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God gave Creation to a family

God gave Creation to a family

Vatican Information Service, 27 September 2015 - Activities el Wed, Oct 7th 2015

God gave the “most beautiful thing He had”, the world, to a family, to a man and a woman so that they would grow, multiply and make the land fruitful. Francis also remarked that He wanted His only Son to grow up within a family home, and emphasised that the family enjoys “divine citizenship”. While there are problems in every home, they can be overcome with love,..

4 Reasons I Love my Wife, even after St Valentine

4 Reasons I Love my Wife, even after St Valentine

Jared Zimmerer - Married el Wed, Feb 25th 2015

I must admit that my wife and I have had our ups and downs over the past seven and a half years. Whether financial, spiritual or simply the difficulty of having four children within six years, we haven’t necessarily found some magic formula that helps us push through. 

Celebrating 80 years of marriage

Celebrating 80 years of marriage

BBC Reporters - Married el Mon, Sep 1st 2014

Maurice and Helen Kaye celebrate 80 years of marriage. The pair say the secret of married life is kindness, love and tolerance. A couple who met as teenagers 10 years before the start of World War Two have celebrated 80 years of marriage.

Who wants to destroy the family?

Who wants to destroy the family?

Vincenzo Pinto - World Issues el Mon, Jun 9th 2014

"Families are the home Church where Jesus grows," Francis said. "He grows in the spouses' love and in the children's lives. For this reason, the enemy attacks the family so much. The devil does not want it. He tries to destroy it, to prevent love from becoming free....

Following the Lead of the Pope of the Family

Following the Lead of the Pope of the Family

Fr. Roger Landry - The Anchor - Married el Mon, May 26th 2014

At the end of his homily during the Canonization Mass for Saints John XXIII and John Paul II, Pope Francis said something that I hope will prove highly significant over the course of the next couple of years and far beyond.

How Churches Can Help Cut the Divorce Rate of Any City

How Churches Can Help Cut the Divorce Rate of Any City

Mike McManus - Onfaith - Married el Mon, May 12th 2014

 Five steps local churches can take to save marriages and prevent divorce.  In Metro Washington where I live, there were 15,800 divorces compared to only 24,600 marriages, for a divorce rate of nearly two-thirds. Does marriage matter? Isn’t it a private issue concerning two people? No. I’d argue that every divorce is the destruction of a small civilization.

Future of Catholic weddings in Britain in doubt, MPs and Peers told

Future of Catholic weddings in Britain in doubt, MPs and Peers told

John Bingham - The Telegraph - Married el Wed, May 1st 2013

THE future of Roman Catholic weddings in England and Wales is now in doubt because of David Cameron’s gay marriage bill, the church’s chief legal adviser on the issue has disclosed. Prof Christopher McCrudden said that there are serious questions over whether the 120-year-old legal basis on which 8,500 Catholic weddings a year are performed can even “survive” the passage of the bill currently before Parliament.

New Archbishop of Canterbury challenges David Cameron on gay marriage

New Archbishop of Canterbury challenges David Cameron on gay marriage

Steven Swinford - The Telegraph - Church Issues el Mon, Feb 4th 2013

The new Archbishop of Canterbury will issue a challenge to David Cameron by voicing opposition to gay marriage on the eve of the first parliamentary vote on the controversial new law. In his first official day as leader of the Church of England, the Rt Rev Justin Welby is expected to say that marriage should remain “between a man and a woman”.

The Marriage Debate: the nature of things

The Marriage Debate: the nature of things

George Weigel - Articles el Mon, Feb 4th 2013

A proposal to change this truth about marriage in civil law is less a threat to religion than it is an affront to human reason and the common good of society. It means we are all to pretend to accept something we know is physically impossible. The Legislature might just as well repeal the law of gravity.” 

Focus on conflict in Papal speech to diplomats

Focus on conflict in Papal speech to diplomats

Alessandro Speciale, Vatican City - World Issues el Wed, Jan 9th 2013

Benedict strongly appealed for an end to the bloodshed in Syria saying that the conflict will “know no victors but only vanquished if it continues.” He called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to “commit themselves to peaceful coexistence within the framework of two sovereign states,” a solution which remained far from reality in 2012.

UK high on OECD's family breakdown table

UK high on OECD's family breakdown table

BBC - World Issues el Sun, Dec 30th 2012

The UK has one of the highest rates of family breakdown in the Western world, with just 68.9% of children living with both parents, research suggests. The UK comes fourth in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)'s table, behind Belgium, Latvia and Estonia.