Can Facebook harm your ‘relationship status’?
It was unfathomable that one idea could change how the world interacts. And then you signed up for Facebook. While watching the three-time Oscar winner The Social Network, I was struck by how this...
View ArticleDivorced? The doors of your parish are open
The reality of divorce is very common nowadays and one of the questions we always ask is, “If Catholic marriage is forever, how should divorced Catholics live their faith? Some times the easy way...
View ArticlePerspectives: The Weekly Edition – Divorce
The divorce process is always painful because you are ending a life with someone with whom you shared everything. How does the Church support those who are going through such a difficult time? On this...
View ArticleBishop Mendis of Sri Lanka: Marriage and family life are very important
The Salt + Light team in Rome spoke with Bishop Warnakulasurya V. Mendis of Chilaw, Sri Lanka. Bishop Mendis offers his thoughts on #synod14 and addresses the issue of remarried and divorced Catholics.
View ArticleDeacon-structing Vocations: Married Life part 2
Recently I heard a talk by Julie and Greg Alexander of The Alexander House which helps parishes strengthen their marriage ministry or to help build a foundation to create one. Greg says that the...
View ArticleQuestions, answers and reflections about Marriage and Pope Francis’ Annulment...
Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, gestures at a press conference for the release of Pope Francis’ documents concerning changes to marriage annulments at the Vatican Sept. 8. In response...
View ArticleBehind Vatican Walls: Rules of Annulments
This week Pope Francis issued two Motu Proprios (declarations issued “of his own will”) that simplify the process for getting a marriage annulment. Some have voiced concern over the perceived ease...
View ArticleWhat Makes Marriages Valid?
Everyone knows that there’s no divorce in the Catholic Church, only that there are some marriages that are not valid. So what makes a marriage valid? To help us understand all of this better, join us...
View ArticleSLHour: Healing After Divorce and Sounds of Prayer
How do we begin healing after divorce? This week we speak with Lisa Duffy, author of the Catholic Guide to Dating After Divorce. On Connect5, Sebastian Gomes speaks with Vatican commentator, John...
View ArticleEncore SLHour: Dating after Divorce and other Great Conversations
This week, on a special edition of the SLHour, actor Leonardo De Fillipis tells us about the St. Benedict Press study program, Queen of Heaven and we reconnect with singer/songwriter Chris Bray....
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