasingly expensive and elaborate weddings. Parish priest could gently remind couples that it does not have to be this way.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Life as a married Catholic priest — and why most preaching is terrible
Father Joshua Whitfield on his vocation as a husband, father and priest, and why most Catholic homilies are just plain awful.