A recent study from The Institute for Family Studies reveals that a record number of young adults are predicted to never marry. This is a concern as The Catechism of the Catholic Church notes that marriage is a vocation.
Experts: Historic rise of ‘never-marrieds’ calls church to act on marriage’s ‘three-alarm fire’
Father Ron Rolheiser: Our Deepest Loneliness
Lonliness can affect us in different ways. We feel restlessness despite experiencing intimacy, and we feel a nostalgia for a home we can never quite find.
Experts unpack Vatican-recommended ‘catechumenate for marriage’
The “distressing decline” in marriage rates, high rates of divorce, an “alarming” number of invalid marriages, and a “culture of materialism and careerism” are the reasons a marriage catechumenate is particularly needed in the US.
Inside the Capitol: Initiative aims to provide solid foundation for supporting families
“Minnesota can help lessen the costs of family formation by nurturing the employment skills of young men and women without saddling them with the mountains of debt that create further roadblocks to family formation.”
Photos: Latino community gathers to honor married couples
Bishop Partick Neary blessed the marriages of couples that gathered with their families Feb. 25 for the second annual Honoring Marriage Day for the Latino community.
Families First Project offers tools to advocate for pro-family policies
One of the Families First Projects’ foundational goals is to create an appropriate “policy ecosystem” that supports the creation of stable families and helps them flourish by making it easier to get married, stay married, have kids, raise kids in economically stable environments, and care for extended family.
Notable quotes from Pope Benedict XVI
Here is a collection of notable quotes from Pope Benedict XVI from homilies, documents, messages and speeches from 2005 to 2013, the years he served as pope.
Beginning Experience weekend set for Oct. 14-16
Beginning Experience of Central MN hosts a weekend program for divorced, widowed or separated adults Oct. 14-16 at Luther Crest Bible Camp in Alexandria.