Is the Catholic Family Different? 5 Marks of the Catholic Family–A Proposal.
The Patheos Catholic Channel is hosting a Symposium on the Family in light of the upcoming Extraordinary Synod on the Family in October and the recent release of the working document for the Synod. In...
View ArticleHoly Sex! What Catholics Can Teach the World About Infallible Loving.
The Patheos Catholic Channel is hosting a Symposium on the Family in light of the upcoming Extraordinary Synod on the Family in October and the recent release of the working document for the Synod....
View ArticleAnnulment Q & A: 6 Common Questions About Annulments.–UPDATED
The Patheos Catholic Channel is hosting a Symposium on the Family in light of the upcoming Extraordinary Synod on the Family in October and the recent release of the working document for the Synod. As...
View ArticleCardinal Kasper and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Idea (and A...
In preparation for the Extraordinary Synod on the Family, many people of good will are floating a lot of different ideas about how the Church should approach various challenges like annulments. (To...
View ArticleExtraordinary Synod on the Family Round-up
The Extraordinary Synod on the Family begins this weekend. Here are some of the posts I’ve written over the last few months on the synod. To see more great writing on the Synod by my fellow Patheos...
View ArticleFamily Synod Update
Two stories grabbed me about the opening of the Synod. The first is about a discussion that asks if there is a better way to explain Church teaching than by using such negative, loaded language as...
View ArticleWhen Mercy Hurts: Cdl. Kasper and the Soft Clericalism of Low Expectations.
There has been a lot of talk lately about the need for the Church to be merciful in the application of its teachings. That’s hard to argue with. In fact, I heartily agree that finding ways to be both...
View ArticleThe Extraordinary Synod on the Family–Processing the Explosion
The Catholic world exploded the other day with the release of the Relatio, the summary document intended to highlight the progress of the Synod Fathers so far. There is another week ahead of course,...
View ArticlePope Francis & Pope Emeritus Benedict Agree on Annulments
From a recent interview with Pope Francis. The family is so beaten up, young people don´t get married. What´s the problem? When they finally come to get married, having already moved in together, we...
View ArticleWhat’s YOUR Catholic Marriage IQ? Take the Quiz!
Do YOU know the truth about the Catholic difference in marriage? One thing that became stunningly clear in light of the recent Synod on the Family is how little people really understand the Catholic...
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