Open Marriages, Closed Hearts

by Alexi Sargeant

American couples are combatting loneliness with open marriage instead of friendship and childbearing. Continue Reading »

12 Jun 2017

The Civil Marriage Business

by J. D. Flynn

When American bishops of the Catholic Church meet next week, the Church's obligation to regulate marriage may be up for debate.
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9 Jun 2017

Thanks for Everything, Pope Francis

by James Zacchaeus

When my wife, Elizabeth, and I were married a quarter century or so ago, she was a practicing Christian in a mainline Protestant denomination, and her pastor married us. (N.B.: Neither of our true names, nor anyone else’s, appears in this piece.) I was decidedly non-practicing, a self-described . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2017

Parents as Strangers

by Peter J. Leithart

Lactantius v. Plato. Continue Reading »

12 May 2017

Paterson: A Film to Remember

by William Doino Jr.

In Paterson, there are no explosions, betrayals, tragedies, or graphic depictions of violence or sex—just enchanting scenes that celebrate the beauties of everyday life. Continue Reading »

24 Apr 2017

The Two Faces of Amoris Laetitia

by Mats Wahlberg

Two completely different—and logically incompatible—arguments in favor of communion for the divorced and remarried have figured in the synodal process that led up to Amoris Laetitia. Despite their incompatibility, both arguments can be found in Amoris itself, at least according to many of the document’s interpreters. Continue Reading »

4 Apr 2017

God’s Image, Man’s Crimes

by James R. Rogers

Mosaic (and Noahic) teachings regarding the death penalty are revelations of God and teach us of God’s grace, mercy, forgiveness, and love. But how? Continue Reading »

29 Mar 2017

Generation Z: Desperate for Rules

by Betsy VanDenBerghe

Abiding by moral rules, especially when they are explained meaningfully and mercifully, gives teenagers swimming in a sea of relativism and nihilism a “moral vocabulary.” Sympathy isn’t enough. People need norms. Continue Reading »

14 Mar 2017

Redemption of the Erotic

by Charles J. Chaput

The following is an excerpt from Archbishop Chaput's new book, Strangers in a Strange Land: The crime of the modern sexual regime is that it robs Eros of its meaning and love of its grandeur. It’s a lie. It’s a theft. It makes us small and ignoble.
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21 Feb 2017

The Peace Treaty

by R. R. Reno

When we pledge our faithfulness to another on our wedding day, we’re mocking the changeableness of life, saying that we trust in the covenant of marriage to transcend the weakness of our flesh, the fickleness of our passions, and the fragility of our egos. Continue Reading »

14 Feb 2017