Divorce and Second Marriages.
The compliant “Oikonomia”
Of the Orthodox Churches
ROME, September 26, 2014 (La Chiesa) – Compliant toward the bullying of the civil tribunals date back to the times of the Byzantine empire. The past and present of the matrimonial practice of the Orthodox is described by the an authority in the field, Archbishop Cyril Vasil, secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. Much confusion is resolved.

The Art of Fraternal Correction
MADISON, WI, September 12, 2014 -- Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison, WI writes a compelling letter to his flock about the delicacies and potential pitfalls related to correcting others in sin. While it is important to do so, the person doing the correcting can easily fall into sin themselves as a result.

Supreme Court Halts
Marriage Redefinition in Virginia
WASHINGTON, DC, August 21, 2014 -- The U.S. Supreme Court put a hold on same-sex “marriage” licenses in Virginia on Wednesday after a federal appeals court struck down the state’s marriage defense amendment in July.

New Study Shows
Sex Before Marriage
Undermines Marital Happiness
August 21, 2014 -- A stunning new report by the National Marriage Project and analysis by MercatorNet.com's Carolyn Moynihan provides insights into how premarital sex and cohabitation increase the risk of less happy marriages, or not marrying at all.

Virginia Asks Supreme Court
Delay Same-sex Marriages There
WASHINGTON, DC, August 15, 2014 -- Local Virginia representatives are asking the Supreme Court to uphold the definition of marriage as existing between a man and a woman following a federal Appeals Court’s decision not to postpone same sex marriages in the state.

Preacher of Papal Household
Considers What Revelation
Can Contribute to
Marriage Problems Today
NORFOLK, VA, May 3, 2013 -- A talk given by the preacher of the Pontifical Household at the Awakening the Domestic Church conference provides a wonderful theological reflection on marriage. It includes historical notes on marriage in the Roman Empire and in the fledgling Christian community, as well as profound theological reflection on the various facets of marriage as understood through the lens of revelation.

Marriage's Indissolubility a Dogma,
Cardinal Clarifies
VATICAN, August 5, 2014 -- In a book-length interview, Cardinal Gerhard Mueller has underscored that the indissolubility of the marriage is no mere doctrine, but a dogma of the Church, and stressed the need to recover the sacramental understanding of marriage and family.

USCCB Marriage Chairman
Responds to Recent
Federal Court Decisions on Marriage
WASHINGTON, DC, July 24, 2014 – Yesterday’s order by the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado enjoining the state from enforcing its laws defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman follows recent decisions on marriage by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Denver. The U.S. District Court temporarily stayed its order. The U.S. Bishops’ Chairman of the Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco, said, “Recent court decisions on marriage in no way deter our efforts to promote the truth about marriage – a truth that no court decision can ever undo.”  

European Court:
No 'Human Right'
For Same-sex Couples to Marry
STRASBOURG, FRANCE, July 25, 2014 -- The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that member nations are not required to “grant access to marriage to same-sex couples,” in a complicated case involving a transgendered individual.

Gender Gaps in College
Linked to Divorce Rates
ROCKFORD, IL, July 25, 2014 -- While research has told us that the prevalence of divorce in our society can account for the gender gap within higher education, a recent article in The Huffington Post sheds more light on what the exact causal relation might be.  It may not just be the possibility of divorce, itself, that has such an impact on both female and male adolescents, but rather the lack of father involvement in the lives of male children.

Federal Judge Strikes Down
CO Marriage Defense Amendment
DENVER, CO, July 24, 2014 -- A federal judge ruled Wednesday against Colorado’s marriage defense amendment, leading the state attorney general to say the case will ultimately be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.  

Openness to Beauty
Leads Soul to God,
Says Catholic Thinker
PHILADELPHIA, July 22, 2014 -- The senses are the “road to God”, who speaks to us through beauty, said Bill Donaghy, who holds a master's in systematic theology, at the recent Theology of the Body Congress held in Philadelphia.

Pornography Recovery Program
Helps 'Fight the New Drug'
DENVER, July 23, 2014 -- The co-founder and executive director of an organization that fights pornography addiction among youth says he sees a need to continue raising awareness about the harmful effects of porn.

Supporting Marriage and
Keeping Your Job
CCG Provides Advice
to Legatus Members
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24, 2014 -- CCG’s Chairman Margot Kyd and President Bill May were recently asked to provide advice to Catholic business leaders on how to handle the marriage issue in the work place in the July issue of Legatus Magazine. Legatus is a membership organization for top-ranked Catholic business leaders in North America.