Marriage

Co-Habitation

Pros and Cons Reasons Research

Alone Together: How Marriage in America Is Changing (by Paul R. Amato, et. al)

Some Conclusions: Self-development & personal

fulfillment came to replace mutual satisfaction & successful team effort as the basis of marriage

The institutional & individual pull underlies much of the tension found in current marital relationships

Value privacy more Social integration generally strengthens

marriages Religious participation more so than religious

beliefs are associated with positive marital outcomes

More effective communication, problem-solving skills, better mental & physical health, lower risk of divorce

Why Marry?

Marriage: A Covenant of Love Covenant: A covenant is meant to be

permanent “the two shall become one flesh” (Mark

10:8-9)

Marriage in the church-Preparation

Church Requirements Society Requirements

Marriage in the Church: The Rite of Marriage

Questions: Have you come here freely and

without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage

Will you love & honor each other as husband and wife for the rest of your lives?

Will you accept children lovingly from God and bring them up according o the law of Christ and his church

Vows Formal way the couple makes their

covenant with each other To be valid (true and binding):

Wedding is for a day, marriage is for a life time!

Annulment

Legal divorce first Church Tribunal Grounds:

Lack of Due Discretion Defective Consent Psychic Incapacity (can include addiction)