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The state rewards a man and woman for their commitment to each other and the children they may bear. Government provides limited legal...

The most rewarding and difficult task Annette and I have undertaken is raising children. Without each other’s support, and the unique...

Conceiving a child is easy; raising a child is hard work. Over the course of his or her development, a child demands the attentiveness of...

Marriage unites the biological requirement of procreation with what matters most to kids: the social and legal dimensions. Marriage makes...

Marriage is about procreation. To be sure, God made male and female for the purpose of the two creating an emotional and spiritual whole;...

Marriage matters. The quality of care between spouses matters. Generations to come are impacted by that quality, or the lack thereof. To...

A good marriage is supreme among human relationships; a troubled marriage wrecks havoc. The most basic and powerful building block on...

Sexuality is intense and powerful. It can unite humanity in the most creative way imaginable; when misdirected, sex kills. Mason writes:...

Man for woman, woman for man, committed to permanence and fidelity. Nothing better for the civilizing of sexuality. And its enhancement....

Opposites are designed to attract; many can attest to the powerful pull of the other’s appeal that initially drew him/her into the...

Gender difference is marriage; its essence is male and female together. Without the tension of otherness, there is not wholeness, no...

Femininity needs masculinity. Woman needs man. Her softness and depth not only invites intimacy; woman possesses a marvelous capacity to...

Masculinity needs femininity; man needs woman. His angular focused essence requires the more diffused and rounded contours of woman. Most...

To honor marriage is to honor the distinctions of male and female, and how the two combine to form a whole. The one discovers its need in...

Wholeness in marriage requires two distinct parts, or complements. Maleness and femaleness define marriage; the two together create its...

Gender matters in marriage. As we saw yesterday, the distinctly masculine and feminine dimensions of marriage reveal something about God...

Marriage is pre-political. It did not originate in any one nation, under any one government. It was born in the heart of the Creator. He...

Every human being is deeply and persistently impacted by the relationship shared by his or her parents. Most had parents who were...

Marriage is the most powerful and civilizing institution in the world. At its best, marriage possesses a unique authority to teach...