Internet Sources on Marriage
Topics: … as a Concept … as a Sacrament Marriage Phenomenon Non-marriage & Divorce Specific Issues Synod 2014
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This is a wide-ranging set of sources in English, sometimes covering different points of view. They are all potentially useful and the views in them are not necessarily being recommended here.
The sources vary in academic quality. Some are articles, others data, and some even simple evidence that may be of use when researching or building academic sources.
Although generally Catholic in position, some are from general sources, such as newspapers. Warning: the Telegraph only allows 10 page-views per month outside the UK to non-subscribers.
The sections are not precise. Some links could be placed in more than one section; equally, certain themes can be found spread over several sections (e.g., a study of divorced/remarried Catholics receiving Communion can use sources in Synod 2014, … as a Concept, ...as a Sacrament, Non-married and Divorce and Specific Issues). Therefore, the sections are to be used as a guide only.
The format is usually <content title>, <website name>.
Some link names are questions without a '?' due to file-naming issues.
Occasionally, an article appears twice from a different source – sometimes this duplication is due to useful comments below the article.
... as a Concept (definitions and exploration as a concept)
Can Married Couples Have Too Much Sex - Crisis Magazine
Do we need to set aside the Word “Marriage” and use “Holy Matrimony” exclusively « Archdiocese of Washington
Human rights court Europe cannot be forced to redefine marriage Catholic News Agency (CNA)
Is there a Rational Legal Basis for Traditional Marriage - Crisis Magazine
Marriage as a Vocation - IgnitumToday IgnitumToday
Marriage Wars « Whosoever Desires
Marriage, Sanctuary of Life - Aleteia
Men can be 'wives' and women 'husbands' as Government overrules the dictionary Telegraph
Much info - Marriage Help at foryourmarriage.org Home
My Husband Isn’t My Girlfriend The Catholic Wife
Pope Francis on Marriage and things Jesus does not like Fr. Z's Blog
Redefining Marriage, Part 1 Who’s to Blame Blogs NCRegister.com
Redefining Marriage, Part 2 The Root of the Problem Blogs NCRegister.com
Redefining Marriage, Part 3 Consequences Blogs NCRegister.com
Redefining Marriage, Part 4 What IS Marriage Blogs NCRegister.com
Redefining Marriage, Part 5 The “No” of Marriage Blogs NCRegister.com
Redefining Marriage, Part 6 The “Yes” of Marriage Blogs NCRegister.com
Redefining Marriage, Part 7 The Irrelevance of Marriage Blogs NCRegister.com
Redefining Marriage, Part 8 The (Semi-)Relevance of Marriage Blogs NCRegister.com
Redefining Marriage, Part 9 Stigma and Hate Blogs NCRegister.com
Redefining Marriage, Part 10 Defending Marriage Blogs NCRegister.com
Required Reading “What is Marriage” CatholicVote.org
Sex Our Greatest Natural Resource - Crisis Magazine
The covenant of marriage - Denver Catholic Register
The Purpose of Sex in Marriage - Crisis Magazine
The Spiritual Stakes in the Marriage Debate - Crisis Magazine
This week Pope Francis emphasises five times that marriage is the union of man and woman « Protect the Pope
W May - Reframing the Marriage Issue Reveals Reality - Aleteia
What Every Wedding Needs Matthew Schmitz First Things
Why Humans are Not Garden Snails - Crisis Magazine
Why the Church cannot walk away from ‘marriage’ In the Light of the Law
Why the Word Matrimony, Not Marriage, is Better Taylor Marshall
Why Would God Expect People to be Married to the Same Person for Life - Aleteia
... as a Sacrament (how the Church regards Marriage as a Sacrament)
Church statements & teachings
An interesting no-comment comment from the HSPO (re Pope's telephone call) In the Light of the Law
An orientation to the question of canonical form for marriage In the Light of the Law
Are 50% of Marriages Invalid - Catholic Culture
Confusing validity and sacramentality in marriage In the Light of the Law
Doubts increase over Pope's alleged phone call on divorce Catholic News Agency (CNA)
Even if the pope said it, it was reckless to repeat it In the Light of the Law
Is an Annulment a Catholic Divorce - Dead Philosophers Society
