Pope Francis recently said that he wants bishops who are pastoral, not ideological—in tune with their people, “shepherds living with the smell of the sheep.”...
Marriage
Seeking input on marriage and family life, Pope Francis has decided to consult the experts. If Pope Francis asked you whether divorced and remarried Catholics...
Save the beach for the honeymoon. Instead, get married at your local parish. Sounding Boards are one person’s take on a many-sided subject and do not...
Before the obligatory “Ave Maria” and a crazy aunt leading “YMCA” at the reception, guests at a Catholic wedding witness “a covenant by which a man and a woman...
In our September Sounding Board, we asked readers to tell us about their wacky and wonderful wedding stories. Here’s what they had to say. The best thing...
Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors, or the...
Former Episcopal priests are crossing over to the Catholic Church—and bringing their wives and kids along for the ride. Chuck Hough III was thrilled when his...
Morrison, a Roman Catholic man, a former gay activist, and veteran of over a decade in a same-sex relationship, argues against the church's condoning of...
In this 1997 article that accompanies the one above, one Catholic argues that same-sex marriage would allow the church to encourage more loving, nurturing, and...
Recently my friend Angela called me in tears. Angela, 31, and her husband have been married for three years, and they are very well-suited: They can spend...
