Issues in Family, Culture & Science
The quarterly review of the
Center for Cultural & Pastoral Research
Spring 2013
A MOTHER’S WORK
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Imago Dei — Imaging God in Our Lives
After attending Imago Dei’s Theology of the Body workshop at the NACFLM conference in Dallas see above, Mario and Paola Martinez started two Spanish study groups in the Diocese of San Bernardino, California.
In my niece’s Wedding Program — A Marriage Prayer.
A Marriage Prayer
Lord, be in this marriage In a special way,May we feel Your presence Each and every day.
Grant us both good humor To surpass our coming years;May there always be much laughter,May there always be less tears.
Give us strength and…
Should We Bring Back Young Marriage? | Catholic World Report – Global Church news and views
The general thought in society today is that marriage should be delayed to allow for greater maturity and until the parties are “established.” Some argue, however, that there are compelling reasons to reconsider young marriage, including biological reasons. But for young marriage to be successful, other things about the way marriage is prepared for, viewed, and treated by society at large must also be revisited….
via Should We Bring Back Young Marriage? | Catholic World Report – Global Church news and views.
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My Big Fat Unholy Wedding |Blogs | NCRegister.com
Many people dream of the BIG WEDDING, the fairy tale ending with cake makers, dress designers, florists, jewelers, photographers and more for the low low price of a mortgage-like sum!!! But it might just be causing heartbreak, damaging society, and hurting people’s faith.
When my wife and I first were engaged, we planned to get married a full two years later so we…
The church has lost control of marriage | National Catholic Reporter
Our county courthouse is across the street from our parish church. Weddings are performed on both sides of the street. We both use the “vocabulary” of marriage, but the words dont have precisely the same meaning.Lets face it — the church has lost control of the cultural conversation on marriage. Just about any parish priest can tell you that. Even devout Catholics often…
via The church has lost control of marriage | National Catholic Reporter.
Pontificium Consilium pro Familia – Love and Truth
We, Emmanuel and Bénédicte Odin, live in the city of Lille, in northern France. We have been married for 19 years, and are the parents of 9 children, between the age of 18 and one year.
Emmanuel, 40 years old, works as a sales manager and Bénédicte, 42, a former teacher, takes care of the children. We have been committed members of the Emmanuel Community for fifteen years.
Three years ago the Emmanuel Community entrusted us with the responsibility of founding Love and Truth on the international level. Since then, in order to accomplish this mission in the best possible…
UK Archbishop: Marriage an exclusive commitment between man and woman | Irish Examiner
Marriage between a man and woman is “sorely needed” in today’s society and it could soon be “too late” to save that union, the leader of the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales has said.
In a wide-ranging attack on Coalition policies, the Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Rev Vincent Nichols, accused David Cameron of seeking to undermine a centuries-old understanding of matrimony.
He said support for marriage and family stability was now an urgent priority that “no intelligent government” could ignore….
via UK Archbishop: Marriage an exclusive commitment between man and woman | Irish Examiner.
So This Is Marriage? | Catholic Journal
Recently, a friend stumbled upon the following Facebook question and thread.
“Some say marriage is the best. Some say it isn’t worth it. I’ve lived in four different homes in three different states with my soul mate. And we share a car in both our names. Lol. Do we need a piece of…
Young peoples unbelief linked to media, home life
Parents who want their children to have strong Faith must demonstrate it in their own lives, experts say
By Emily Stimpson – OSV Newsweekly, 5/12/2013
For Joshua Schwartz, the questions have become routine. Do you believe todays young people compared to twenty years ago areMore religiousLess religiousAbout the sameOnline Surveys by “How can we believe in God when there’s so much suffering?” “Is the Church opposed to science?” “Do we have to think the world was created in six literal days?”
The teens asking those questions belong to the youth group Schwartz leads at All Saints Catholic Church in Dallas. But the questions don’t originate with the youth group attendees. They originate with the teens’ secular peers, peers who, according to Schwartz, are evangelistic in their fervor for leading other teens away from the Faith.
That fervor is a problem. A bigger problem is that many of those unbelieving teens sat in parish pews just a few years ago. They attended religious education classes, received the Sacrament…
Understand
Training in Mastering the Mysteries of Love (MML), as they are doing in the Diocese of Oakland, helps.
“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”
– Steven R. Covey
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