Bishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, who is the Secretary of the Dicastery in Rome overseeing the discipline of the sacraments, seems to hold a position that contradicts Catholic doctrine on marriage jurisdiction. … At issue is whether the Church teaches that the civil government has rightful authority to relieve a spouse of the obligation to maintain an intact home and empower a spouse to retroactively recoup the mutual help the spouse gave to the marital household.

I’m inviting you to join us in reading Marcelo Fiaes’ book. Volunteers can help take turns reading with me and we’ll have short discussions to solidify our understanding of the author’s themes. Write me to request the connection instructions. Call in on most  Monday evenings (1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th) from 8:00 – 9:00 pm Eastern time.

When Pope Francis streamline the annulment process, he edited the obligation of the tribunal judge, prior to the judge accepting the case. … Please view Matt Fradd’s recent very long interview with Jason and Crystalina Evert (of chastity.com). This well known couple was amazingly honest about how they were nearly hopeless about staying married.

Last month, EWTN’s The Chris Stefanick Show was titled “Divorce, Annulment, and the Catholic Faith—What No One Tells You.” His guest, Carolyn Klika, is a relationship and divorce healing coach. I am presenting my response to Klika’s views based on research into the long-standing Church teaching on marriage, separation, divorce, and annulment.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Sept. 11 Update, Two judges have recused themselves. See chronology below) A Texas resident, Jeff Morgan, has filed a constitutional challenge in Dallas County divorce court against Texas Family Code §6.001, the state’s unilateral “no-fault” divorce law. The complaint, filed on 8 July 2025, argues that the statute is unconstitutional because it […]

As I thought about this gospel throughout today, St. John the Baptist being one of my favorite saints, I realized that this story is about conscience and that Herodias the adulterous wife of the adulterous King Herod Antipas wanted to bury her very guilty conscience by getting rid of the accuser of her sin who was John the Baptist.