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Divorce and Oaths – a Reflection

Jesus said whoever divorces his wife except on grounds of unfaithfulness is making her an adulteress.
This sounds harsh, but makes me question how often my behaviour follows my cultural norm rather than Jesus’s direct teaching … [To read more, click on title]

Condemned or Released?

For divorce to be raised as an issue in the Gospels, it was obviously prevalent.

Even Joseph, when he was grappling with the immaculate conception of Jesus, was considering divorcing Mary as a way of saving face – before the intervention of the angel … [To read more, click on title]