Friday, March 17, 2017

Amoris Laetitia - Par. 229



229.  Parishes, movements, schools and other Church institutions can help in a variety of ways to support families and help them grow.  These might include: meetings of couples living in the same neighbourhood, brief retreats for couples; talks by experts on concrete issues facing families, marriage counselling, home missionaries who help couples discuss their difficulties and desires, social services dealing with family problems like addiction, infidelity and domestic violence, programmes of spiritual growth, workshops for parents with troubled children and family meetings. The parish office should be prepared to deal helpfully and sensitively with family needs and be able to make referrals, when necessary, to those who can help.  There is also the contribution made by groups of married couples that provide assistance as part of their commitments to service, prayer, formation and mutual support.  Such groups enable couples to be generous, to assist other families and to share the faith; at the same time they strengthen marriages and help them to grow.

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