By MICHAEL CASPINO | In the days running up to today’s Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage (Obergefell v. Hodges), constitutional pundits predicted a wide range of outcomes: from the creation of a sweeping constitutional right to same-sex… Original Article
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What is the Most Effective Way to Preserve Marriage When Society Falls Apart?
By Philip Kosloski | While the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage is not surprising, it does reveal how far our society has gone and how much work needs to be done. It shows that … Continue reading
US Bishops on Marriage Decision: ‘A Tragic Error’
By REGISTER STAFF | WASHINGTON — Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Ky., president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has released the following statement regarding today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex civil… Original Article
Vatican Remains Mum on Medjugorje: No Decision Has Been Made
By EDWARD PENTIN | VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said Friday that, contrary to reports in Italian media, no decision has been made regarding certain doctrinal and disciplinary aspects of alleged Marian apparitions at Medjugorje. At the time of… Original Article
If Marriage Is the Sanctuary of Life, What Happens When That Sanctuary Is Redefined?
By Joan Desmond | The U.S. Supreme Court has finally ruled on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage, invoking the Fourteenth Amendment to require every state to license marriages between people of the same sex. Over the years, gay activists… Original Article
Prayers Aren't What They Used To Be
By Msgr. Charles Pope | So often, prayers aren’t what they used to be. Prayers used to look to God and long for heaven. More commonly today, even when they look to God, they speak more of this earth and … Continue reading
Breaking: US Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide
By CNA/EWTN NEWS | In a wide-reaching decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has declared that same-sex “marriage” is a constitutional right and that states must recognize same-sex unions contracted as marriages in other states. By a vote of 5-4, the… … Continue reading
Political Role Reversal: Democrats Praise Encyclical, While GOP Remains Cautious
By BRIAN FRAGA | WASHINGTON — Leading Democrats who are otherwise at odds with the Church’s moral teachings have praised Pope Francis for addressing climate change in Laudato Si (The Care for Our Common Home), the Pope’s encyclical on ecology. … Continue reading
The Benedict Option Meets the Buckley Option, Epic Authors Tell Epic Confession Stories and More!
By TITO EDWARDS | Democracy Isn’t the Problem: The Benedict Option Meets the Buckley Option by Andrew T. Walker of Public Discourse – Big Pulpit German Idealism and Cardinal Kasper’s Theological Project – Thomas Heinrich Stark PhD, The Catholic… Original … Continue reading
Of the Glory of Kings and the Killing of Cats
By Mark Shea | My friend, Dr. James Felak of the University of Washington, notes that life is full of broad proverbs that are both true and commonsensical, yet flatly contradictory and false if we try to make them into … Continue reading
