Pontifical Council on the Family, Consulter: Janet E. Smith, Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Chair of Life Issues
The Family Domestic Church The human family is an image of the Holy Trinity ... [Both are] united together by love. 8/13/04;
Marriage — Foundation of the Family  Marriage, like the family, has a nature; it cannot be whatever we want it to be. 8/20/04;
Foundation of Perfection What a sacramental marriage is, what makes for a valid marriage, and what an annulment is. 8/27/04

Roman Rota Judge, Msgr Cormac Burke
Marital and Family Commitment:  A Personalistic View
It is through dedication, effort and sacrifice, especially when made for the sake of others, that people grow and mature most; that way each one comes out of himself or herself and rises above self. ... to persevere in this fidelity until death, and to have and rear children- contributes more than anything else to the true good of the spouses ...
Marriage Annulments and Married Personalism
What I am quite sure of, and where my concern centers, is that there are too many valid marriages breaking down — due to poor preparation, to little reliance on prayer and the sacraments in times of stress, and to inadequate or negative pastoral advice, often based on the excessive invocation of an
ill-defined “good of the spouses,” and on insufficient reflection on both the self-donation and the other-acceptance of marital commitment and consent.

No-Fault Divorce Procedures Destroy Families Catholic Exchange 1/20/05
How the Catholic Church Can Stand up and Speak out.  For over thirty years, the Catholic Church in America has appeared mysteriously silent while millions of children and dedicated spouses have had their sacramental union, marital vows and right to an intact family destroyed by the immoral civil procedure of no-fault divorce.
Judging Invalidity the American Way Homiletic and Pastoral Review Jan 2005
Article critiques the methods taught by Fr. Lawrence Wrenn, respected leader in the 501(c)(3) Canon Law Society of America. "... Rotal jurisprudence requires serious reasons for issuing declarations of nullity, whereas Fr. Wrenn is willing to include nearly everyone.  Fr. Wrenn is willing to harden hearts. "
It Is So Your Business Catholic Exchange 01/06/05
Ever notice how when folks are getting married they make it everybody’s business? ... Interesting isn’t it how these same people can decide to call it quits and slink off a few years later and get divorced — and then whose business is it?
Crisis Magazine, Tom Hoopes, Breaking Vows, When Faithful Catholics Divorce,
When I was asked to investigate reports that young, on-fire, faithful Catholics were divorcing, I was surprised. But the more I looked into it, the more I realized that my surprise was part of the problem.
CUF Catholics United for the Faith "What God Has Joined" Leon J. Suprenant, Jr.
There are also accounts of those who have accepted martyrdom by literally throwing themselves on the Blessed Sacrament to prevent its desecration. An analogous defense of the marriage bond needs to be made. ... While annulments may be appropriate in certain situations, the mindset should be that the sacred bond is presumptively present, and one is well-advised to safeguard it with his very life.
Death of Parent Less Harmful Than Divorce
A new study ... revealed that the effects of divorce are even more damaging than the death of a parent.  The new research reveals that children of divorced or separated parents are more likely to develop depression, do worse in school, and have poor social skills compared to other children.  ...
Joe Sobran. The New Rules of the Game
Blind Baseball is in the end a comment not only on marriage and divorce, but on the irrationality of modern law itself. Barry’s bitter wit adds both wry amusement and sharp insight to a wrenching drama of the soul against the state.