Mom and historian Nadya Williams explores the role of mothers, human dignity and modern society February 24, 2025By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life Nadya Williams, a classicist and historian who walked away from academia to be a stay-at-home mom, recently spoke with OSV News’ Charlie Camosy about her new book “Mothers, Children, and the Body Politic: Ancient Christianity and the Recovery of Human Dignity.”
With mentors and Holy Spirit, marriage catechumenate model bears fruit February 23, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News The Witness to Love approach challenges couples to engage with church teaching and what being married means. It also involves close accompaniment by a practicing Catholic mentor couple — of their own choosing — who shares the couple’s journey to the altar and provides them a “lifeline” of support beyond the wedding day.
Family is where we learn to serve the least among us February 18, 2025By Laura Kelly Fanucci Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life Family is the way that we learn to love, serve and humble ourselves over and over again to care for Christ in our midst.
A special engagement at Sacred Heart of Mary for Graceland Park couple February 14, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Young Adult Ministry Brandon Holthaus and Veronica Meusel are still making plans on where they will get married. They are grateful that the proposal took place at Sacred Heart of Mary.
Strengthening religious practice could help reverse demographic crisis, says Irish study February 9, 2025By Sarah Mac Donald OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, World News A decline in religion will likely deepen Ireland’s demographic crisis, according to a new study by a pro-family and pro-life Irish institute.
Bishop Barron: Marriage ‘a source of hope’ and ‘antidote to loneliness’ February 7, 2025By Gina Christian Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Ahead of national and international celebrations of matrimony, Bishop Robert E. Barron said that marriage is “a source of hope for all generations.”
Polka dancing, Hershey’s Kisses and novenas for World Marriage Day February 6, 2025By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops picked “Marriage: Source of Hope, Spring of Renewal. Pursue a Lasting Love!” as the theme for this year’s World Marriage Day, Feb. 9 and National Marriage Week, Feb. 7-14.
Marriage: A sacrament of lasting love February 5, 2025By Heidi and Cory Busse OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life Married life gives us a glimpse of the eternal union of God and his church and calls each spouse to build the other up for everlasting life in heaven.
Radio Interview: Catholic Men’s Spirituality February 3, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with two experts on Catholic Men’s Spirituality to get their take on how best to encourage and support men looking to develop and enhance their Catholic faith, so they can be better men, able to serve others, whether as husbands, fathers, priests or single lay men.
Sts. Louis and Zélie: St. Thérèse’s parents are models of love and devotion February 1, 2025By Lance Richey OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Saints, World News As the second married couple to be declared saints (along with Sts. Anne and Joachim, the parents of Mary), and the first to be canonized together, Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin offer a model of the vocation to love and holiness that is at the heart of the sacrament of marriage.
Help purify, restore relationships, pope tells judges at Vatican tribunal January 31, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Concern for the salvation of souls is what guides the work of church tribunals and the implementation of reforms regarding the marriage annulment process, Pope Francis said.
Pope gives bonus to employees with three or more children January 16, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis personally decided that employees of Vatican City State who have three or more children will receive a monthly bonus, the Vatican announced.
