The Kids Are All Right...Aren't They?
Today, a new movie called "The Kids are All Right" hits theaters, and for A.O. Scott, film critic from The New York Times, it inspired him to ask: “are the kids REALLY all right?”In a new article...
View ArticleNora Ephron on Divorce and Memory
For nearly fifty years Nora Ephron has been writing about marriage, divorce, family, love and death — in essays and movies that have become popular for their insight and wit about relationships,...
View ArticleTotal Recall: Tracing the Schwarzenegger Scandal
The news that Maria Shriver was leaving her husband, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, earlier this month sent shock waves across the nation. The reason for her seeking a divorce remained just...
View ArticleWill the Pope Change his Mind on Divorce?
"What God has joined together, let no one separate." For 500 years, the Catholic Church has lived by that decree from Matthew 19:6.To this day, parishioners who divorce and remarry are denied...
View ArticleThe Lessons Learned From 112 Weddings
Being married and starting a family can come with a lot of happy moments, but it can also come with a host of challenges.When you take your vows, you're committing to the good times you prepare for,...
View ArticleVatican Meets to Discuss Family Issues
Over the weekend, a global meeting of Catholic bishops, a synod, convened in Rome to address the issues of modern family life. It will be a chance for bishops to openly discuss the meaning of something...
View ArticleCould a 21st-Century Catholic Church Be on The Horizon?
Nearly 30 percent of Catholics that have ever been married have divorced at some point. More than half of American Catholics support same-sex marriage.Yet, these statistics have not been reflected in...
View ArticleToday's Takeaways: Pregnancy Discrimination, Divorce on The Decline, and...
1. A Fight to End Pregnancy Discrimination at Work | 2. Good News, Lovers: The Divorce Rate is Declining | 3. The Takeaway Christmas Tree Index | 4. Anger in Mexico Grows Against President Peña Nieto |...
View ArticleGood News, Lovers. The Divorce Rate Is Declining.
Most Americans have heard that 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce. The statistic is often reported in celebrity break-ups or reports on the supposedly-splintering American family.But the truth...
View Article[Unedited] Luke Timothy Johnson With Krista Tippett (On Marriage, Family, And...
American ideals of courtship and marriage echo with Biblical imagery — "bone of my bones" "flesh of my flesh." But what does the Bible really say, and how has it been taught across the centuries in...
View Article[Unedited] Elliot Dorff With Krista Tippett
American ideals of courtship and marriage echo with Biblical imagery — "bone of my bones" "flesh of my flesh." But what does the Bible really say, and how has it been taught across the centuries in...
View ArticleElliot Dorff and Luke Timothy Johnson — Marriage, Family, and Divorce
American ideals and rituals of marriage, family, and divorce are infused with biblical messages. But what does the Bible really say, and how has it been taught across the centuries as the institution...
View Article360 Staff Pick: Get Lit
In this new memoir, Mary Karr recounts her descent into alcoholism, the collapse of her marriage, and her eventual conversion to Roman Catholicism, unfolding in the harrowing manner of a suspense...
View ArticleFacebook vs Marriage
Alton Abramowitz, national vice president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, explains how evidence from social networking can be used in divorce proceedings, and the role of Facebook and...
View ArticleThe Divorce Generation
Susan Gregory Thomas, investigative journalist, former senior editor at US News & World Report, and author of In Spite of Everything: A Memoir, discusses the influence of parents' high divorce...
View ArticleThe Uncooperative Ex
Co-parenting after a difficult divorce can be a challenge. Executive director of Parenting HorizonsJulie A. Ross, M.A., discusses her new book co-authored by Judy Corcoran, Joint Custody With a Jerk:...
View ArticleA String Quartet Creates a Soundtrack for Divorce
In 2008, Victoria Paterson, a violinist in New York, was walking across Central Park after a dinner date with her husband, Robert, a percussionist and composer. The two were commenting on how they had...
View ArticleDivorce Expo Held in NYC
New York City's first-ever Divorce Expo is being touted as "one-stop shopping" for lonely hearts suffering through a breakup."Start Over Smart" will be held at the Javitz Center this weekend. Its...
View ArticleAt Divorce Expo: Advice and Solace
Several hundred people passed through the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea this weekend for what organizers were calling New York City’s first-ever modern divorce expo, “Start-Over Smart.”Similar to a...
View Article[Unedited] Jim Daly and Gabe Lyons with Krista Tippett
Two Christian leaders are working to restore Christian engagement in the world. Gabe Lyons and Jim Daly discuss how they who are reshaping their part in common life, and the common good. This often...
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