See this online text:

  • “The Natural Law, the Marriage Bond, and Divorce”, by Dr. Brendan F. Brown, Fordham Law Review, vol. 24 (1955): pp. 83-101. Available in pdf format on this page of Fordham Law Review.

See also the related texts indexed on the pages Marriage and the Family, Ethics and Moral Law, and Law, Canon and Civil, and on the 08 April 2018 post ‘Online texts: Commentaries on “Amoris Laetitia”‘, as well as the following text(s):

  • “The Catholic Church on Separation and Civil Divorce”, by Eric F. MacKenzie, S.T.D., J.C.D., The Catholic Lawyer, Volume 1, Number 1 (January 1955): pp. 37-43. Available in pdf format on this page of St. John’s University School of Law.
  • “The Catholic Lawyer and Divorce Cases”, by Albert L. Schlitzer, Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 29 (1953): pp. 37-48. Available in pdf format on this page of University of Notre Dame.
  • Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly, Vol. 40, Nos. 1/2 (Spring/Summer 2017). Available in pdf format through the index of back issues of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars. [N.B.1, The said index mistakenly states the linked issue to be the Fall/Winter 2017 issue.] [N.B.2, This issue includes the following articles:“Serving the Divorced and Remarried Well” by Thomas J. Nash; “Amoris Laetitia and ‘Pastoral Discernment’: Areas of Concern” by Rev. Thomas V. Berg; “The Canonical Position of Amoris Laetitia” by Edward N. Peters;“Implications of Obergefell for the Catholic Church in the U.S.” by Rev. Gerald E. Murray, J.C.D.; “Obergefell v. Hodges: A Judicial Flight into Fantasyland” by D. Q. McInerny; and “Do Catholics Need Ecclesiastical Permission to Divorce?” by Edward N. Peters.]
  • “Following the Way of Truth Demands the Unfailing Practice of Justice”, by Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, D.D., J.C.D. (New Liturgical Movement, July 7, 2013, © New Liturgical Movement). Cardinal Burke’s Homily While Visiting Ireland for Liturgy Conference 2013. May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture.
  • “Natural Law and Conscience: Key to Freedom and to the Integrity of Marriage and the Family”, by Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, D.D., J.C.D. (Oriens Foundation Incorporated, September 23, 2014). May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture.
  • “Remaining in the Truth of Christ on Holy Matrimony”, by Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, D.D., J.C.D., (Voice of the Family, March 6, 2015, © Voice of the Family). Cardinal Burke’s Addess to Voice of the Family 2015. May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture.

Posted on the Memorial of the Praise of St. John the Baptist in the Maronite Rite, and the Memorial of St. Raymond Penyafort in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite; and in remembrance of Catherine of Aragon (+7 January 1536). For other texts and ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

“But to them that are married, not I but the Lord commandeth, that the wife depart not from her husband: And if she depart, that she remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband. And let not the husband put away his wife.” (I Corinthians vii, 10-11)

“[I]t is the Lord’s death that you are heralding, whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, until he comes. And therefore, if anyone eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily, he will be held to account for the Lord’s body and blood. A man must examine himself first, and then eat of that bread and drink of that cup; he is eating and drinking damnation to himself if he eats and drinks unworthily, not recognizing the Lord’s body for what it is.” (I Corinthians xi, 26-29)