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Population Collapse

The next episode of the Love Means More podcast is now on Youtube! Never in recorded history have we seen the kind of long-term fertility decline that has been unfolding for decades. Are current predictions accurate? What are the consequences of decreasing birthrates for the foreseeable future? How can marriage fuel a reversal?

Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, the Howard Marks Presidential Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania joins to discuss the future of the human population at the national and global levels. 

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

The U.S. bishops have approved the transfer of the celebration of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly in the U.S. to the first weekend after Labor Day (September 12 and 13, 2026) to coincide with National Grandparents (and the Elderly) Day in the United States as many local communities, schools, and parishes have celebrated for some time. The USCCB has a hub of resources and ideas for celebrating at the link below.