CSFA L6 615 Sacrament of Marriage by Vincent Low https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht en-us 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC 2025-11-16 00:35:40 UTC hello@padlet.com Instructions vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827877 1) Go through the articles and videos concerning marriage. You may choose to focus on one or two articles for group discussions.
2) Reflect on what makes these marriages strong.
3) Click on the image if you need some help to post.]]> 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827877 1. Pope Francis on the Sacrament of Marriage vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827878 The Sacrament of Marriage ... takes place in the simplicity and also the fragility of the human condition. We know the many trials and difficulties that the lives of a married couple encounter.... The important thing is to keep alive the link with God, which is the basis of the marital bond.]]> 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827878 2. Pope Francis vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827879 Matrimony is [a] work of every day; I could say a craftwork, a goldsmith’s work, because the husband has the task to make his wife more woman, and the wife has the task to make her husband more man. To grow also in humanity, as man and as woman. And this is done between you. It is called growing together. This doesn’t come from the air! The Lord blesses it, but it comes from your hands, from your attitudes, from your way of living, from your way of loving one another. Make yourselves grow! Always act so that the other grows. ]]> 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827879 7. A Vision of Marriage vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827880 Jesus creates a new possibility for us, a vision of marriage based on his covenant with the Church, a marriage based on abiding permanence, chastity, and mercy. We can see how this sacramental marriage integrates with the whole of Christian life, for cultivating the virtues of love, interior freedom, fidelity, mercy, and forgiveness is a lifelong project which builds upon habits of prayer, participation in the Sacraments, and familiarity with the story of God’s covenant. The Lord knows that no marriage displays all the virtues all the time, but in his mercy, he gives us Penance and Eucharist so that we might grow in our capacity to love as Jesus does. Orienting our lives this way demands sacrifice, but in the end, this life is beautiful. Jesus is the path of truth and joy. 

World Meeting of Families - Philadelphia (2014), Love is Our Mission]]> 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827880 3. The Challenge vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827881 Today many people are afraid of making definitive decisions, that affect them for all their lives, because it seems impossible...and this mentality leads many who are preparing for marriage to say, “We will stay together for as long as our love lasts.” But what do we mean by “love”? A mere emotion, a psycho-physical state? Certainly, if it is just this, it cannot provide the foundation for building something solid. But if instead love is a relationship, then it is a growing reality, and we can also say, by way of example, that it is built in the same way that we build a house. And we build a house together, not alone! ... You would not wish to build it on the shifting sands of emotions, but on the rock of true love, the love that comes from God.... We must not allow ourselves to be conquered by a “throwaway culture.” This fear of “forever” is cured by entrusting oneself day by day to the Lord Jesus in a life that becomes a daily spiritual path of common growth, step by step. 

World Meeting of Families - Philadelphia (2014), Love is Our Mission]]> 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827881 4. Jason Evert on Marriage vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827883 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827883 6. A stroke and COVID-19 didn’t stop them marrying at 80. Here’s a lesson in love vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827884 Tom Iljas and Liong May Swan had to cancel their original wedding ceremony owing to COVID-19. So they held the solemnisation in a hospital where the bride was warded for a stroke. This, after a decade-long courtship.]]> 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827884 Group Discussion Worksheet (Optional) vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827885 Click on image then click "Download" to save a copy into your device.

  1. Appoint a scribe to note down your group's points and post in the Padlet. 
  2. You may want to start jotting down points as you discuss using the discussion worksheet. 
  3. Copy and paste the discussion worksheet on the padlet wall after you have completed the group discussions.
]]> 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827885 5. Love Never Dies - Inspiring Stories for Families vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827886 In Loving Memory of  Yvangel Thio Ying Ying (1961 - 2020)

Mrs Thio was a forerunner and strong advocate in championing Couples, Marriage and Family Life in Singapore. She started the Couple Empowerment Programme with her husband Dr Bernard Thio.]]> 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827886 10. Marriage and Family: Part 1 vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827887 Jackie and Bobby Angel share the joys and struggles of marriage. They discuss the everyday experiences that have taught them how to live for each other, and demonstrate how communication and self-sacrifice are the keys to a healthy relationship between a husband and wife.]]> 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827887 9. Married for nearly 62 years, this couple still writes to each other every day when they’re apart vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827889 Illness separated them for several months, but now they’ve been reunited.]]> 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827889 8. Towards a Successful and Healthy Marriage vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827891 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827891 11. A Couple's Love Story vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827892 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827892 14. O Perfect Love by The Worship Team vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827894 Song 1]]> 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827894 13. The Meaning of Love vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827896 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827896 12. Love Lessons vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827897 LOVE LESSONS - 125+ Years of Marriage Advice in 3 Minutes

How did they do it?  Three couples with over 125 years of combined marriage experience share the secret to their success....

]]> 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827897 16. Advice that Improved Our Marriage vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827898 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827898 15. Sacrament of Matrimony vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827899 Jaclyn and Bobby made their solemn marriage vows in a Catholic Church. The "Theology of the Body" is their guiding light.]]> 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827899 18. A Marriage Takes Three vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827900 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827900 17. The Gift of Love by Hal Hopson, Sung by Koine vincentlow1 https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827902 Song 2]]> 2020-10-24 07:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentlow1/reqapw05fto5npht/wish/857827902