We are losing the battle for marriage as a sacrament. Over the past 25 years there has been a 52 percent decrease in the number of Catholic marriages in the United States, ...

Recently, well meaning Episcopal clergy and lay leaders have been urging the church to “extend the sacrament of marriage” to lesbian and gay Episcopalians, moving beyond the blessing of same-sex ...

Marriage preparation constitutes a providential and favorable period for those oriented toward this Christian sacrament, and a Kayrós, i.e., a period in which God calls upon the engaged and helps ...

The Catholic Church did not make marriage a sacrament until the 13th century, and only began to enforce strict religious conformity in marriage in the 16th century — in part as a reaction to ...

Fr. Zack Swantek, our chaplain, completed his Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) this year. In celebration, he will give a lecture on his dissertation topic: Marriage as a Healing Sacrament: ...

I would recommend The Sacrament of Same-Sex Marriage to several audiences.. First, it is a bright light for young LGBTQ Catholics and their families, who may need assurance that being gay is not a ...

Tucked away in a secluded street near York Minster, a stone's throw from one of the city's busiest shopping streets, is a ...

September 23, 2015 WMOF2015: Sacrament of marriage has waned among Catholics Saying yes to a relationship is a first step, speaker tells World Meeting of Families session ...

Is marriage really a sacrament? If “half of Catholic marriages are invalid,” is mine invalid, especially if I’m unhappy? And while we’re at it, if the rules for divorce are changing, ...

Until reading Norman Pattis’ column on February 12, I did not realize how misguided I was regarding marriage. Toward the end of his column, he states that marriage is a “tradition.” I was ...