Few things are more natural than marriage and starting a family. In the very first chapter of his sweeping three-volume study on the history of marriage, ground-breaking anthropologist Edward Westermarck explains, “As for the origin of the…
Address to the Tribunal of the Roman Rota Wednesday, November 26, 2025 “The theme that guides us today is the tenth anniversary of the reform of the process of matrimonial nullity. . . .We might ask ourselves why Jesus as Judge has been…
Young women are now less likely than young men to say they hope to get married someday, according to newly released research. This reality highlights an “anti-nuptial turn” among young women, a prominent sociologist warns. The Pew Research…
By The Ruth Institute Published on November 15, 2025 In this 15-minute video, scholar Elizabeth R. Kirk joins Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse to discuss invitro fertilization (IVF) and the deeper questions of love, marriage and dignity. Kirk, an…
It’s been over a decade since comedian Jay Leno departed as host of The Tonight Show, and several years since he disclosed that Mavis, his wife of 45 years, is battling dementia. Mingling with attendees and reporters this past weekend at a…
Albert Einstein famously defined insanity as doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result. For the past few decades now, marriage rates have plummeted. Those who are getting married are doing so much later in life. The entire…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined a request to consider overturning its 2015 decision legalizing “same-sex marriage.” The Court declined a petition filed by Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk who stopped issuing marriage licenses…
As an institution, the state of marriage is a grim picture – as clearly shown by recent statistics. Fewer people are getting married, and those who do are getting married increasingly later in life. In fact, since the U.S. Census Bureau began…
Feminists say marriage harms women; men often refer to marriage as the “old ball and chain.” A writer proclaimed in The Guardian, “Marriage is not now and never has been designed with women’s happiness in mind.” Weak-minded influencer Andrew…
On November 7, the U.S. Supreme Court’s nine justices will consider taking up a case that provides the Court with an opportunity to revisit Obergefell v. Hodges. In that 2015 decision, the Court decreed the U.S. Constitution requires states to…
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