Italian court's question does sex-change operation annul marriage News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Lest so many words complicate a simple question In the Light of the Law
LETTER CONCERNING THE RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION
Marrying non-Catholics Fr. Z's Blog
More on Wedding Attendance... Catholic Answers
No Catholic Divorce Grounds and Obstacles to Annulments Daily News NCRegister.com
On the indissolubility of marriage and the debate concerning the civilly remarried and the sacraments, Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, 23 October 2013
Pope Francis Desires to Draw Remarried People to Christ Daily News NCRegister.com
Precepts of the Church (see no. 6)
Reception of Holy Communion by divorced and remarried, Card. Joseph Ratzinger, 1998
Should I Attend the Wedding or Not Catholic Answers
The difference between divorce and annulment - Catholic Culture
The New Theological Movement Can I get married after having a vasectomy (The vasectomy question, Part II)
The Pastoral Approach to Marriage Should Be Founded on Truth - Catholic Culture
General articles
Catholic Courtesy Who Greets Whom and Holy Matrimony Taylor Marshall
Christmas Engagement 10 Wedding Tips to Get You Started Truth & Charity The Intersection of Faith & Life
Communion for the Remarried Yes, of Desire
Divorce and Remarriage by Robert Spaemann Articles First Things
How Will the Catholic Faith Change Your Marriage Taylor Marshall
Marriage Let’s Get Our Own House in Order - Aleteia
Marriage problem, bad confession experience train wreck Fr. Z's Blog
No Communion for Outlaws. But the Pope Is Studying Two Exceptions
Orthodox “solution” for Communion for DivorcedRemarried is no solution Fr. Z's Blog
Reform of the annulment process should not mean dumping it, let alone abandoning Christ’s teaching on marriage In the Light of the Law
Salvation for divorced and remarried Fr. Z's Blog
St. James Catholic Church Wedding Resources
St. John Fisher, Marriage, and Moral Absolutes - Catholic Culture
The Myth and Reality of Second Marriages among the Orthodox & Eucharist Mass relationship
The Power of Grace - Catholic Culture
The True Dimension of God's Mercy - Catholic Culture
Walking the Tightrope of Marriage Discipline
Wedding Readings - Catholic Answers Forums
Weddings Some Practical Advice - The Very Beginning, Part 1
What Does Christian Marriage Guarantee Stacy Trasancos
Marriage phenomenon (Marriage and its socio... effects)
33,000 Years of Marriage In This Place – A Few Pointers From Catholics Married for Long Years « Archdiocese of Washington
Marriage during the Middle Ages
Marriage Won’t End Poverty. But It Will Help (A Lot).
ZENIT - Pope Europe Won't Be Europe Without Marriage
‘For the anthropologist, the widespread failure to marry is a sign of cultural collapse’ CatholicHerald.co.uk
Non-married & Divorce (regarding those outside of regular Marriage)
50 per cent of people wish they had never ended their marriage Mail Online
Babies Now, Marriage Later A Failed Strategy for the Poor - Aleteia
Bp. Galatino Couples in irregular matrimonial situations... Fr. Z's BlogFr. Z's Blog
Cohabitation Should We Live Together - Aleteia
D & R...But Should They Live Together - Crisis Magazine
Divorce, remarriage, Communion, and the sense of the faithful - Catholic Culture
Divorced and Remarried are Called to Heroism... - Crisis Magazine
Divorced and Remarried are Called to Heroism... - some remarks In the Light of the Law
How to Help Cohabiting Couples – Homiletic & Pastoral Review
IDS It¿s just wrong to say living together is the equal of marriage Mail Online
Is joint custody (NOT) an option Czechmatediary
It is time for the Church to face up to the crisis of spousal abandonment Catholic News Agency (CNA)
Italian bishop apologizes for priest's statement that cohabitation is worse than murder News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Kids Divorce Stories Fr. Z's Blog
Needed speed-bumps on the road to divorce - Catholic Culture
Remedying the Divorce Culture Crisis Magazine
The New York Times is No Friend of Marriage - Crisis Magazine
The real reason why divorcedremarried German Catholics are leaving the Church - Catholic Culture
Unmarried parents are 6 times more likely to split by the time child is 5 Mail Online
What Jesus Said About Divorce - Crisis Magazine
What You Do Before You Say 'I Do' Matters For Marriage Happiness
