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On the State of Marriage, the Original Modern Sanctuary Jurisdiction, by John M. Grondelski – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

On the State of Marriage, the Original Modern Sanctuary Jurisdiction, by John M. Grondelski

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By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., Catholic World Report, Feb. 10, 2026

John M. Grondelski (Ph.D., Fordham) was former associate dean of the School of Theology, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. He publishes regularly in the National Catholic Register and in theological journals. All views expressed herein are exclusively his own.

If marriage is justified by callow appeals to “love is love”–with love being whatever somebody says it is at a given moment–then marriage has little to no social content or meaning.

February 7-14 is observed this year as National Marriage Week, intended to promote awareness and appreciation of the institution of marriage. The effort seems particularly timely, given the decline in people getting married (and having children) and marriage’s competition with other forms of “relationship” more or less permanent.

One need not be particularly prescient to recognize that marriage in contemporary Western societies is on the ropes. The question is why. One answer may be the idea that marriage was the original sanctuary jurisdiction. …

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On the State of Marriage, the Original Modern Sanctuary Jurisdiction, by John M. Grondelski

English Only: Florida Eliminates Foreign Language Options on Driver Test Following Deadly Crashes, by Virginia Allen

Venerable Fulton Sheen to Be Beatified, by Tessa Gervasini

By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., Catholic World Report, Feb. 10, 2026

If marriage is justified by callow appeals to “love is love”–with love being whatever somebody says it is at a given moment–then marriage has little to no social content or meaning.

One need not be particularly prescient to recognize that marriage in contemporary Western societies is on the ropes. The question is why. One answer may be the idea that marriage was the original sanctuary jurisdiction. …

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