How do you think the Church can better highlight the sanctity and importance of marriage?
How can married couples and families be supported in their vocation and helped to see that their life is a call to holiness just like priests and religious?
SrSusan (Guest): Sun Jun 4 730pm est
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VisitationSiste: Study marriages of saints and highlight those to emphasize the sanctity of the sacrament
VisitationSiste: I think the Church is trying to support families but I think we need to find a new word for “
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Carol Ann: Hi Judy!
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Carol Ann: Sounds like you have had a rough week
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Carol Ann: What fun!
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Carol Ann: Oh my,
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Carol Ann: I agree.
Carol Ann: Hi Brian!
Guest267 (Guest): Long week Judy !
Ruth (Guest): Hi Carol Ann,
Carol Ann: Hi Ruth!
Ruth (Guest): But Dawn is a grandmother and have I heard/
Carol Ann: Not me,
Ruth (Guest): It seems to me not even a question that marriage is a Sacrament that should be discerned –
Ruth (Guest): My parents,
Carol Ann: Sometimes I think that the sacramentality of marriage is lost in the ease of modern divorce.
Ruth (Guest): about my religion because from the age of 13 I was attending daily Mass,
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Guest267 (Guest): Yes !
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Carol Ann: Also handling disagreements,
Dawn (Guest): hi everyone !
Carol Ann: Hi Dawn!
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Guest267 (Guest): Hi Dawn !
Dawn (Guest): Hi Carol Ann,
Ruth (Guest): Wow!
Guest267 (Guest): Happy Pentecost !
Ruth (Guest): Brian,
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Carol Ann: You are right,
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Ruth (Guest): Yes,
Carol Ann: Amen!
Guest267 (Guest): Amen Ruth !
Dawn (Guest): Alleluia!
Ruth (Guest): My father (
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Ruth (Guest): He gave me a booklet entitled “
Ruth (Guest): All of them were widows and founders of religious communities!
Ruth (Guest): Praise the Lord for holy marriages!
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Carol Ann: Like the Martin family
Guest267 (Guest): Judy you and all our chat room buddies have been an inspiration to me and Janet !
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Ruth (Guest): No,
Guest267 (Guest): It is incredible how God has provided for through all the ups and downs in our life together !
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Ruth (Guest): Yes,
Guest267 (Guest): Amen Ruth !
Guest267 (Guest): That is soo cool Judy !
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Ruth (Guest): Today I watched some programs on EWTN on my computer.
Carol Ann: How to do that though?
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Ruth (Guest): The complementarity of the roles of father and mother –
Guest267 (Guest): It can help just spending time with other couples going through life together .
Ruth (Guest): Yes,
Carol Ann: They do seem to do mutual support better than we often do
Ruth (Guest): Some covenant communities –
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Carol Ann: Come to think of it,
Guest267 (Guest): Even very helpful for husbands to attend Men’
Ruth (Guest): Yes,
Ruth (Guest): Their concerns are different.
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Ruth (Guest): My parish here,
Guest267 (Guest): It prevents isolation from happening within a marriage !
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Guest267 (Guest): That is true Judy !
Ruth (Guest): In Lake Placid,
Carol Ann: Sometimes people feel they must do everything together though-
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Guest267 (Guest): I found even when we get together with other couples usually at some point we will.
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Ruth (Guest): Marriage is a COVENANT relationship =
Guest267 (Guest): Soo true Judy !
Carol Ann: I think that’
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Dawn (Guest): Never the two before the One
Guest267 (Guest): That is absolutely true Ruth !
Carol Ann: So hard with all the activities and committees we are expected to maintain
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Ruth (Guest): The “
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Carol Ann: https://aleteia.org/
Carol Ann: And totally off topic
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Guest267 (Guest): Please pray for Kairos weekend retreat this Thursday –
Dawn (Guest): Carol Ann.
Ruth (Guest): Christ in one another.
Carol Ann: It seems like it was not done on purpose either
Dawn (Guest): Yes,
Carol Ann: I will pray too Brian
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Carol Ann: Have a blessed week!
Dawn (Guest): A blessed Spirit filled week for all!
Ruth (Guest): You have my prayer support Brian,
Ruth (Guest): Enjoy the “
Ruth (Guest): Good night!