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Tag Archives: marriage
A 70th Wedding Anniversary
Via FNC: George and Barbara Bush celebrate 70th wedding anniversary Former President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush are marking a milestone in their love story this Tuesday, celebrating 70 years of marriage. The longest-wed presidential couple set … Read More
“Would it really be totally impossible to admit her to Communion?”
Some of the mistakes we make in life can’t be fixed. These days we expect everything to be fixable, to have a solution. There must be some way to get around problems, some cure, some repair, some slight-of-hand. No. Not … Read More
ASK FATHER: Mistake about minister of Sacrament of Matrimony and validity
From a reader… QUAERITUR: When making vows at a Catholic Wedding in a Catholic Church if a Groom genuinly beleives that the officiating priest at a wedding is the minister of the Sacrement of Matromony, and not the bride and … Read More
Pope Francis: “the family is being bastardized”
In Rome we have been seeing members of the Schoenstaat movement all over the place, as they gather for centenary celebrations. Pope Francis addressed them and had some things to say about the state of the family today. From EWTN/CNA: … Read More
Thoughts about the Synod and simplifying the “annulment” process
At the National Schismatic Reporter (aka Fishwrap) Jesuit Thomas Reese is going out to the edge of the cliff: Simplified annulment process coming from synod This is part of the “lemmings to the cliff” dynamic being stirred by the Synod of … Read More
Posted in One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged annulments, divorce, marriage, Paenitemini, process, Synod, Synod of the Media
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39 Comments
“Five Cardinals Book” in defense of marriage, tradition – Remaining in the Truth of Christ
UPDATE 10 Oct: Amazon seems to be selling out as fast as they are stocking. HOWEVER, the good news is that the book is available for KINDLE (USA) for $12.86, which is much less than the paperback. HERE It was $9.99. … Read More
VIDEOS: Card. Burke & Card. Kasper – compare & contrast. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Catholic News Service issued excepts from a video interview with His Eminence Raymond Card. Burke. (655 views as I post) Card. Kasper also has one. (905 views as I post) Compare and contrast. (Watch the imagery.) My first impression? In … Read More
Dr. Peters on Sr. Walsh’s piece in America Magazine
The distinguished canonist Ed Peters has a response to a piece from Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, who used to work at the USCCB and who now writes for Jesuit-run Amerika Magazine. Dr. Peters doesn’t have a combox, so… I’ll open … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged canon law, divorce and remarriage, Ed Peters, marriage, Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, Synod of Bishops
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33 Comments
“Bitter clash”? In your dreams, liberals.
At the liberal US Catholic I saw a piece from the RNS, rarely anything but left-leaning, there is a completely irresponsible claim about the book on marriage about which I have written several times. Here is the offending quote. VATICAN … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, You must be joking!
Tagged debate, divorce and remarriage, marriage
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13 Comments
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