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Retreat Reflection: Removing Obstacles to Healing
When we forgive, obstacles can be cleared and healing can begin. But forgiveness is not easy. It was shared during the retreat that our experience of God the Father is often influenced by our experience of our earthly father. Reflecting on this, I realise I need to be mindful of how I relate to Nathanael…
Read MoreRetreat Reflection: Sin Breaks Relationships, Christ Restores Them
One insight from the retreat stayed with me long after the session ended: Sin is not merely breaking a rule. Sin is a rupture of relationship. When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, their first act was not simply eating a forbidden fruit. They stopped trusting God. Sin began with a lie,…
Read MoreMarital Spirituality is Trinitarian
Marital spirituality is the dynamic, lived experience of a relationship rooted in the Trinity, centered on our discipleship in Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit to achieve a Holy, Faithful, Abiding Love of the Trinity. Msg James shared the above statement that is so deep. Lets unpack it phrase by phrase. “Marital spirituality…
Read MoreBasic Theology of Marriage by Msgr James Yeo (Part 3/4)
Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents The Family as Domestic Church In the previous sessions, marriage was presented as a covenant rooted in the life of the Holy Trinity and lived through communion, presence, and sacrificial love. Session 3 takes the next step. If marriage creates a family,…
Read MoreBasic Theology of Marriage by Msgr James Yeo (Part 2/4)
Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents Session 2 teaches that marriage is not merely a relationship between husband and wife, but a marital spirituality modelled on the Holy Trinity, where spouses are called to truthful self-revelation, active presence, mutual indwelling, sacrificial love, and communion that leads them to…
Read MoreBasic Theology of Marriage by Msgr James Yeo (Part 1/4)
Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents I attended the first of 4 talks about the Basic Theology of Marriage, and these are my notes. Msgr James Yeo’s presentation is such that even lay people like me, can understand it very simply, although he went quite fast, and have…
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