Marriage & Family Life

Something New: Weekend Mass at St. Andrew by the Bay includes marriage

That describes Lynn Thomas and Brian Yeatman, who were married by Father Jeffrey Dauses during 5 p.m. Mass Aug. 19 at St. Andrew by the Bay in Annapolis.
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Theologians in Italy studying development of ‘Humanae Vitae’

Four theologians specializing in marriage and family life are studying Vatican archival material with a view of telling the whole story of how and why Blessed Paul VI wrote his encyclical "Humanae Vitae" on married love.
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Advocates urge more awareness about natural family planning options

There are plenty of myths that surround natural family planning, but advocates say the Catholic Church can help dispel those myths and raise an awareness of which fertility-awareness options exist for married couples that embrace church teaching.
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Cardinal Schonborn: Church doing best to strengthen families of all types

The Catholic Church is doing whatever it can to strengthen the family, including families often considered nontraditional, said Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna, the theologian who reviewed Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on the family.
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A Bride and Groom; The Bride and The Groom

It is a peculiarity of Catholic theology that a couple exchanging vows at their wedding Mass do not so much receive a sacrament as they become a sacrament.
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Catholic mom sees her 11 children as greatest Mother’s Day gift

Mother’s Day will greet Amy Laddbush of Bowie with plentiful sounds as her husband and 11 children clamor to express their appreciation for her vital service to their big Catholic family.
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Why do you want to be married in the Catholic Church?

Too often we forget that marriage is a sacrament of the church. The sacraments are a lot bigger than we are.
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Amen: Love and sex in a poisonous culture

“People really want to be challenged to be better than even they think they can be,” Father Matthew Buening said.
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Priests and marriage: Pope’s response not so new after all

Pope Francis’ recent comments on the subject of married priests fall clearly in line with the thinking of his predecessors.
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New Poll Finds Support For Monogamy In Marriage

The majority view held regardless of the respondent’s gender, marital status, or political identification.
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‘Unreliable’: Vatican spokesman challenges reporter claim

Fr. Federico Lombardi disputed an Italian journalist's claim that Pope Francis told him that "all the remarried who ask" will be admitted to Communion.
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