The news that the cleric faces 'credible and substantiated' allegations of sexual abuse has reverberated throughout the Catholic Church.

In my previous column, I offered an answer to the question: What do men want?

It is said that the one question about men and women that even the great Sigmund Freud, father of psychoanalysis, could not answer was: What do women want?

"High schools, even middle schools, should be teaching the value of marriage."

It is fashionable to mock as bland and boring the ordinary men and women living out their married lives together, but they are often engaged in a quest far more challenging and romantic than anything the bohemian libertine will attempt.

It can be tough to discern if the person you're with is a realistic, amazing fit — or just a sign you've decided to settle for second best.

I write as a Catholic academic psychologist with much experience with clients, case histories, and the relevant research literature — and have published extensively in several areas related to questions raised about "Amoris laetitia" (AL).

Throughout this book we have discussed the many challenges we face as Catholic singles and the importance of embracing our life in the here and now while remaining open to God's will and His plan for our future.

Feeling weak or sorrowful? Don't wallow, do the next joyful thing, says the Old Testament.

Bishop Barron published his initial reflections in an article here, but we later posed some follow-up questions about the exhortation.