Amoris Laetitia
On Love in the Family
Amoris Laetitia
On Love in the Family
Apostolic Exhortation
Includes Discussion Questions
Pope Francis
Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division
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Huntington, IN 46750
Excerpt from Sermon Delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church © 1957 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. © renewed 1985 Coretta Scott King
Apostolic Exhortation © 2016 Libreria Editrice Vaticana Vatican City
Discussion Questions copyright © 2016 Our Sunday Visitor Publishing
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ISBN: 978-1-68192-002-3 (Inventory No. T1763)
eISBN: 978-1-68192-013-9
LCCN: 2015957145
Cover design: Tyler Ottinger
Cover art: iStock: The Holy Family painting in church Convento de Capuchinos (Iglesia Santo Anchel), by an unknown artist, 18th century
Interior design: Amanda Falk
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Table of Contents
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YOUR CHILDREN ARE AS THE SHOOTS OF AN OLIVE TREE
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THE EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES OF FAMILIES
THE CURRENT REALITY OF THE FAMILY
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LOOKING TO JESUS: THE VOCATION OF THE FAMILY
JESUS RESTORES AND FULFILLS GOD’S PLAN
THE FAMILY IN THE DOCUMENTS OF THE CHURCH
SEEDS OF THE WORD AND IMPERFECT SITUATIONS
THE TRANSMISSION OF LIFE AND THE REARING OF CHILDREN
THE FAMILY AND THE CHURCH
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OUR DAILY LOVE
GROWING IN CONJUGAL LOVE
PASSIONATE LOVE
THE TRANSFORMATION OF LOVE
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WELCOMING A NEW LIFE
AN EXPANDING FRUITFULNESS
LIFE IN THE WIDER FAMILY
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PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL OF THE FAMILY TODAY
PREPARING ENGAGED COUPLES FOR MARRIAGE
ACCOMPANYING THE FIRST YEARS OF MARRIED LIFE
CASTING LIGHT ON CRISES, WORRIES AND DIFFICULTIES
WHEN DEATH MAKES US FEEL ITS STING
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TOWARDS A BETTER EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
WHERE ARE OUR CHILDREN?
THE ETHICAL FORMATION OF CHILDREN
THE VALUE OF CORRECTION AS AN INCENTIVE
PATIENT REALISM
FAMILY LIFE AS AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING
THE NEED FOR SEX EDUCATION
PASSING ON THE FAITH
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