2018

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WMOF: Eamon Martin

The Primate of Ireland: “We are called to be missionaries for the cause of life”
We are called to be missionaries for the cause of life

As people “inspired by the Gospel of life and the Gospel of the family, we are all called to be ‘missionaries for the cause of life,’ at home in our families but also in our parishes, communities, ...

  Keynote address of Archbishop Eamon Martin at the Family Arena at the WMOF2018 Pastoral Congress ‘The welfare of the family is decisive for the future of the world’
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World Meeting of families

Card. Blase Cupich (Chicago), “The Dignity and Beauty of Sexual Love: Finding New Language for Ancient Truths”

Our society has accustomed us to an egocentric view of sexual love. However, as Pope Francis writes in Amoris Laetitia, “sexuality is not a means of gratification or entertainment; it is an ...

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World Meeting of Families

Watt (Anscombe Bioethics Centre), “Terminally ill children, a precious gift; supporting mothers’ pregnancies”

“Like any terminally ill child, the unborn child with a life-limiting condition is a precious gift for his or her parents to accept, welcome, and nurture in the remaining weeks and days.” These are ...

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World Meeting of Families

Wiley (CGA), “The example, wisdom, and prayer of grandparents is essential for transmitting the faith to the grandchildren”

“As founder of the Catholic Grandparents Association (CGA), I firmly believe in the transmission of the faith at home and in the role of grandparents in this mission.” This is how Catherine Wiley ...

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World Meeting of Families

O’Brien (Focolari), “We grandparents can pass on the faith to our grandchildren, even if their parents do not educate them in it”

“The parents of our 4 grandchildren have chosen not to educate their children in the faith. We respect their decisions, while trying to discover new ways to do this, with creativity, fun, and love.” ...