Amoris Laetitia. Pope Francis

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      Excerpt from Sermon Delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church © 1957 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. © renewed 1985 Coretta Scott King

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      ISBN: 978-1-68192-002-3 (Inventory No. T1763)

      eISBN: 978-1-68192-013-9

      LCCN: 2015957145

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      Cover art: iStock: The Holy Family painting in church Convento de Capuchinos (Iglesia Santo Anchel), by an unknown artist, 18th century

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      Table of Contents

       THE JOY OF LOVE

      •••

       CHAPTER ONE

       IN THE LIGHT OF THE WORD

       YOU AND YOUR WIFE

       YOUR CHILDREN ARE AS THE SHOOTS OF AN OLIVE TREE

       A PATH OF SUFFERING AND BLOOD

       THE WORK OF YOUR HANDS

       THE TENDERNESS OF AN EMBRACE

      •••

       CHAPTER TWO

       THE EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES OF FAMILIES

       THE CURRENT REALITY OF THE FAMILY

       SOME CHALLENGES

      •••

       CHAPTER THREE

       LOOKING TO JESUS: THE VOCATION OF THE FAMILY

       JESUS RESTORES AND FULFILLS GOD’S PLAN

       THE FAMILY IN THE DOCUMENTS OF THE CHURCH

       THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

       SEEDS OF THE WORD AND IMPERFECT SITUATIONS

       THE TRANSMISSION OF LIFE AND THE REARING OF CHILDREN

       THE FAMILY AND THE CHURCH

      •••

       CHAPTER FOUR

       LOVE IN MARRIAGE

       OUR DAILY LOVE

       GROWING IN CONJUGAL LOVE

       PASSIONATE LOVE

       THE TRANSFORMATION OF LOVE

      •••

       CHAPTER FIVE

       LOVE MADE FRUITFUL

       WELCOMING A NEW LIFE

       AN EXPANDING FRUITFULNESS

       LIFE IN THE WIDER FAMILY

      •••

       CHAPTER SIX

       SOME PASTORAL PERSPECTIVES

       PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL OF THE FAMILY TODAY

       PREPARING ENGAGED COUPLES FOR MARRIAGE

       ACCOMPANYING THE FIRST YEARS OF MARRIED LIFE

       CASTING LIGHT ON CRISES, WORRIES AND DIFFICULTIES

       WHEN DEATH MAKES US FEEL ITS STING

      •••

       CHAPTER SEVEN

       TOWARDS A BETTER EDUCATION OF CHILDREN

       WHERE ARE OUR CHILDREN?

       THE ETHICAL FORMATION OF CHILDREN

       THE VALUE OF CORRECTION AS AN INCENTIVE

       PATIENT REALISM

       FAMILY LIFE AS AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING

       THE NEED FOR SEX EDUCATION

       PASSING ON THE FAITH

      •••

       CHAPTER EIGHT

       ACCOMPANYING, DISCERNING AND