SSF114 – God’s Plan for Marriage

Dates: January 8 – February 12, 2024

Fr. Robert Altier

Course Overview

The course will consider the spiritual foundations of marriage and their application in practical dimensions of married life. We will be looking at what Scripture tells us about the dignity of the human person, our call to love, God’s intention in marriage as He created it, the effects of Original Sin, our supernatural dignity as baptized persons, the holiness of marriage as a Sacrament, marriage understood in light of the marriage of Christ and the Church, the correlations between marriage and the Holy Eucharist, and the call for married couples to help one another to become Saints.

Application Deadline

You must apply by JANUARY 1 to take this course.

Date & Time

DATE
January 8 – February 12, 2024
TIME
Mondays, 8:30PM Eastern
FORMAT
Live, Online & Interactive
TUITION
$175

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