Save Marriages to Save the Faith, by J.C. Miller

By J.C. Miller, Crisis Magazine, July 29, 2025

J.C. Miller is an attorney and father of seven from Michigan. Follow him on X at www.x.com/JCMillerEsq/.

The evidence shows that divorce is a huge threat to children’s faith.

Divorce is a sensitive topic. Much of the serious Catholic discussion on the topic addresses receiving Communion or even how American Catholics are 6 percent of global Catholics but 60 percent of annulments. The evidence shows that divorce significantly threatens the faith of both divorced Catholics and their children, underscoring the urgent need for parishes to prioritize marriage ministry and support. This is something we Catholics should talk about, without letting situations involving abuse distract us from the evidence of the problems caused by divorce. We want good marriages, and they help pass on the Faith.

Most Catholics will get married. As the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown explains: “While you may have heard that marriage is endangered and rare, most Catholics will end up being married during their life.” And a good number of those will get divorced. CARA estimates that “about 28% of those Catholics who marry experience divorce at some point.” Pew Research came up with a similar number through its own survey (and also noted that only a quarter of them seek an annulment). Unsurprisingly, divorce can have an impact on the faith of the divorced parties. …

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