Today Fr. Rob begins a monthly series with J.P. De Gance of the Communio marriage ministry and a four-part series with Mike Aquilina on the Nicene Creed, and discusses a great cardinal and a great saint with two great scholars.

The Marriage and Fertility Crisis Is a Worldview Problem. And the Church Is the Only Institution That Can Fix It.
Communio’s J.P. De Gance told The Christian Post that America’s marriage and fertility crisis is fundamentally a worldview problem — and that the church must recapture a Christian vision of family before it can offer it to the world.

The Church Is Shrinking. But the Christians Who Remain Have the Happiest Marriages in America.
A new IFS report finds 79% of churchgoing Catholics and 74% of churchgoing Protestants are very happily married, compared to 66% of non-religious spouses. The faith-family paradox is real and it’s good news for your church.

Dads Are More Involved Than Ever. But “Involved” Shouldn’t Mean “Just Like Mom.”
A new IFS essay argues that fathers bring distinct, non-interchangeable contributions to their children. The research backs it up — and so does the church. Here’s why it matters for your family ministry.