The conjugal community is established upon the consent of the spouses. Marriage and the family are ordered to the good of the spouses and to the procreation and education of children. the love of the spouses and the begetting of children create among members of the same family personal relationships and primordial responsibilities.
A man and a woman united in marriage, together with their children, form a family. This institution is prior to any recognition by public authority, which has an obligation to recognize it. It should be considered the normal reference point by which the different forms of family relationship are to be evaluated.
In creating man and woman, God instituted the human family and endowed it with its fundamental constitution. Its members are persons equal in dignity. For the common good of its members and of society, the family necessarily has manifold responsibilities, rights, and duties.
The Christian family
“The Christian family constitutes a specific revelation and realization of ecclesial communion, and for this reason it can and should be called a domestic church.” It is a community of faith, hope, and charity; it assumes singular importance in the Church, as is evident in the New Testament.
The Christian family is a communion of persons, a sign and image of the communion of the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit. In the procreation and education of children it reflects the Father’s work of creation. It is called to partake of the prayer and sacrifice of Christ. Daily prayer and the reading of the Word of God strengthen it in charity. the Christian family has an evangelizing and missionary task.
The relationships within the family bring an affinity of feelings, affections and interests, arising above all from the members’ respect for one another. the family is a privileged community called to achieve a “sharing of thought and common deliberation by the spouses as well as their eager cooperation as parents in the children’s upbringing.
17 Year Old Asks How to Be a Better Son
A Disabled Child is Not a Punishment
Advice for Newlyweds
Advice For Nursing Moms and Their Husbands
Are You Expected to Remain Celibate after You Have a Civil Divorce
Authentic Manhood
Can divorced people be Godparents
Can the Pill have dangerous side effects
Cohabitation – What can parents do
Condom controversy discussion
Contraception Ideology in Third World Countries
Converting as a Child When Parents Disapprove
Deciding if a Promotion is Good for Your Family
Do Abusive Parents Deserve Obedience
Do invalidly married couples still receive any sacramental grace
Do the Children of a Mixed Marriage Need to Be Raised Catholic
Does the Pill Even Regulate Cycles
Does the pill really prevent conception
Has the Church Always Condemned Contraception
Honor Thy Father and Mother and the Alcoholic Parent
How can Families encourage vocations
How can I explain annulments to my non Catholic friend
How Do I Convince My Boyfriend to Marry Me so I Can Come Back to the Church
How Do I Share the Faith with My Non Catholic Parents
How Do I Trust God With Our Family Planning
How Is Natural Family Planning Different from Contraception
How much should low income families tithe
How Responsible Are Parents for Their Adult Children’s Behavior
How to Approach Pro Choice Family Members
How to Deal With a Family Member Who Starts a Church
How to Deal With Difficult Family Members
How to Get an Annulment
How to Help A Child With ADHD
How to Help With Teenage Grandchildren
How to Talk About Homosexuality With Your Children
Is Contraception OK for Non Catholics as an Alternative to Abortion
Is Divorce Okay Because the Apostles Left Their Families
Is It Always Sinful to Pursue a Childless Relationship
Is It Necessary to Renew Your Vows on Your Anniversary
Is it Okay to Have Marital Relations When You’re Too Old to Have Children
Is it Okay to Use Birth Control for Medical Reasons
Is it Prudent to Allow Divorced and Remarried Catholics to Receive Communion
Is Natural Family Planning Effective
Is Overpopulation a Valid Reason to Not Have Children
Matthew 19 and Annulments
My sister is living in sin. Can I stay at her house
My Wife and I Are Celibate, How Can I Have Strength to Continue like This
Prayers for Overcoming Infertility
Reasons for Spousal Separation
Relativism and Abortion
Resources for Working Through an Annulment
Should Parents Allow Their Child to Choose His Religion
Should we stay married for the children
Should Wives Submit to their Husbands
Talking to Family Members about Catholicism.
The Church and Humanae Vitae
The Problem With the Most Holy Family Monastery Website
Untangling Old Family Trauma
Was Humanae Vitae Just Pope Paul VI’s Opinion
What Can I Do to Help My Wife Who Worries about Our Finances
What Does Adultery Encompass
What to Do When Someone Rejects Your Offer of Forgiveness
What to Do When Your Spouse Uses Contraception
When a Family Member Suffers a Debilitating Illness
