Ch. 4
1. How does John Paul ll's Theology of the Body help you to appreciate the gift of sexuality in your marriage?
2. What strategies do you use to make the marital act a priority in your relationship?
Ch. 5
3. How do you encourage your husband to be affectionate?
4. What helps you to speak words from love and not hurt?
Personal Reflection-Are there areas where God is asking you to change?
Action Point-Do something to make yourself feel attractive.
Showing posts with label Chapter 5. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chapter 5. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Chapter 5: The Syropheonician Woman
Mk 7:24-30
1. What stories of faith/miracles in your own family do you pass on as heirlooms?
2. What are your deepest prayers for your children?
3. How does recognizing that your children are ultimately God's change the way you parent?
4. In what area(s) are you being called to be courageous?
1. What stories of faith/miracles in your own family do you pass on as heirlooms?
2. What are your deepest prayers for your children?
3. How does recognizing that your children are ultimately God's change the way you parent?
4. In what area(s) are you being called to be courageous?
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Chapter 5: Spiritual Desolation: A Time for Fidelity (Rule 5)
1. What spiritual practices has discouragement led you to give up?
2. What helps you to be firm and constant in your resolutions to grow spiritually?
3. Why is fidelity during desolation so important?
4. How might this norm be applied to our relationship with others?
2. What helps you to be firm and constant in your resolutions to grow spiritually?
3. Why is fidelity during desolation so important?
4. How might this norm be applied to our relationship with others?
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Chapter 5: On the Mountain-A Model for Inspiration
1. Have you read Chapter IV: The Laity in Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church? How are we called to glorify God and share in His creative nature?
2. Where is your favorite place to encounter Christ?
3. What visual remembrances of your relationship with the Lord do you cherish?
4. How are you preparing your child(ren) to go into the world and make disciples for the Lord?
5. Do you reflect upon the spiritual significance of your role as wife and mother? How do you emphasize this facet in light of the "details of our lives" that threaten to overwhelm?
Action point-For each child in your household, write out a list of characteristics (personality traits, skills, interests, etc.) that you believe God can use for his purposes. Referring to the list you just made, write a letter to each child expressing what you see in him or her and affirming that God has a special place for that child in his kingdom purposes. Whether you share the letter with your child now or save it for a future time depends on your circumstances. Don't forget to commit this list to the Lord in prayer and specifically ask him for help in inspiring that child to use his or her gifts to help bring about God's kingdom.
2. Where is your favorite place to encounter Christ?
3. What visual remembrances of your relationship with the Lord do you cherish?
4. How are you preparing your child(ren) to go into the world and make disciples for the Lord?
5. Do you reflect upon the spiritual significance of your role as wife and mother? How do you emphasize this facet in light of the "details of our lives" that threaten to overwhelm?
Action point-For each child in your household, write out a list of characteristics (personality traits, skills, interests, etc.) that you believe God can use for his purposes. Referring to the list you just made, write a letter to each child expressing what you see in him or her and affirming that God has a special place for that child in his kingdom purposes. Whether you share the letter with your child now or save it for a future time depends on your circumstances. Don't forget to commit this list to the Lord in prayer and specifically ask him for help in inspiring that child to use his or her gifts to help bring about God's kingdom.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Chapter 5: The Holy Spirit and the Priest
A definition from page 105 "...countless masses of souls that are like gold inglots (a bar or block of metal) covered with dross (scum)."
1. How can we be more attentive to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, especially in the midst of our day? (page 92, 95)
2. Do we desire Christ to be our constant companion? In what part of our day/life do we tend to forget or ignore Him? (page 97)
3. Knowing that Christ died for every person, how can we better strive to love everyone with perfect charity? (page 98)
4. As you have become more conscious of your own sinfulness, has the Spirit "taken the fun" out of sinning, as Sheen observes? (page 99)
5. "Before we commit a sin, Satan assures us that it is of no consequence; after we commit a sin, he persuades us that it is unforgivable." How can we combat this lie of Satan's and avail ourselves to the grace of confession? (page 102)
6. What wonderful things has God done in your life recently? (page 104)
1. How can we be more attentive to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, especially in the midst of our day? (page 92, 95)
2. Do we desire Christ to be our constant companion? In what part of our day/life do we tend to forget or ignore Him? (page 97)
3. Knowing that Christ died for every person, how can we better strive to love everyone with perfect charity? (page 98)
4. As you have become more conscious of your own sinfulness, has the Spirit "taken the fun" out of sinning, as Sheen observes? (page 99)
5. "Before we commit a sin, Satan assures us that it is of no consequence; after we commit a sin, he persuades us that it is unforgivable." How can we combat this lie of Satan's and avail ourselves to the grace of confession? (page 102)
6. What wonderful things has God done in your life recently? (page 104)
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