Class will be meeting next Sunday, February 28.
Last time, we got a good start on Chapter 8: Marriage. This chapter draws together the threads of several previous chapters. Some key points:
- In marriage, husband and wife have complementary roles, expressing the love of God in a tangible way.
- In particular, the love of a husband for his wife is called to reflect the love of Christ for the Church.
- The sacrament of marriage is an earthly foreshadowing of the "wedding feast" of heaven.
- God established marriage and is the source of its holiness.
- Like all the sacraments, Christian marriage is a source of grace which helps husbands and wives love their spouses, through good times and bad, with a God-like (FTFF) love.
- Marriage is the "primordial sacrament" -- the original revelation of God's love in the world.
- Successful marriages are built not on marrying the perfect person but upon loving the imperfect person that one has chosen to marry.
Quotes to ponder:
“The person who does not decide to love forever will find it very difficult to really love for even one day.” -- Pope John Paul II
At home assignment:
Please read “Science and the Theology of the Body” on p. 122.
If you missed missed class or want to review:
Read TOB for Teens, Chapter 8, pages 111-118. Also see the assignment above.
Future class dates:
February 2016
28 Class
March
06 Class
13 Class
20 - No class - Palm Sunday
27 - No class - Easter Sunday
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