The Choice of the Family: A Call to Wholeness, Abundant Life, and Enduring Happiness
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (773 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 055344753X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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He previously served as vice president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.. About the AuthorREVEREND JEAN LAFFITTE is the current secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family
REVEREND JEAN LAFFITTE is the current secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family. He previously served as vice president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
A series of interviews with the Head of the Pontifical Council on the Family on topics of marriage and family Stuart Dunn The Choice of the Family is a series of interviews Bishop Laffitte conducted with Pierre and Véronique Sanchez. Before diving into the subjects of marriage and family, the Sanchezes ask Bishop Laffitte to tell who he is. He begins by telling us that he is from a large family, and that he is the twelfth of twelve children. They were six boys and six girls and his father was a surgeon. He points this o. StephanieMMP said Warm & clear analysis of what ails families. "Warm & clear analysis of what ails families" according to StephanieMMP. 2015, “The Choice of the Family: A Call to Wholeness, Abundant Life, and Enduring Happiness.”imageI saw this book and picked it up because the title posed an unusual juxtaposition of the words “choice” and “family.” For someone immersed in the regular, secular media, like I am, “choice” is a word associated with abortion, not usually with traditional family st. 015, “The Choice of the Family: A Call to Wholeness, Abundant Life, and Enduring Happiness.”imageI saw this book and picked it up because the title posed an unusual juxtaposition of the words “choice” and “family.” For someone immersed in the regular, secular media, like I am, “choice” is a word associated with abortion, not usually with traditional family st. A good book for all families We celebrated the Feast of the Holy Family last Sunday, so it’s a pleasure for me to share some thoughts about The Choice of theFamily: A Call to Wholeness, Abundant Life, and Enduring Happiness by Bishop Jean Laffitte.In a series of interviews conducted by Pierre and Véronique Sanchez, Bishop Laffitte explains how the family is the bedrock of society. This is the vocation most of us will have,
It is something to be lived. “The Christian life we are called to live within the family is not something just to be studied. The Choice of the Family stresses the importance of the family in the twenty-first century. God created each individual soul with a specific purpose in mind. In this series of interviews and reflections, the Head of the Pontifical Council on the Family at the Vatican focuses on the intricacies of family. Bishop Laffitte provides theological and practical insight to deepen our relationships with our parents, children, brothers and sisters, and, ultimately, God. And it is something to be lived with joy.”-Carl A. Thus, the greatest joy for a Christian is pursuing the purpose for which God created him or her. Anderson, from the Introduction When the Catholic Church speaks of "vocation," she means the "calling out" of each human person to accomplish a task preordained by God in the co-redemption of the world. Every human being has a vocation. and issues a call to action for everyone to reinvigorate the teachings of Jesus in his or her day-to-day life.. For Christians, m