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A Selected List of Teaching and Pastoral Statements on Marriage and Family Life (2006)

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  • 2014
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  • English

A Selected List of Teaching and Pastoral Statements on Marriage and Family Life 

NOTE: The following text is the final section of a talk delivered by Bishop Joseph E. Kurtz at the annual convention of the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers (NACFLM) on June 21, 2006.  

The National Pastoral Initiative for Marriage: Six Next Steps Allow me to mention six words or phrases to keep in mind as we move forward together in this pastoral initiative on marriage.  

  1. Deepen and speak the conviction that marriage is not simply a private affair. 
  2. Seek and tell the story of individual couples, and never lose sight of the person. 
  3. Seek words that avoid placing blame on who is not doing enough. 
  4. Preach it.  
  5. Marriages must be sustained by the Christian Community.  
  6. It is Jesus’ plan.

USCCB-FLWY-Church-Documents-on-Marriage-and-Family-Life.pdf