divorce

Q:  What does canon law really say about divorced people receiving Holy Communion?  –Sean
A: The issue of who may, and who may not, receive the Eucharist lawfully is a canonical question with deep theological roots. Consequently, the Church has…

Refined by Fire

by Hallie Lord on January 4, 2013 · 8 comments

If ever there was a romance that started off with a bang it was ours. It was love at first sight—the kind of love affair that many have trouble believing exists until they find themselves swept up in one of…

The Beatles wrote a song that was the sensation of 1967, “All You Need is Love.”  This was the same point made a few years earlier by an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church.
Gaudium et Spes, Vatican II’s Constitution…

When my non-sacramental marriage ended, I moved in with my parents. My bedroom was in one corner of the basement family room. I wanted to go to sleep for about a decade and wake up with a different life.
Three…

The Kids Are Not All Right

by Thomas Lickona February 17, 2012

What’s the matter with today’s emerging adults?
A Review of Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood , by Christian Smith et al.  Oxford University Press, USA (Sep, 2011)
Youth hold up a mirror to society; in it,…

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Dollars and Sense: The Economics of Gay Marriage

by MercatorNet January 12, 2012

Douglas Allen is a Canadian expert on the economics of social institutions. He has discussed same sex marriage from an economic point of view in articles in leading law journals. MercatorNet interviewed him about the consequences of legalising same sex…

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Resolved: A Head-and-Heart-Healthy New Year

by Rose Sweet December 30, 2011

It’s time to write out resolutions for the New Year.
Eating healthier and getting more exercise will no doubt be somewhere on your list. But is your body really the most important area that needs improvement? Or is there something…

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Neutralize the Nuclear Cocktail of Divorced Holidays

by Rose Sweet December 2, 2011

For the divorced, holidays can be hell: splitting the kids up during vacation, no money to buy presents, loneliness, rejection, anger, depression, and much more. One woman told me she wished she could just take a pill and wake up…

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Solomon Had It All Wrong

by Steve Pokorny November 21, 2011

The Atlantic recently posted an article by Rachel R. White entitled, “The Role Non-Monogamy Will Play in the Future of Marriage” (Oct. 3, 2011), in which she interviews Pamela Haag, the author of the book Marriage Confidential. Haag claims that…

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Detacho: Modular Dollhouses for Fractured Families

by Kathy Schiffer October 24, 2011

Okay, now this is just sad.
Toys help children to learn and prepare them for life.  That’s why industrial designer Ben Forman (benformandesign.co.uk) has introduced a new dollhouse to help today’s modern preschooler prepare for the inevitable unhappy changes in…

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