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The Catholic Hack – No. 40 Christopher West
Marriage & the Eucharist: The Two Shall Become One
Women of Grace’s Marriage Resources
Catholic Church on Marriage, Divorce, and Annulments
Church Fathers on the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
A collection of texts that shows the early belief that Christ elevated marriage to a sacrament. By Joseph Gallegos.
Going on Vocation: Marriage and Holy Orders
Scott Hahn explores the meaning of these sacraments and offers biblically based advice for young men considering the priesthood and young couples pursuing…
Going on Vocation: Marriage and Holy Orders
Scott Hahn explores the meaning of these sacraments and offers biblically based advice for young men considering the priesthood and young couples pursuing…
Ritual of Marriage
(Byzantine Catholic) How the rite is celebrated by Eastern Catholics.
Rite of Marriage During Mass
From the 1970 Roman Missal. See also: – Rite of Marriage During Mass (From the 1962 Roman Missal) For a short history of the revised rite of marriage,…
Doctrine on the Sacrament of Matrimony
From the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Council of Trent, 1545-1563. See also: – Canons on the Sacrament of Matrimony – Decree on the Reformation of Marriage…
What God Hath Not Joined: Why Marriage Was Meant for Male and Female
A good defense of Scriptural and traditional teaching by Dr. Edith M. Humphrey, an Anglican laywoman and New Testament scholar at Pittsburgh Theological…
Feminism and Marriage: a Reflection on Ephesians 5:21-33
A study of the various biblical and theological interpretations of this famous passage, by Mary Shivanandan, a theologian at the Pope John Paul II Institute…
St. Augustine’s Thought on the Effects of Original Sin on Marriage
A good theological reflection by Father J. Brian Bransfield.
Christ in the Home
A fine meditation by Father Raoul Plus, S.J. on Catholic marriage and family life.
Marriage and the Complementarity of Male and Female
An excellent consideration by a top moral theologian, William May. Also by May, see: – Marriage: A Person-Affirming, Love-Enabling, Life-Giving and Sanctifying Reality…
A Basic Theology of Marriage
A fine treatment by Dr. Christopher West. See also his: – John Paul II’s Theology of the Body: Key to an Authentic Marital & Family Spirituality – What the Church Really Teaches about Responsible Parenthood – The Theology of the Body & The New Evangelization – A Response to Luke Timothy Johnson’s Critique of John Paul II’s “Disembodied” Theology of the Body; for Johnson’s critique, see…
Church Fathers on the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
A collection of texts that shows the early belief that Christ elevated marriage to a sacrament.
Catholic for a Reason IV: (Marriage and Family Life)
Sacrament of Marriage
From The Catholic Encyclopedia. See also: – Moral and Canonical Aspect of Marriage – History of Marriage – Ritual of Marriage – Putative Marriage – Divorce (in Moral Theology)…
The Sacred Mysteries (Maronite Catholic)
- Baptism and Chismation – Reconciliation – Mystery of the Eucharist – Mystery of Crowning (Marriage) – Mystery of Holy Orders – Anointing of the Sick…
Living Together
An excellent discussion of the Church’s teaching on marriage in a “Question and Answer” format. By the Pennsylvania Catholic Bishops.
Christian Marriage
An excellent defense of the Church’s teachings, issued by the Bishops of Ireland in 1969.
Preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage
A 1996 document of the Pontifical Council for the Family. See also, the Council for the Family’s sound explanation of the Church’s teaching on married…
On Marriage Impediments And Dispensations (Magnae Nobis)
Pope Benedict XIV’s 1748 Encyclical Letter. See also Pope Benedict’s: – On the Validity of Marriages (Nimiam Licentiam)
On Christian Marriage (Arcanum)
Pope Leo XIII’s 1893 Encyclical Letter.
On Christian Marriage (Casti Connubii)
Pope Pius XI’s 1930 Encyclical Letter.
On the Regulation of Human Birth (Humanae Vitae)
Pope Paul VI’s landmark 1968 Encyclical Letter. See especially his discussion of “God’s Loving Design for Marriage.”
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