Back in 2006, then-Pope Benedict XVI and his brother, Fr. Georg Ratzinger, 82, were surprised to learn that their parents, Joseph and Maria, met through a singles ad their father had placed in local Catholic weekly, Liebfraubote. [See also: The Worst Result of the SCOTUS Marriage Decision Won’t Be...
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As confusing and difficult the current controversy in the Church regarding the indissolubility of marriage is, there’s one important thing to keep in mind: this isn’t the first time in history some Catholics have really wanted to be able to get divorces. Most people are already aware of...
Marriages in great literature are usually quite tumultuous. Just look at any Shakespeare tragedy or a novel by a Bronte sister or Graham Greene and there is absolutely no one to emulate in marriage. Who wants to be like the Macbeths in their murderous ways or Mr. Rochester with a...
Few love stories can say that they began at the age of eight. But for Jeanette and Alexander Toczko, they couldn’t have imagined life any other way. What began as a childhood crush later bloomed into a deep, committed love – a love that would last throughout a war, five...
So the culture wants to depart from the truth of marriage. This is not new. The nature of marriage has been a point of controversy for thousands of years. In fact, some of the Church’s greatest, most venerated saints gave their lives defending marriage. Would you do the same?...
