Cardinal Trujillo discusses marriage comprehensively as a natural and divine institution. In saying what marriage is, he further elaborates on the many things that it is not; de facto unions, contractual and qualified relationships, and private partnerships, inter alia, all fail to express the reality of marriage on the natural level. But Cardinal Trujillo goes beyond…
The purpose of this article is to give an overview of the Holy See’s perspective on the UDHR with the aspiration of promoting further study and development of an authentic perspective of international human rights and the family. While looking at human rights through an anthropological lens, the article will explore how the UDHR remains…
These helpful introductory remarks explain the intent and object of Cardinal Trujillo’s essay. It reaffirms the depth of Cardinal Trujillo’s understanding of the natural quality of marriage affirmed and elevated by our Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony without taking away any of its natural ends. This introduction prepares us to understanding…
https://www.firstthings.com/article/2006/02/the-truce-of-2005 In his influential book The Courage to Be Catholic, George Weigel wrote about the “The Truce of 1968.” By that is meant the decision not to discipline the many theologians and priests who, in a public and concerted campaign, rejected the teaching of the 1968 encyclical on human sexuality, Humanae Vitae (On Human Life)….
