Marriage & Family

Why Does the Same Sex Marriage Debate Seem So Futile?

by Michael Cook August 27, 2012

Why is it so hard to have a calm, rational debate about same-sex marriage? In the US, Australia and Britain it is becoming louder and more bitter by the day. But the torrent of words flows over stone, unabsorbed by…

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Chastity and the Child

by Anthony Esolen August 8, 2012

Jesus said, “Suffer the little children to come unto me…for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” I’ve suggested in an earlier essay that chastity is but the giving of due reverence to the goodness and the holiness of sexual…

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Bringing the British Back to Life: Meet Boris!

by Joanna Bogle August 1, 2012

So here we are facing what promises to be the biggest crisis of European history. We are dying. There aren’t enough children being born. People are living longer – and expect to live reasonably well, with some health care and…

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The Mission of Marriage

by Mary C. Tillotson July 26, 2012

So your old roommate’s in seminary and your sister just made first vows, and you’re feeling a little guilty getting excited for your wedding. Marriage isn’t exactly a straightforward regimen toward holiness (you do get to have sex, after all)…

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Does It Really Make a Difference Who Raises the Kids?

by Dale O'Leary July 25, 2012

Estimates of the number of children in the United States alone being raised by same-sex couples run to many millions. In the interests of these children we need to know how happy they are and how they are turning out.…

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Making Babies: A Very Different Look at Natural Family Planning

by H. W. Crocker III July 9, 2012

Natural family planning (NFP) needs a slogan, because as a “product”—if I might adopt business-speak—it’s not selling too well. According to some surveys, about 90 percent of professed Catholics reject the Church’s teaching on birth control. Even among priests, fewer…

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Will Same-Sex Marriage Boost Surrogacy?

by Michael Cook July 3, 2012

The new government of French President Francois Hollande has announced that it will move soon to legalise same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption. With pressure building up in countries like the US, Australia and the UK, perhaps it is time to…

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Ground Zero in the Battle for Marriage

by Paul Benjamin Linton June 22, 2012

Illinois is now “ground zero” in the ongoing battle to preserve traditional marriage. On May 30, 2012, the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., filed separate lawsuits in the Cook County Circuit Court (which…

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Homosexual or Not: Does it Matter Who Raises the Kids?

by Ana Samuel June 19, 2012

The widely circulated claim that parents engaged in same-sex relationships do just as well as other parents at raising children—a claim widely known today as the “no differences” thesis—is not settled science. Two new peer-reviewed studies released this week by…

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The Bride Who Was Groomed for a Career

by Lea Singh June 14, 2012

Recently, a possibly tragic event took place: a highly educated young woman I know got married. Radiant in her delicate lace dress, full of joy and optimism about the future, this blushing bride was not yet aware of the reality…

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