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Home: Current Issues: Marriage and Family: LINKS_PAGE Current Issues: Marriage and Family: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Getting Old - Douglas McManamanAsk a group of young people what kind of life they have their hearts set on: a life that is ever changing and ever new, one packed with excitement, or a life that is routine, unexciting, repetitive and ordinary? Read more... Habits for a Happy Marriage - Richard Fitzgibbons, M.D.In my 34 years of working with Catholic couples, I have observed seven major conflicts that create severe marital stress. The good news is that these weaknesses can be overcome. Read more... How Contraception Destroys Love - Edward P. SriIn his book Love and Responsibility, Karl Wojtyla — now known as John Paul II — reflects not simply on why contraception is immoral, but even more, on how contraception actually can destroy the love between a husband and wife in marriage. Here, we will consider four points from his reflections on this topic. Read more... How Splitting Up Brought Them Together - Una McManus“Cohabiting is far from harmless,” said Father Vic. “Did you know that sociological studies show that living together before marriage increases the risk of divorce — by as much as 50%? Former cohabiters have higher levels of conflict, abuse and violence, plus overall lower levels of happiness.” He called cohabitation “training for divorce.” Read more... How to Get the Man of Your Dreams - Jonathan E. DoyleThe author of a new book is quizzed about its big promise. Read more... Husband’s Day - Jennifer Roback MorseFather’s Day is a day for honoring fathers. But I would like to take a step back and honor men as husbands. Read more... I wuv you - David WarrenValentine's Day is just the sleaziest little idea for a commemoration that anyone ever came up with. Read more... In Defense of the Family - Maggie GallagherThe Massachusetts governor stands up for marriage. Read more... Infant Awe: A Review of Babies! - Meghan DukeBabies! Eighty glorious minutes of babies. Read more... Introduction—Marriage: the Mystery of Faithful Love - ALICE VON HILDEBRANDIn our society, the beauty and greatness of married love has been so obscured that most people now view marriage as a prison: a conventional, boring, legal matter that threatens love and destroys freedom. Read more... Jane Austen, Public Theologian - Peter J. LeithartTo call Jane Austen a public theologian is counterintuitive for two reasons: she does not seem much interested in things public, and she does not seem much interested in things theological. Read more... Journalistic Malpractice in "Marriage is Dead" Report - Michael MedvedOn Tuesday, January 16th, 2007, the American people awoke to startling and disturbing news: for the first time ever, the majority of women in the country were living without a husband. Read more... Law, Feelings, and Religion at the Bar in Iowa - Matthew J. FranckWhat happens when judicial arrogance becomes so habitual as to become second nature? Read more... Let marriage be marriage - Fr. Raymond J. De SouzaWhat is the one thing, which if changed, would help improve Canada. Read more... Losing the right to a mommy and daddy - Barbara Kay“I believe children have the right to a mother and a father, and preferably their biological parents.” These words — I agree with them, and so do the UN Conventions of the Child — were once the equivalent of saying you believed in peace on Earth and goodwill toward men. Read more... Love and . . . Responsibility? - Edward SriIt is routinely pointed out that about half of all marriages end in divorce. But what is not often discussed is the other half of the equation: the marriages that don't break up. Are those marriages thriving? Do married couples that stay together feel truly close to one another? Do they achieve true, lasting, personal intimacy? Read more... Love and Responsibility: Avoiding Fatal Attractions - Edward P. SriA man eating lunch at a restaurant notices an attractive woman at another table, and is immediately drawn to her beauty. His heart stirs, and he finds himself wanting to see her again. Read more... Love and Responsibility: Beyond the Sexual Urge - Edward P. SriIn our first reflection on Pope John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility, we considered the “personalist principle,” which says that we should not treat other persons merely as a means to an end. Read more... Love is worth it - Jennifer Roback MorseRomance is a wonderful feeling, but it can’t hold a candle lit dinner to committed love. Read more... Lowering the cost increases demand - Fr. Raymond de SouzaIn the fourth-year economics seminar I teach at Queen’s University, we cover a range of topics, from globalized trade to the nature of rationality. But one topic seems to attract more interest from the students than others — economics and marriage. Read more... Marital Anger - Richard P. FitzgibbonsExcessive anger is one of the major sources of marital and family stress. The recognition, understanding and resolution of this powerful emotion are important for the health and happiness of marriage, children, and family. Read more... Marriage and the Public Good: Ten Principles - The Witherspoon InstituteThe “Ten Principles on Marriage and the Public Good” are the result of scholarly discussions that began in December, 2004 at a meeting in Princeton, New Jersey, sponsored by the Witherspoon Institute. This conference brought together scholars from History, Economics, Psychiatry, Law, Sociology and Philosophy to share with each other the findings of their research on why marriage is in the public interest. A consensus developed for sharing the fruit of their collaboration more widely. Read more... Marriage in the 50 States - The Heritage FoundationMany states across the nation are moving to either strengthen their existing statutory language that recognizes marriage between a man and a woman or to amend their constitution to preserve the traditional meaning of marriage. The information on this page is intended to reflect the breadth of the movement to defend marriage throughout the United States. Read more... Marriage Now Just a Sexual Relationship - Fr. Raymond de SouzaAll in all, it is an impressive bit of work for a mere 38 years. Read more... Marriage: A Way to Heaven - Deacon Douglas McManamanToday is Marriage Sunday and the Archbishop has asked us to preach on marriage, and our pastor in turn has asked me to address this topic, probably because I am married. Read more... Pages: [<<] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [>>] Related Categories:
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