“Not only divorced from marriage, divorced from reality.” An essay on the ugliness of divorce « Archdiocese of Washington
Specific issues (regarding issues/debates/controversies/problems)
Christian
Catholic
Archbishop Nichols reminds Marriage Care to follow Church teaching CatholicHerald.co.uk
Archbishop Nichols responds to critics of his civil unions approach Catholic News Agency (CNA)
Are Catholic Marriages Disappearing IgnitumToday
Bishop Paprocki Faces Hostile Jesuit Alumni Group at Talk
Bishops’ briefing on same-sex marriage Bill full text CatholicHerald.co.uk
Cardinal ‘shocked’ by survey responses on family life CatholicHerald.co.uk
Catholics, Awake! Marriage Doesn’t Just Happen! Crisis Magazine
CCHD cuts support for Oregon group over stand on same-sex marriage News Headlines - Catholic Culture
DISSIDENT CATHOLICS ACTING OUT - Catholic League
English bishops’ conference weighs in on same-sex civil unions News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Following same-sex ceremony, Michigan man barred from parish ministries News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Gay multi-millionaire activist funds Catholics United Catholic News Agency (CNA)
Illinois judge, former head of US bishops' review board, presides at same-sex weddings News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Is There Growing Confusion over Church Teaching - Crisis Magazine
Japanese bishops report laity indifferent toward Church teaching on marriage News Headlines - Catholic Culture
MSM attacks Archbishop Vigneron with the help of liberal Catholic collaborators Fr. Z's Blog (olim What Does The Prayer Really Say)
Nancy Pelosi scolds Archbishop Cordileone for participation in pro-marriage event News Headlines - Catholic Culture
New Scottish bishop could see going to jail over 'gay marriage' Catholic News Agency (CNA)
Preparing for Marriage A Bride’s Checklist of Questions and Answers Crisis Magazine
The Atlantic What happened to all those Catholic rites
The hermeneutic of continuity Italian parish priest deemed crazy for dissenting from the new orthodoxy on communion for the divorced and remarried
The popular pontificate of Pope Francis two views Fr. Z's BlogFr. Z's Blog
General Christianity
Another first for Episcopalians - Catholic Culture
Bonfire of the Vanities 'Gay marriage' is church suicide
Canadian Crackdown - Michael Coren - National Review Online
Christian Are ‘Evil’ For Backing Marriage, Says Tesco R&D Boss « Persecution News
Gay Danish couples win right to marry in church - Telegraph
How To Shrink Your Church In One Easy Step
Is Virginity at Marriage a Mistake IgnitumToday
New challenge to CofE as US Anglicans approve gay 'marriage' service - Telegraph
Nick Clegg backs gay marriage in churches – in break with David Cameron pledge - Telegraph
On the Sexual Attitudes of Christian Same-Sex Marriage Supporters - Crisis Magazine
Presbyterian Church approves same-sex marriage News Headlines - Catholic Culture
The World Can’t Hear Us on Marriage First Things
You Know How They Say The Divorce Rate In The Church Is 50% Prepare To Be Shocked...
Defending Marriage
A primer on Church teaching regarding ‘same-sex marriage’ In the Light of the Law
Aggie Catholics The Catholic Case Against Same-Sex Marriage
Archbishop Cordileone responds to critics on March for Marriage News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Building a Civilization of Truth and Love - Crisis Magazine
Cordileone and Santorum Find New Ways to Defend Marriage - Aleteia
Defending Marriage by Defining Marriage
East African bishops decry threats to family, ‘strongly condemn’ same-sex unions News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Getting the Marriage Conversation Right Catholic Stand
How I Evolved on Gay Marriage by Matthew Schmitz Articles First Things
I was raised by lesbians, and I oppose gay marriage LifeSiteNews.com
I'm Gay, but I'm Not Switching to a Church That Supports Gay Marriage - Eve Tushnet - The Atlantic
Is there a Rational Legal Basis for Traditional Marriage - Crisis Magazine
Library Bishop Morlino's Statement Regarding Ruling on Marriage - Catholic Culture
Marriage Debate Far From Over - Crisis Magazine
N. T. Wright on Gay Marriage Matthew Schmitz First Things
New Advent Video An atheist and a Catholic debate same-sex marriage...
