Essay
Christ, the Eternal High Priest, and the meaning of priestly celibacy
It is the Church’s hope and desire that her celibate clergy (and her consecrated religious, too) would show forth to the world, in a unique […]
Marriage
The Dispatch
Catholic lessons from an Anglican royal wedding
In Cardinal Newman’s nineteenth century, the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church were much closer to each other, both doctrinally and morally, than in the […]
The Dispatch
Dating as a counter-cultural project
A new documentary from PureFlix and Paulist Productions follows the lives of five single Christians over the course of a year as they attempt to […]
The Dispatch
What are Catholics to make of the royal wedding?
Can the upcoming nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle be an opening for a larger discussion of marriage? […]
The Dispatch
Bermuda law again respects reality
While “domestic partnerships” are recognized in Bermuda, some of which partnerships will make it legally easier for same-sex partners to carry on their common life, […]
Features
Cardinal Burke: It is a “source of anguish” to hear suggestions “that I would lead a schism”
“The truth of the matter is marriage is not an ideal. It is a reality,” says Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke in a lengthy new interview with […]
The Dispatch
Full text of Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from Peru
In a conversation with journalists on his return flight from Peru to Rome on Sunday, Pope Francis discussed the people of Peru and Chile, clerical […]
The Dispatch
Thoughts on a mid-air marriage
Popes have jurisdiction for the external forum anywhere on earth (cc. 134, 331, 1108), so Francis can officiate at a wedding anywhere, anytime. But officiating […]
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Is the ‘Petrine Privilege’ an exception to Church teaching on the indissolubility of marriage?
Comprising a very small portion of all the marital cases dealt with by the Church world-wide, recent Petrine cases follow complex procedures that evolved in […]
The Dispatch
Is the ‘Pauline Privilege’ an exception to Church teaching on the indissolubility of marriage?
Answering that question requires clarity on some basic marriage concepts and terms. […]