While Moses allowed divorce – due to hardness of our hearts (Matthew 19:8) that didn’t mean God was fine with it! “I hate divorce, says the Lord”. (Malachi 2:16).
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Pornography, Addiction, and the Common Good
Perhaps the most potentially debilitating addiction is to pornography because it “represents a serious threat to society as a whole.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 2)
An Old Fashioned Christmas
The Church makes clear: Christmas celebrates the incarnation of Emmanuel – God with us. And it is no accident that God chose to reveal Himself in and through the family.
All, The Family and Marriage
The Church makes clear: Christmas celebrates the incarnation of Emmanuel - God with us. And it is no accident that God chose to reveal Himself in and through the family.
All, The Family and Marriage
"Marriage…transcends the feelings and momentary needs of the couple…it is not born 'of loving sentiment, but from the depth of the obligation'" (Pope Francis)
All, Government and Politics, The Family and Marriage
The Church teaches that a government must protect the family. But the Church is also very clear on the State's limits.
All, Culture, The Family and Marriage
Here is a list of family quotes, both long and short, from the Magisterium of the Church that never fail to inspire and encourage us.
All, Culture, The Family and Marriage
The family “exists prior to the State or any other community, and possesses inherent rights which are inalienable”. (Preamble, D., Charter of the Rights of the Family)
All, Culture, The Family and Marriage
The Synod on Family, called by Pope Francis, reported the "the family, the basic human community, is painfully being weakened". (Synod Report to Pope Francis, 10)
