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Marriage
Dating Your Spouse
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The Story of Marriage
Marriage Enrichment
Stages of Marriage
Growing Older Together
Family
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Serve Together
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Family Fun
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Getting Married?
Beauty of Marriage
Natural Family Planning
Convalidation
Support
Counseling
Technology
Addictions
Fighting Pornography
Grief
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Financial Freedom
Divorced
Annulments
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Same Sex Attraction
Transgender
Small Groups
Get Started
Keys & Tips
Alpha to Launch Small Groups
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Women
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Movements in the Church
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Sponsor Couples
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5) Theology Discussion
Natural Family Planning
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7) Wedding Day
8) Cont. Parish Accompaniment
Alpha in a Catholic Context
Theology of Body
Amoris Laetitia
Counselors
Enriching Marriages
Support Families
Convalidation
Marriage & Family Life Commission
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Witness to Love Session 5 to be done with the Pastor over dinner in the Couples Home
Priest/Deacon (who is celebrating the Sacrament) shares a meal and answers faith questions.
Explore the Marriage relationship through the lens of Christ to the Church – Ephesians 5
Love as self-gift & friendship (Agape vs. Eros vs. Philia)
Marriage Relationship as Covenant & Sacrament (prayer life together as 2 become 1)
Review Wedding Vows
Address Co-habitation here & invites couple to sleep separately
Touches on Intimacy, Theology of the Body, Complementarity of the Sexes, & NFP discussion
Priest Resources for Theology Discussion:
Clergy Notes for Theology Discussion - Session 5