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 4. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chapter 4. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Chapter 4: Susanna
Dan 13:1-64 (NAB) or Sus 1:1-64 (RSV)
1. LeBlanc's portrayal of Susanna and Joachim offers a glimpse into their marriage. How do you show love and support to your husband, especially when work demands keep him away from home?
2. How do you protect your marriage (from monotony, societal norms, other negative influences or temptations)?
3. How do you foster your relationship with your husband? What resources have helped you grow deeper as a couple?
4. How do you foster honesty in your home?
1. LeBlanc's portrayal of Susanna and Joachim offers a glimpse into their marriage. How do you show love and support to your husband, especially when work demands keep him away from home?
2. How do you protect your marriage (from monotony, societal norms, other negative influences or temptations)?
3. How do you foster your relationship with your husband? What resources have helped you grow deeper as a couple?
4. How do you foster honesty in your home?
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Chapter 4: Spiritual Desolation (Rule 4)
1. Reflect on a time of spiritual desolation that was ultimately encouraging.
2. How does a clear understanding of spiritual desolation diminish its power to dishearten us?
3. What physical or psychological challenges tend to be your springboards to spiritual desolation? What practical steps can you take to lessen or eliminate their effect?
4. Be aware of occasions of spiritual desolation throughout your week. How do these instances effect your relationship with God?
2. How does a clear understanding of spiritual desolation diminish its power to dishearten us?
3. What physical or psychological challenges tend to be your springboards to spiritual desolation? What practical steps can you take to lessen or eliminate their effect?
4. Be aware of occasions of spiritual desolation throughout your week. How do these instances effect your relationship with God?
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Chapter 4: The Grace of Forgiveness in Action
1. Share a teachable moment you have had with your child(ren) regarding sin.
2. What role does/should guilt play in our parenting?
3. The last night Jesus had with his disciples, he called them "little children" (John 13:33). Does this tell you anything about his attitude toward these grown men who were his most devoted followers? Read John 14:1 [Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me.] and see what his continued response was to Peter after he had confronted him with the fact that he would deny Christ. How does this show the loving grace that Jesus extended to his disciples? How does he want you to extend it to your children?
4. The Bible makes it clear that we are to discipline and correct our children when they do wrong. How do you do this faithfully while still giving them the gift of grace?
5. What discipline techniques do you find most effective?
Action Point-Make forgiveness an explicit part of your corrective interactions this week.
2. What role does/should guilt play in our parenting?
3. The last night Jesus had with his disciples, he called them "little children" (John 13:33). Does this tell you anything about his attitude toward these grown men who were his most devoted followers? Read John 14:1 [Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me.] and see what his continued response was to Peter after he had confronted him with the fact that he would deny Christ. How does this show the loving grace that Jesus extended to his disciples? How does he want you to extend it to your children?
4. The Bible makes it clear that we are to discipline and correct our children when they do wrong. How do you do this faithfully while still giving them the gift of grace?
5. What discipline techniques do you find most effective?
Action Point-Make forgiveness an explicit part of your corrective interactions this week.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Chapter 4: The Holiness of the Priest
1. Sheen states that "[t]he priest's holiness helps to make the faithful holy. The sanctity of the Christian community, in turn, helps to make the priest holy." How have you seen this dynamic at work? (page 73)
2. Reflecting on the "Our Father for priests" (Jn 17:13-24), is there a specific priest you know who manifests one or more of these characteristics (perseverance, joy, deliverance from evil, holiness through sacrifices, unity, Our Lord's constant companions and enjoyment of His glory in heaven) in an extraordinary way? (page 75)
3. Why does God ask us to wrestle with Him as Jacob did? (page 78)
4. To what extent is prayer for vocations a part of your spirituality? In what other ways do you help foster vocations, especially those of your child(ren)? (page 79, 82 and 89)
5. How can our lives better express the message of Christ to others? (page 81)
6. "We do not save our souls alone; either we save it in the context of our neighbors and of the Mystical Body, or we lose it." How do you encourage those around you, especially in your immediate family, to grow in their relationship with Christ? (page 85)
7. Sheen observes that we often negotiate with the Lord: "Tell me first what you want me to do, and I will see whether I want to do it." How can we better dispose/surrender ourselves to follow the advice Eli gave to Samuel and "put yourself in God's hands. He will show you your work."? (page 89)
2. Reflecting on the "Our Father for priests" (Jn 17:13-24), is there a specific priest you know who manifests one or more of these characteristics (perseverance, joy, deliverance from evil, holiness through sacrifices, unity, Our Lord's constant companions and enjoyment of His glory in heaven) in an extraordinary way? (page 75)
3. Why does God ask us to wrestle with Him as Jacob did? (page 78)
4. To what extent is prayer for vocations a part of your spirituality? In what other ways do you help foster vocations, especially those of your child(ren)? (page 79, 82 and 89)
5. How can our lives better express the message of Christ to others? (page 81)
6. "We do not save our souls alone; either we save it in the context of our neighbors and of the Mystical Body, or we lose it." How do you encourage those around you, especially in your immediate family, to grow in their relationship with Christ? (page 85)
7. Sheen observes that we often negotiate with the Lord: "Tell me first what you want me to do, and I will see whether I want to do it." How can we better dispose/surrender ourselves to follow the advice Eli gave to Samuel and "put yourself in God's hands. He will show you your work."? (page 89)
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