Class will be meeting next Sunday, January 31.
Last time, we started chapter 7 of Theology of the Body for Teens: "Free, Total, Faithful, Fruitful." Key points:
- Be able to distinguish between sexual behavior that is self-seeking and love that is self-giving.
- We need God's love before we can give that true love to others or even ourselves.
- Mary is the perfect model of receiving God's love and giving it (Him!) to the world.
- God's love for us as expressed on the cross (for example) is free, total, faithful, and fruitful.
- Marriage is an absolute prerequisite for sex to be free, total, faithful, and fruitful.
- But it is not a guarantee. For example, if a married couple chooses to use contraception, they are clearly not making a total gift of themselves (because they are withholding their fertility), and it obviously isn't fruitful (because it's deliberately rejecting that).
Quotes to ponder:
The bridegroom says: "I, ____, take you, ____, to be my wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life."
The bride says: "I, ____, take you, ____, to be my husband. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life."
At home assignment:
Chapter 7, "Digging Deeper: Homosexuality” on pp. 104-106.
If you missed missed class or want to review:
Please read workbook Chapter 7, pages 95 - 99, plus the question box at the top of p. 100. Also, see assignment above.
Future class dates:
January 2016
31 Class
February 2016
07 Class
14 Class