In this week’s Gospel passage Jesus is challenged by the Pharisees about marriage and divorce. Jesus’ teaching in response shapes and defines the Church’s understanding of marital love, the human person, and God. In this lesson, students will reflect on Pope St. John Paul II’s thesis for Theology of the Body.
Marriage and Divorce – Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Note: This Gospel refers to sensitive topics to discuss. Many students today come from different family situations that may include divorce and remarriage or single parents. It is important to be compassionate to these situations and affirm the goodness and love that God still brings forth from them. However, this does not minimize God’s original plan for humanity and marital love, which Jesus seeks to restore in our hearts. Note: This Gospel refers to sensitive topics to discuss. Many students today come from different family situations that may include divorce and remarriage or single parents. It is important to be compassionate to these situations and affirm the goodness and love that God still brings forth from them. However, this does not minimize God’s original plan for humanity and marital love, which Jesus seeks to restore in our hearts.Activity I
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