Posts in the "Marriage and family life" category

Articles on the call to holiness within the context of the “domestic church” of family life.

Book review : The Temperament God Gave You

Have you ever wondered why some children seem to have been born neat, while others leave a tornado in their wake? Why are some people always upbeat and optimistic, their glass “half full,” while others seem to be enveloped in a black cloud, their glass always “half empty”? For some, no passing thought goes unexpressed, [...]

Marriage resources on the web

Presenting a series of organizations and web sites devoted to enriching married life.

On the Theology of Children

Children have a simple and enlightening understanding of God. This is a richness for all who care to hear it.

The Vatican, condoms, and AIDS

If the Church were to approve the use of condoms in cases where a spouse had AIDS, it would lead to the degradation of women everywhere.

Sexual intersubjectivity

Sexual union does more than make pleasure and babies. Lived properly it transforms the couple into “one flesh”, and helps them to become more like God.

Unconditional Love: Beyond Equality

A psychologist discovers unconditional love…

Mixed marriages

Wondering about marriages between a Catholic and a non-Catholic? Here are some straightforward answers.

Same-sex marriage and existentialism

Much of the philosophical framework found behind today’s legal system is based on a flawed view of human nature that stems from existentialism. This must be opposed, because in the end the others around us become seen as a vague sort of threat to our liberty, and we lose sight of our neighbours as people deserving of our love.