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December 5, 2017

Canon Lawyer: On the Appearance of the Pope’s Letter to the Argentine Bishops in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis

By Edward Peters, JD, JCD, Ref. Sig. Ap. - Neither the pope’s letter to the Argentines, nor the Argentine bishops’ document, nor even Amoris laetitia so much as mentions Canon 915, let alone do these documents abrogate, obrogate, or authentically interpret this norm out of the Code of Canon Law. Granted, little or nothing in these documents endorses or reiterates Canon 915, either, and the apparently studied silence that Canon 915 suffers these days is cause for deep pastoral concern.
November 17, 2017

Saint of the Day for November 17: St. Elizabeth of Hungary (1207 – November 17, 1231)

By Fr. Don Miller, OFM, Franciscan Media Saint Elizabeth of Hungary’s Story – In her short life, Elizabeth manifested such great love for the poor and suffering that she […]
November 15, 2017

CULTURE OF LIFE: Archdiocese of Detroit Begins Building the Marriage Catechumenate

By Peter Jesserer Smith,  EWTN News - The catechumenate approach, he said, also corrects the notion for both people in the Church and the engaged that marriage preparation is about fulfilling “requirements” to get to the wedding... “The catechumenate is different from that,” Thimons said. “It’s a process of accompaniment, deepening a relationship with Jesus Christ, with his Church and one another, and recognizing that the wedding is really just the beginning of their new sacramental life together.”
November 10, 2017

5 Big Predictors of Divorce

By Cynthia Dermody, Aleteia - Marriage is the backbone of society, so science is wise to put so much effort and research into figuring out why the divorce rate is so high and what we can do about it. Sources vary in terms of the official rate in the US — some say it’s over 50 percent,

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