Not all children raised by gay parents support gay marriage I should know, I’m one of them LifeSiteNews.com
Peru’s bishops call for ‘new battle’ against threats to life, family News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Pope Francis praises Knights of Columbus for defending marriage, religious liberty News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Pope Repeats that Same-Sex 'Marriage' is Anthropological Regression Blogs NCRegister.com
Rebuttals to arguments for same-sex marriage
Reframing the Marriage Issue Reveals Reality - Aleteia
Stop the Premature Talk of Surrender on Same-Sex Marriage - Aleteia
Surrendering the Marriage Fight Crisis Magazine
The #1 Reason the Catholic Church Won’t Support Same-Sex Marriage…
The Church on Marriage and Family Joining Battle - Catholic Culture
The Social Liability CatholicVote.org
Truth about marriage will prevail, Archbishop Cordileone assures DC rally News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Unitive and Procreative What is Marriage Part II - Truth and Charity Forum
What’s Natural Law got to Do With It Chris Stephanick, Assembly Speaker Catholic Youth Blog
Exploring the rational
4 Ways The Gay Marriage Debate Has Been Rigged
An atheist identifies the central problem with the gay marriage agenda Catholic World Report - Global Church news and views
Are You a Hater or a Bigot Or Are You Just Intolerant Blogs NCRegister.com
Attention gay rights lobby your feelings aren't constitutionally protected - The Matt Walsh Blog
Creative Minority Report Little Girl Stumps Legislature By Asking, Which Parent Do I Not Need
Family Research Council - legal connection between ssm & polygamy
France's most senior Catholic cleric says same-sex marriage will lead to incest - Telegraph
If Marriage Discriminates Against Gays, It Already Discriminates Against Catholics - Aleteia
Marrying Your Porn-laden Computer - Crisis Magazine
MercatorNet Do infertile couples clinch the case for same-sex marriage
MercatorNet If two lesbians, why not two sisters
Mommy, I Hate Myself Why Libertarian Arguments Against Marriage Fail - Aleteia
My Five Wives The Push to Normalize, and then Legalize, Polygamy is On
Pediatricians Group Accused of Ignoring Data in Endorsing ‘Gay Marriage’ Daily News NCRegister.com
Ryan Anderson Responds to the Redefinition of Marriage - OnePeterFive
Same-sex marriage is the logical conclusion to decades of divorce and infidelity CatholicHerald.co.uk
The Christian case for gay marriage The Smackdown
The evidence that blows apart Mr Cameron's claim that gay marriage will strengthen families Mail Online
The Latest Sham Science on Gay Parenting Crisis Magazine
The phony inevitability of same-sex marriage Catholic World Report - Global Church news and views
What homosexual “marriage” advocates are really after Fr. Z's Blog (olim What Does The Prayer Really Say)
When “Myths” are Truths » First Thoughts A First Things Blog
‘Dating Naked’ and ‘Married at First Sight’ — We Have No Idea What We’re Doing CatholicVote.org
General problems
Five Ways Gay Marriage Affects You Personally–Even If You’re Not Gay or Married CatholicVote.org
Gay Marriage—Nothing New Under the Sun Catholic World Report - Global Church news and views
In sickness and in health? That’s too religious for a civil wedding Telegraph
Marginalizing Catholic Teaching One Grant at a Time - Crisis Magazine
MercatorNet Same-sex marriage ten years on lessons from Canada
Queering the Marriage Debate - Aleteia
Salvo Magazine Cohabitation Marriage Lite or the New Concubinage - Salvo 15
Society-- not just marriage-- facing crisis, Italian cardinal argues News Headlines - Catholic Culture
The 500 Year Old Attack on Holy Matrimony... Taylor Marshall
The Brave New World of Same-Sex Marriage
The Great Unweaving - Crisis Magazine
The Marketing of Gay Marriage - Crisis Magazine
The one group ignored in the marriage debate – children CatholicHerald.co.uk
The Rise Of The Same-Sex Marriage Dissidents
The Struggle Over Marriage
Three people enter into civil union in Brazil - Telegraph
Two Classes in America, Divided by ‘I Do’ - NYTimes.com
Legal
$13,000 fine for NY farm owners who said no to lesbian wedding News Headlines - Catholic Culture
British Parliament Redefines Marriage
Census Bureau will recognize same-sex 'families' News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Colorado Christian guilty of discrimination for refusing to bake cake for same-sex wedding News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Considerations Regarding Proposals To Give Legal Recognition To Unions Between Homosexual Persons
