Not exact matches
We have to be able to state that the primary purpose
of marriage as a sacrament, and
of its bodily union
as an
act, is the blessing
of offspring within a ministry
of consecrated
love.
The marital union
of a man and a woman who have given themselves unreservedly in
marriage and who can consummate their union in a beautiful bodily
act of conjugal intercourse is the best place to serve
as a «home» for new human life,
as the «place» where this life can take root and grow in
love and service to others.
Secondly, with respect to the notion that the
marriage act is only one
of many ways that a couple «make»
love with their bodies, Fr Grabner asks whether Holloway would have seen such other
acts as «on the same level
of dignity»
as sexual intercourse.
The Church can not sanction any
act of sex outside
of true, ie male / female,
marriage, because it directly goes against the Church's primary vocation
as the Bride
of Christ, i.e. that Body
of believers who spend their lives seeking «him whom my soul
loves» (Sg 3:3) and making him the first priority
of their lives.
There's a wide spectrum
of what «letting yourself go» means, and from my experience
as a twice - married and divorced woman, I will say here's what I've observed — most
of us are totally capable
of losing weight, exercising more and looking better once we're divorced and perhaps looking for new
love, which is why I say we should all
act like we're divorced in our
marriage (again, tongue - in - cheek).
Disclaimer: While my hubby mentions the
love of guilt free sex in the interview understand that it is a part
of marriage and
as born again Christians that we waited for this special
act and gift till our
marriage, that is why it is included it in the interview, so if this word offends you then skip the interview, sorry but not sorry.
Written 23 years later, The Course
of Love is similar in that it takes an equally ordinary couple and uses the rhythm of their marriage as the basis for philosophical relationship truths: only this time, there's the maturity to realize that love really is a verb, so maintaining it requires us to act love rather than just be in
Love is similar in that it takes an equally ordinary couple and uses the rhythm
of their
marriage as the basis for philosophical relationship truths: only this time, there's the maturity to realize that
love really is a verb, so maintaining it requires us to act love rather than just be in
love really is a verb, so maintaining it requires us to
act love rather than just be in
love rather than just be in it.
Although the client initially experienced his choice for a
love marriage as a victory for his own autonomy, it was
as if another part
of him continued to feel guilty about his choice and unconsciously
acted in ways that sabotaged his
love marriage.
More importantly, in the face
of stressors, a good
marriage can serve
as perhaps the most important resource
of support (Cutrona, 1996) by fostering responsiveness to a
loved one's needs and
acts that communicate caring and facilitate adaptive coping with stress.