One More Soul » Church Teaching

On Christian Marriage (Arcanum) – Encyclical Letter of Pope Leo XIII

Pope Leo XIII — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:03:46 +0000

Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII promulgated on February 10, 1880.

To the Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops, and Bishops of the Catholic World in Grace and Communion with the Apostolic See.

The hidden design of the divine wisdom, which Jesus Christ the Savior of men came to carry out on earth, had this end in view, that, by Himself and in Himself, He should divinely renew the world, which was sinking, as it were, with length of years into decline. The Apostle Paul summed this up in words of dignity and majesty when he wrote to the Ephesians, thus: “That He might make known unto us the mystery of His will . . . to re-establish all things in Christ that are in heaven and on earth.”[1]

On Christian Marriage (Casti Connubii) – Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:03:12 +0000

December 31, 1930 – To the Venerable Brethren, Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops, Bishops and other Local Ordinaries enjoying Peace and Communion with the Apostolic See.

Venerable Brethren and Beloved Children, Health and Apostolic Benediction.

Sensible Sex

Ruth D. Lasseter — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:01:36 +0000

Three old friends, middle-aged mothers all, are having lunch together. Nancy is a Methodist minister; the other, Mary Ann, is Catholic and a pro-life executive; the third is myself, a convert to Catholicism and freelance writer. The subject of contraception comes up.