Letters

Defending marriage

Mark Szymczak

Contents - Mar 2012 - Buy a copy now Homily: Benedict XVI: the Annunciation and Mary's virginity - Pope Benedict XVI Year of Grace: can Australian Catholicism recover its unity? - Michael Gilchrist News: The Church Around the World The global financial crisis and the West's fertility decline - Babette Francis Extraordinary life of new Czech Cardinal, Dominik Duka - Peter Westmore Campion College's Summer Program on Christian leadership - Br Barry Coldrey Fulton Sheen Cause: progress report - Msgr Stanley Deptula The Immaculate Conception and the development of doctrine - Bishop Peter J. Elliott John Henry Newman on the Immaculate Conception - John Henry Newman Missions: Bringing hope to Nigeria's abandoned children - Madonna Brosnan Letters: Abortion silence - Frank Mobbs Letters: Social get-together - Richard Congram Letters: Atheism - John Gallagher Letters: Gay peril - Robert Bom Letters: Defending marriage - Mark Szymczak Books: Streams of Grace, by Bishop Julian Porteous - Fr Ken Barker MGL (reviewer) Books: The Spiritual Legacy of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, by Rev. Charles P. Connor - Michael Daniel (reviewer) Books: LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT, by Thomas Howard - Michael Daniel (reviewer) Books: MISSA CANTATA: A Chant Mass for the Assembly, Accompaniments by Geoffrey Cox - Christopher Trikilis (reviewer) Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Reflection: The wonder of the Incarnation: Pope Benedict's Nazareth homily - Pope Benedict XVI

The side by side articles of Catholic politicians and same-sex "marriage", and Catholic universities and secularism, is a superb juxtaposition (February AD2000).

Archbishop Chaput clearly outlines the weakening position of Catholicism in public life.

Michael Gilchrist's article alludes to the pathetic situation whereby the former Dux and Captain of a Catholic school, and now MP, is an advocate for the ridiculous proposition of same-sex marriage.

Marriage is a Sacrament and through marriage we share in the creative power of Almighty God.

Marriage has a physical dimension, the complete giving of oneself to another, an exchange, a communication unique to husband and wife.

We must now strive ever harder to defend marriage. Without good marriages, which start with the right ideas, the future is bleak.

MARK SZYMCZAK
Clayton, VIC

Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 25 No 2 (March 2012), p. 15