Bishop Conlon continues to talk marriage, and he outlines some of the fundamental challenges that face marriages today, including contraception, same-sex marriage, and divorce. Marriage is a union between men and women. Society for millennia has accepted that understanding of marriage, for the good of others and for the procreation of children. There is no philosophical argument that would allow for a same-sex marriage.

Bishop Conlon continues to talk marriage, and he outlines some of the fundamental challenges that face marriages today, including contraception, same-sex marriage, and divorce. Contraception is all about a self gift and doesn’t involve love, while openness to life means it involves two people and love. There are methods of family planning that are in accord with nature and gives the couple an opportunity to not involve drugs or other instruments that interrupt the natural relationship of the married couple.

Bishop Conlon continues to talk marriage, and he outlines some of the fundamental challenges that face marriages today, including contraception, same-sex marriage, and divorce. The bishops want to help others and promoting marriage is good. Love has to be a blessing for others and that love is going to be expressed in giving birth to kids. Contraception is opposed to God’s plan and is not unitive and procreative.

Bishop Conlon talks about what is essential in the recipe for marriage. It starts with a man and woman. There has to be a commitment or consent. There has to be a decision to give themselves to each other. There should be an openness to having children. There has to be an ability to fulfill the commitment.

Bishop Conlon talks about the two purposes of marriage: Unitive (the good of the spouses - the love they have for each other) and procreative (the good of others - the continuation of the human race). Humans are geared toward relationships, union with others. There should be mutual giving and receiving in marriage. The spouses are true help mates.

Bishop Conlon talks about the two purposes of marriage: Unitive (the good of the spouses - the love they have for each other) and procreative (the good of others - the continuation of the human race). Humans are geared toward relationships, union with others. There should be mutual giving and receiving in marriage. The spouses are true help mates.

Bishop Conlon continues to talk marriage and this segment deals with the importance of marriage between a man and a woman. There is a uniqueness to a male and a uniqueness to a female that makes each different and yet they are also complimentary.

Bishop Conlon continues to talk marriage and that marriage should be between a man and woman and should last for life. It's a gift from God. It's a foundation for the family, and it's an important part of social life.

Bishop Conlon starts a series of talks about the gifts and beauty of marriage between a man and a woman. He will specifically be focusing on a recent U.S. Bishop's Pastoral Letter on marriage, called "Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan." He said that marriage is a great blessing from God, and that's the attitude the bishops wanted to say in their pastoral letter. He will talking about marriage as a natural gift and as a supernatural gift (as a sacrament) in the next upcoming podcasts.

Bishop Conlon continues to talk about St. Augustine and passages from the saint's book, "Confessions." He finishes the series on the saint by talking about the concept of memory.