European court no 'human right' to same-sex marriage News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Federal court decision decriminalizes polygamy in Utah News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Federal court upholds Louisiana marriage amendment News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Federal Judge Overturns Utah Polygamy Ban - Aleteia
Gay marriage to be legalised in Scotland despite two thirds of people opposing change - Telegraph
Human rights court Europe cannot be forced to redefine marriage Catholic News Agency (CNA)
Marriage and the Supremes What to Read
Marriage Takes a Beating - Crisis Magazine
Prelates rue recent court decisions on marriage News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Religious Liberty Refused Service in Arizona - Aleteia
Sentiment Trumps Reason as Judges Impose Gay “Marriage” - Crisis Magazine
Slovakia Becomes Seventh EU Nation to Protect Marriage - Aleteia
St. Joseph’s Medical Center Sued Over Benefits by Same-Sex Couple - NYTimes.com
US District Judge strikes down WI constitution’s marriage amendment. Bp. Morlino responds. Fr. Z's Blog
Woman in same-sex marriage sues Missouri diocese following dismissal from parish position News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Worcester diocese asks court to dismiss discrimination complaint brought by gay couple News Headlines - Catholic Culture
“Same-Sex” Marriage Legislation What’s at Stake Crisis Magazine
Synod 2014 (relating to preparations for the first synod)
Cardinal Kasper
A Rival Good to God’s On Cardinal Kasper's Divorce Proposal - Crisis Magazine
Card. Müller’s book-length interview refutes Communion for divorced and civilly remarried Fr. Z's Blog
Cardinal Kasper and the Church Fathers Catholic World Report - Global Church news and views
Cardinal Kasper's public support for dissent undermines his own proposal - Catholic Culture
Fr. Murray on Card. Kasper’s proposals Fr. Z's Blog
Kasper versus Kasper - Crisis Magazine
On Doctrinal Questions, Francis Favors Cardinal Müller over Cardinal Kasper - Crisis Magazine
Surprise The Kasper book doesn't really argue for the Kasper proposal! - Catholic Culture
The practical dangers of the Kasper proposal - Catholic Culture
What Cardinal Kasper Really Said About Divorce - Crisis Magazine
Why Cardinal Kasper’s Proposal Is So Dangerous - Aleteia
General
A Summer Symposium on the October Synod for the Family!
ACTION ITEM! Book from 5 Cardinals in defense of marriage and tradition Fr. Z's Blog
Aim of Family Synods Harmonize Doctrine and Pastoral Care - Crisis Magazine
An Appointment that Francis Should Withdraw - Catholic Culture
Archbishop Müller affirms Catholic marriage, urges care for divorced Catholic News Agency (CNA)
Archbishop Müller Affirms Indissolubility of Catholic Marriage Daily News NCRegister.com
Cardinal Müller, in new book, renews argument against change in Church teaching on marriage News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Divorce and Remarriage A Theological Assessment Dominican Friars
Dominican theologians assess proposals for divorced and remarried - Catholic Culture
IMPORTANT THREE major Catholic media sources publish SAME response to Card. Kasper! Fr. Z's Blog
Is a call to 'update' Church teaching a call for doctrinal change Nope. - Catholic Culture
It's 1968 All Over Again - Aleteia
Italian bishop wants no 'taboo' on talk of homosexuality, Communion for divorced, married priests News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Italian bishops' leader says Church should welcome 'unconventional couples' to sacraments News Headlines - Catholic Culture
LGBT foundation aims to counter Vatican family synod Catholic News Agency (CNA)
Meltdown Countdown Fishwrap on the Synod Fr. Z's Blog
Müller corrects Marx on the issue of Communion for divorcedremarried Fr. Z's Blog
Pope Francis on the airplane The Synod, the family, Communion for the divorced and remarried Fr. Z's Blog
Pope says 3 bishops under investigation, sees overemphasis on question of Communion for the remarried News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Some-good-common-sense-on-marriage-sexuality-and-family AdW
Synod Instrumentum Laboris at Whispers in the Loggia
Synod not just about divorceremarried, Vatican cardinal says News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Synod secretary don't expect change in Church teachings News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Synod Secretary General Wants Change in Church's Teaching on Marriage Blogs NCRegister.com
The Church Cannot Change Her Doctrine on Marriage and Divorce. Concerns for the Upcoming Synod « Archdiocese of Washington
The Vatican Synod on the Family Will Confront a Hostile Culture - Aleteia
Vatican issues working document for Synod of Bishops on the family News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Wm. Oddie on the upcoming Synod no change in doctrine Fr. Z's Blog