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Month: June 2013
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Round-up: The Court rules on same-sex marriage
In the wake of this morning’s Supreme Court decisions on the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8, reactions and responses have, of course, flooded websites, blogs, and social media sites. Below is a […]
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Further Thoughts on “What Is Marriage?”
1. Is What Is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense a must read? Yes. This is the primer for common sense arguments supporting traditional marriage. 2. For whom is it written? It is written by […]
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What Price Marriage?
“What Price Glory?” is the title of a 1924 play about life, death, and heroism in the trenches of World War I. One of the co-authors, Laurence Stallings, was a Marine sergeant in the famous […]
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Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ, laments SCOTUS rulings: “we are about to sink even lower. God help us.”
Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ, founder and editor of Ignatius Press, which is based in San Francisco, expressed obvious frustration this morning in commenting about the Supreme Court rulings striking down the Defense of Marriage Act […]
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Supreme Court strikes down DOMA; dismisses Prop 8
From CBS News: The gay rights movement saw a significant victory at the Supreme Court Monday, even as the court dodged the fundamental issue of whether marriage is a constitutionally-protected right for all couples, gay […]
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Pope Francis: “Fatherhood is giving life to others”
From Pope Francis’ homily during Mass at the Domus Sanctae Marthae chapel, via Vatican Radio: “When a man does not have this desire [for fatherhood], something is missing in this man. Something is wrong. All […]
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Mary Ann Glendon to serve on new commission to reform the Vatican Bank
Today it was announced that the Vatican has established a five-person commission to study and advise Pope Francis about the reform of the Institute for Religious Works, or IOR, commonly known as the “Vatican Bank.” […]
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Full text: Pope Francis’ General Audience address
Below is the text of Pope Francis’ Wednesday General Audience catechesis, delivered today in St. Peter’s Square. Via Vatican Radio. *** Dear brothers and sisters, Today I would like briefly to refer to one more […]