USCCB Helpful Links

• USCCB Home
• USCCB Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and Youth
• USCCB Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage
• For Your Marriage / Por Tu Matrimonio: Pastoral marriage sites (one in English and one in Spanish) with good advice for engaged and married couples
  
• National Pastoral Initiative for Marriage: Learn about the US Bishops’ commitment to marriage
• USCCB Natural Family Planning Program
• USCCB Respect Life Program
• USCCB Catechetical Sunday 2010:  “Matrimony: Sacrament of Enduring Love“
• USCCB Faithful Citizenship: Resources for forming consciences and participating in political life
  

Other Helpful Links

• The Vatican

• National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors: Provides links to all of the State Catholic Conferences, which educate and advocate for the Church’s public policy positions. Be informed about marriage policy in your state!

A selection of statements, articles, and initiatives from State Catholic Conferences and pastoral letters from bishops:

• Arizona Catholic Conference of Bishops, Pastoral Statement “Why is Marriage Important to the Catholic Church?” (2006)
• Florida Catholic Conference, Statement “Marriage is Between One Man and One Woman” (2005)
• Catholic Conference of Illinois, “Promoting Civil Unions to Undermine Marriage” (2009) and Marriage Toolkit: Understanding & Promoting the Catholic Church’s Teaching on Marriage (2012)
• Bishop Richard Malone (then Portland, Maine), Pastoral Letter “Marriage: Yesterday – Today – Always” (2012)
• Maryland Bishops, “Marriage in Maryland: Securing the Foundation of Family and Society” (2008)
• Massachusetts Catholic Conference, Leadership Guide “Marriage in Massachusetts: Crisis and Challenge” (2004) and bulletin inserts “Marriage: At the Heart of Social Justice” and “What the Church teaches, social science confirms…Marriage Is Good for Husbands, for Wives and for Their Children”
• Michigan Catholic Conference, “On the Sanctity of Marriage” (2004)
• Catholic Bishops of Minnesota, “Statement on Marriage” (2010) and “A Brief Catechesis on Marriage” (2010)
• Archbishop John J. Myers (Newark, New Jersey), “When Two Become One: A Pastoral Teaching on the Definition, Purpose and Sanctity of Marriage” (2012)
• New Jersey Catholic Bishops, “Questions and Answers on Same Sex ‘Marriage’” (2009), “The Call to Marriage is Woven Deeply into the Human Spirit” (2009), and Letter on Marriage (2009)
• Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, “Marriage and Society” (2009), “Marriage and Children” (2009), and “Human Sexuality, Marriage and Same-Sex Unions” (2004)
• Bishop Joseph J. Tyson (Yakima, Wash.), “A Pastoral Letter on Marriage and Referendum 74” (2012)
• Virginia Catholic Bishops, Pastoral Letter “The Institution of Marriage and the Common Good” (2006)
• Archdiocese of Washington, “The Conflict between Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty” (2010)
• Washington State Catholic Conference, “Marriage and the Common Good: A statement on legislation to redefine marriage” (2012) and “Marriage and the Good of Society: A Pastoral statement regarding Referendum 74” (2012)
  

Other Videos on Marriage

• Archbishop Peter Sartain (Seattle), Referendum 74 (Sept. 2012)

• Bishop Blase Cupich (Spokane), Referendum 74 (Sept. 2012): 3 parts

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• Bishop Michael Burbidge (Raleigh, NC), “Vote FOR Marriage” (Feb. 2012)

• Archbishop John Nienstedt (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN), “Message to Catholics on Marriage” (Sept. 2010)

• Archbishop Joseph Kurtz (Louisville, KY), “A Message in Defense of Marriage” (2008)

• Archbishop José Gomez (Los Angeles, CA), “Un Mensaje en Defensa del Matrimonio” (2008 – Spanish)

• New Jersey Catholic Conference and the Knights of Columbus, “One Man, One Woman: Marriage and the Common Good” (2008)

• Bishop Olmstead (Phoenix, AZ), “Marriage Amendment Video Presentation” (2008 – English and Spanish) – scroll down for videos