Recently, well meaning Episcopal clergy and lay leaders have been urging the church to “extend the sacrament of marriage” to lesbian and gay Episcopalians, moving beyond the blessing of same-sex ...

For centuries, the Catholic Church has simplistically “canonized” marriage, stripping down its sacred and sacramental character as a covenant and likening it to a secular contract. The time has come ...

Friends gather around Holly Beatty, left, and Jessica Leshnoff March 17 at Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., as officiant Todd Waymon, right, oversees the ceremony marrying the two legally.

With the release of Fiducia Supplicans in December 2023, the Vatican permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples. The announcement scandalized many traditionalists, but it came with an ...

In just over one month I will be ordained a Catholic priest. My wife will be in the front row. My oldest son will be an altar server. My daughter and younger sons will present my priestly vestments as ...

Your institution does not have access to this book on JSTOR. Try searching on JSTOR for other items related to this book. “What God Has Joined”: Marriage, a Theological Place CHAPTER 1 “What God Has ...

We are told that a high percentage of Catholics today doubt the validity of the Blessed Sacrament. That may be true. But I’d be willing to wager that, for most people, the validity of the Sacrament of ...

The Most Rev. Gabriel Edoe Kumordji (SVD), Bishop of the Keta-Akatsi Diocese of the Catholic Church, has delivered a heartfelt message to the Christian community, urging them to become shining ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Father Patrick Henry Reardon’s note to his flock at Chicago’s All Saints ...