Doctrinal Focus
Sacraments at the Service of Communion Marriage
The sacrament of Marriage gives special blessings to married people. Holy Orders
The Bishop confers Holy Orders by the "laying on of hands" and a prayer of consecration.
General Articles
The Sacramentality of Marriage. Grace for Marriage and Family Life
| Msgr. Peter Elliott [Published by permission of Msgr. Peter Elliott, 2001]
Looks at the thelogical defence of marriage as one of the seven sacraments.
Marriage and Celibacy in the Light of John Paul II, Familiaris Consortio
| Msgr. Peter Elliott [Msgr. Peter Elliott, 2001]
Looking at the complementarity between the vocations of marriage and celibacy.
Our Catholic Philosophy-St Thomas Aquinas & Sex
| Dr. Hayden Ramsay [kwl.com.au, 2000]
Dr. Hayden Ramsay discusses St Thomas Aquinas & Sex
Links
The Priesthood & Religious Life
Deals with all issues pertaining to the Catholic priesthood.
Religious Life; Women's Orders
Deals with information about women's religious orders
Religious Life; Men's Orders
Deals with information about men's religious orders.
Family, Marriage, Relationships
Catholic Church teaching on Family, Marriage and Relationships as listed on the Melburne Archdiocese web site.
Marriage & Family
Deals with Marriage from a Catholic perspective
Retrouvaille: A Lifeline for Married Couples
A program designed to help heal and renew marriages, also has a good list of links to similar sites.
Marriage & Family Life : Women's Issues
Site dealing with various links regarding women’s issues in relation to Catholic life.
Catholic Engaged Encounter
Catholic Engaged Encounter: marriage preparation presented by a team of two married couples and a priest, relying on their personal experience and stories to encourage the engaged to examine their own
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