"Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope"- 1 Peter 3:15
Divorce is a difficult topic no matter what your faith background (or lack thereof) is, but I think there is the added complexity for Catholics because of our firm belief of the indissolubility of marriage. Our natural response tends to be to avoid the topic altogether, but as a Church, we face a legitimate crisis of divorced …
Divorce & Remarriage by Jim Blackburn “explains Church teaching on the indissolubility of marriage and examines the pastoral and canonical realities for Catholics who wish to end their common life and marry another.” Blackburn provides a lot of clarity to a complex and challenging component of Church teaching. Overall, I thought he did a good job …
Last week, I wrote a post that defined poly relationships, explained why they are wrong, and addressed some popular internet arguments for poly relationships. This week, I want to explain why we should care and how we as Christians might respond. Why We Should Care I imagine some supporters of poly relationships are questioning why …
Less than two years ago, the Supreme Court of the United States changed the legal definition of marriage to allow for two people of the same sex to be considered married. Since then, people have continued to chip away at the true meaning of marriage. The argument is that “love is love” as long as …