MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
NEW YORK STATE LAW
Bill would help parents who miscarry early
When parents lose a child to miscarriage, says labor and delivery nurse Sharon Hoffman, “you can never take away their pain.” But it brings back some level of control, she says, when they can at least bury their child.
Marriage and Family
An archive of articles from special sections relating to marriage and family. Parenting • 05-05-11, I remember ping-pong • 06-23-11, Slow: Families at prayer • 06-23-11, Avoiding a Mass exodus • 06-23-11, First Communion, times three • 06-23-11, Fatherly advice • 06-23-11, To cry room or not to cry room
PERSPECTIVE
On gay marriage
Those in favor of the traditional concept of marriage have found it hard in recent years to propose their arguments in an environment in which so-called "gay marriage" has been framed as a civil right, and which immediately brands them as "gay-bashers."
REFLECTION
Habits of lasting, loving marriages
Over the past 20 years, my husband Mike and I have had the privilege of working with engaged and married couples. Not surprisingly, our own marriage has benefitted, and we thank our couples for genuinely sharing their relationships with us.
OUR NEIGHBORS' FAITH
An ecumenical marriage
When we marry, we marry into a family. We do not always consider that fact, but we need to do so. When your fiancé and his or her family are members of a different faith tradition, it is very important to spend time with your fiancé's family.
ECUMENISM
Mixed marriage gives Catholic insight into Reformed Church
"Sometimes, we are a little confused about our Church," said Anne Snyder, a parishioner of Blessed Sacrament Church in Albany. "I think it's interesting being a person of faith at this point in time, because everything's changing."
REFLECTION
Stations of the Cross helped my marriage
Like many couples, my husband and I sometimes struggle to understand one another, unable to see what motivates the other's actions. A few years ago, during a very stressful period of our lives, I found myself angry and bitter with my husband -- could we ever attain reconciliation? -- when …
REFLECTION
Marriage, according to Oz, an Italian and a long-wed couple
In 1921, a young Italian who would someday be the prime minister of Italy, Alcide DeGaspari, wrote an impassioned letter to the woman he intended to marry, Francesca Romani. It was a marriage proposal in artful prose.
REFLECTION
Special anniversary of Marriage Jubilee
On Oct. 1, Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger celebrated the 45th annual diocesan Marriage Jubilee Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany.
BISHOP'S COLUMN
Respect Life month: Promote marriage, protect unborn
During October, we in the Roman Catholic community commemorate our annual Respect Life month. The theme for this year's observance is a favorite of our new Holy Father, Francis: "Open your hearts to life."
QUEENSBURY COUPLE
Secret to seven decades of marriage? 'If the husband wants to golf, let him!'
Tony Abbate, 94, holds up a sepia-toned photo of a stunning woman with pincurls in her hair. "She's still my sweetheart," he says of his wife, Sheela -- age 19 in the photo, 90 today.
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