Pope Leo has been quick to reaffirm the importance of marriage and family for humanity. Most notably, in a homily for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly, he declared, “families are the cradle of the future of…
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The importance of strong families, grounded inn marriage, for societal stability is emphasized by the Catholic Church. The rise of alternative family structures and practices like surrogacy undermines the sanctity of marriage and the dignity of the human person, as they dehumanize the child and sever the link between procreation and the marital act.
“The marriage covenant, by which a man and a woman form with each other an intimate communion of life and love, has been founded and endowed with its own special laws by the Creator. By its very nature it is…
Father Paul Marx, founder of Human Life International, was right on the button, when, thirty years ago, he started openly warning all who had ears to hear, that verbal engineering always precedes social engineering. Those who control the language of…
Pope Francis recently affirmed Catholic teaching regarding fruitful love between spouses. The affirmation came in a message for participants of the WOOMB International Congress, held at the University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, at the end of April. In…
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Saint Gianna Beretta Molla was a wife, mother and physician. Her virtuous life is a reminder of the truth about the dignity of the human person and of marriage and family life.
What is so special about marriage, and why does it matter? The short answer is that healthy marriages equal healthy families. Healthy families lead to healthy societies, which in turn leads to human flourishment. All of which is what God…
Pope Paul VI secured his niche in ecclesiastical and secular history more by his promulgation of the encyclical Humanae Vitae on July 25, 1968, than his presiding over the Second Vatican Council. Up until 1930, all Christian denominations held contraception…
Fifty-four years on from Pope Paul VI’s promulgation of the prophetic encyclical Humanae Vitae - On the Regulation of Births, disagreement and outright dissent against this constant teaching of the Church is still raging. Of note is the recent publication…
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Marriage is an institution of nature and, for the baptized, a sacrament. Not only do the natural physiological and psychological desires experienced by both men and women show it to be an institution of nature but also, the fact that…
