With regard to gay “marriage”, here is a list of the questions I come across most often, with my brief answers: -1- “Why are you against gay marriage?” It’s not that I am against gay “marriage” per se, it’s that gay “marriage” is an ontological
I’ve been telling people that I don’t want to preach on hell; I want to preach on the love of God and also address what happens when people reject God’s love and spend eternity alienated from his love. In the same way, many of
The Ruling The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic triumph to the American gay rights movement. The court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution’s guarantees of due process and equal protection under the
Statement from Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB): Regardless of what a narrow majority of the Supreme Court may declare at this moment in history, the nature of the human person and marriage remains unchanged
Today is a significant setback for all Americans who believe in the Constitution, the rule of law, democratic self-government, and marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The U.S. Supreme Court got it wrong: It should not have mandated all 50 states
LANSING — Michigan’s Catholic bishops today released a joint statement through the Michigan Catholic Conference responding to the United States Supreme Court decision in the Obergefell v. Hodges case that redefines the institution of marriage in this country. Michigan Catholic Conference is the official public
There are four cases consolidated for the Court to answer two questions: The cases are consolidated and the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted limited to the following questions: 1) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two
Here is transcript of the Holy Father’s recent talk on Family Life. Here are three headlines: “Pope says family separation can be morally necessary” “Pope Francis: Maintain and Protect the Marital Bond for the Sake of Children.” And “Pope Francis tells parents to be mindful
My book, The Exceptional Seven Percent: Nine Secrets of the World’s Happiest Couples looks at the habits uncommonly happy couples practice to keep their marriages going strong and growing stronger day by day. In a new study, gerontologist, Karl Pillemer, has taken a similar approach,
Always be ready to give a defense for the hope that is within you. – 1st Peter 3:15 1st Peter 3:15 is one of my top ten Bible verses. It’s a reminder that every single one of us, by virtue of our Baptism as the Church
