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Love and . . . Responsibility? - Edward Sri

It 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. Sri

A 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. Sri

In 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 Morse

Romance 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 Souza

In 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. Fitzgibbons

Excessive 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 Institute

The “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 Foundation

Many 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 Souza

All in all, it is an impressive bit of work for a mere 38 years.  Read more...

Marriages of convenience - Father Raymond J. de Souza

Twenty-five years ago today Lady Diana Spencer wed the Prince of Wales.  Read more...


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