Catechism of the Catholic Church
On the Sacrament of Matrimony Council of Trent
Love is for Life 1986 pastoral letter by the Irish bishops. See especially part IV
Marriage Preparation Pontifical Council for the Family
"Like a Boat Is Marriage": Aelred on Marriage as a Christian Way of Life By Marie Anne Mayeski in Theological Studies, March 2009
Interchurch Marriage—Conjugal and Ecclesial Communion in the Domestic Church By Thomas Knieps-Port le Roi in Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Summer 2009
"Like a Boat is Marriage": Aelred on Marriage as a Christian Way of Life by Marie Anne Mayeski in Theological Studies, March 2009
“De-centre-ing” Sexual Difference in Public and Ecclesial Discourses on Marriage By Yolanda Dreyer in HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2008
What Male-Female Complementarity Makes Possible: Marriage as a Two-in-One-Flesh Union By Patrick Lee in Theological Studies, September 2008
Ecumenical Marriage as Leaven for Christian Unity By Jason E. King in Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Spring 2007
Of Spouses, the Real World, and the "Where" of Christian Marriage By David S. Crawford in Communio, Spring 2006
Marital Spirituality: A Spiritual Paradigm Shift By Thomas Knieps-Port le Roi in The Way, 2006
Separated, Divorced and Remarried Catholics by Christine Hacklett in Catholics for a Changing World
The Indissolubility of Marriage: Reasons to Reconsider By Kenneth R. Himes and A. James Coriden in Theological Studies, September 2004
Biblical Teaching on Marriage: A Brief Survey By Francis Martin in Word & World, Winter 2003
Can Marriage Be Defined? By Don Browning in Word & World, Winter 2003
From Words to Sacrament, from Sacrament to Flesh: the Concept of Marriage By Randy Lee, Professor of Law, Widener University School of Law – Harrisburg Campus, in Catholic Social Science Review, 2003
Adjustment and Complications of Catholic and Inter-faith Intermarriages By Abe W. Ata, Senior Research Associate at Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, 2003
A Comparison of St. Paul's Texts on Marriage and His Modus Operandi Argumentum: An Analytic Approach By Bill King in Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy, January 2003
1 Corinthians 7 in the light of the Graeco-Roman Marriage and Divorce Papyri By David Instone-Brewer in Tyndale Bulletin, 2001
1 Corinthians 7 in the light of the Jewish Greek and Aramaic Marriage and Divorce Papyri By David Instone-Brewer in Tyndale Bulletin, 2001
Marriage & Divorce Papyri of the Ancient Greek, Roman and Jewish World By Rev Dr David Instone-Brewer, Research Fellow at Tyndale House, Cambridge, 2000
A Contemporary Assessment of St. Augustine's On the Good of Widowhood By Floy Andrews Doull in Animus, 2001
Marriage By Josephine Way on "Catholics for a Changing Church"
Outside The Church : Whom Catholics Marry & Where By James D. Davidson in Commonweal, Sept 10, 1999
Covenant or contract? Marriage as Theology: Women in Jewish Marriages By Laura Levitt in Cross Currents, Summer 1998
When Does Christian Marriage Begin -- Before or After the Wedding? By Adrian Thatcher, excerpted from "Beginning Marriage: Two Traditions," in Religion and Sexuality, Sheffield Academic Press, 1998
Spirituality for Today, July, 1997 Articles include: Marriage; No Heroes? The Catholic Wedding; The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
Spirituality for Today, June, 1997 Articles include: Annulment; Did the Second Vatican Council Change The Church's Understanding of Marriage?; Is Marraige Still Permanent?; The Annulment Procedure
Second Marriage: An Opportunity for Spiritual Growth? By Timothy J. Buckley in The Way, 1997
Second Marriage: Complications in the Cathoilic Church By Timothy J. Buckley in The Way, 1997
Finding God in Married Love By John and Pat Ryan, Directors of Respite, Inc., Temporary home for disabled childen, Spring 1996
Marriage and Divorce in the Gospel according to Mark (Chapter 10:1-12) By Eugene LaVerdière in The Way, 1994
Marriage as a Christian Calling By Robert Benne, Roanoke College, in Word & World, 1990
Bonding or Bondage? Commitment and Spiritual Growth in Marriage By Rina Howard in The Way, 1988
Marriage as Sacred Mystery: Some Theological Reflections on the Purposes of Marriage By Douglas Anderson, Presbyterian Counseling Service, Seattle, in Word & World, 1985
The Call to Holiness in Christian Marriage By Kathleen Fischer Hart and Thomas N. Hart in Spirituality Today, 1984
Christian Marriage and Christian Ministry By Michael G. Lawler in Spirituality Today, 1988
The Liturgy of Christian Marriage: Introduction to Marital Spirituality By Christopher Kiesling, OP in Spirituality Today, 1982
The Jewish Liturgy of Marriage By Asher Finkel in SIDIC Periodical, 1981
The Contribution of Judaism to the Christian Liturgy of Marriage: Similarities and Differences By Adrien Nocent, O.S.B., in SIDIC Periodical, 1981
Marriage Preparation Resources A service of Rev. Robert A. Ruhnke, C.SS.R., a Catholic priest who has spent most of my professional life helping couples prepare for Christian marriage
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Answers to these questions: What is a marriage encounter? Who is it for? Is there a particular religious orientation? What happens on a Weekend? Does the Weekend respect a couple's privacy? How does a Marriage Encounter enhance a marriage? How much does a Weekend cost? Who can I call for local information? How do I get more information?
Links to Marriage Encounter Web Sites
Catholic Engaged Encounter Information from the Archdiocese of Mobile
The Sacrament of Matrimony From Catholic Online
The Sacrament of Matrimony Wedding Guide From St. Patrick's Basilica in Ottawa, Ontario
St. Thomas Aquinas: The Summa Theologica on Matrimony
The sacrament of Matrimony as directed to an office of nature
Matrimony as a sacrament
Matrimony with regard to the betrothal
The definition of Matrimony
The marriage consent considered in itself
The consent to which an oath or carnal intercourse is appended
Compulsory and conditional consent
The object of the consent
The marriage goods
The impediments of marriage, in general
The impediment of error
The impediment of the condition of slavery
The impediment of vows and orders
The impediment of consanguinity
The impediment of affinity
The impediment of spiritual relationship
Legal relationship, which is by adoption
The impediments of impotence, spell, frenzy or madness, incest and defective age
Disparity of worship as an impediment to marriage
Wife-murder
The impediment to marriage, arising from a solemn vow
The impediment that supervenes to marriage after its consummation, namely fornication
Second marriages
Things annexed to marriage, and first the payment of the marriage debt
Plurality of wives
Bigamy and of the irregularity contracted thereby
The bill of divorce
Illegitimate children
Matrimony Baltimore Catechism
The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony The actual text of the ceremony as performed in the Coptic Orthodox Church
Matrimony The perspective of the Greek Orthodox Church
Marriage: "They Shall Be One Flesh" An article taken from And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible, by Ronald L. Ecker
Marriage Annulment and the Procedures of the Tribunal From the Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia
Marriage Annulment Information From the Archdiocese of Boston
Marriage and Divorce Papyri of the Ancient Greek, Roman and Jewish World A collection of papyri from 4th C BCE to 4th C CE
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