Marriage Preparation

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Class Schedule

 

Date

Subject

Assignment

Professor

Jan 13

Marriage Preparation in the Church.  What does it mean to be married in the Church

 Update the materials we have in our folders for your diocese. (This should be accomplished as part of your work for the course.)

Wojcicki

Welch

 

 

 

 

Jan 20

Building the Alliance;  The role of the Priest and the responsibilities of candidates for marriage

 Faithful to Each other, pp. 1-20.

Harvath

Richard

 

 

 

 

 

Jan 27

Getting to know the couple; observation skills. The Prenuptial Investigation Form, the documents you need; the necessary forms, dispensations, impediments, prenuptial agreements

 

Harvath

Wojcicki 

 

 

 

 

Feb 3

The Prenuptial Investigation Form, the documents you need; the necessary forms, dispensations, impediments, prenuptial agreements; setting dates

 

Ramacciotti

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feb 10

Cohabitation, sexual activity and freedom to marry; liturgy and the cohabiting couple

 

 

Richard

 

 

 

 

Feb 24

Decrees of Nullity; Determining factors relative to nullity

 

Ramacciotti

 

 

 

 

March 3

Introduction to FOCCUS

 

Wojcicki

Gutowski 

March 10

FOCCUS con’d

 

Wojcicki

Harvath

 

 

 

 

March 17

What constitutes the natural bond; instances in which the Church could dissolve a marriage; the distinction between dissolution and nullity

 

Ramacciotti

Welch 

 

 

 

 

March 31

Addressing Issues;  Religion, finances, blended families, in-laws, ex-spouses

 

Wojcicki

 

 

 

 

 

April 7

Good answers to hard questions

 

Richard

Gutowski

Harvath

 

 

 

 

April 21

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?  The problem of secrets:  STDs, abortion, sexual abuse

 

Richard

Harvath

 

 

 

 

April 28

Preparation for the Liturgy

 

Morris

 

       

 

 

Rev. Sept. 2002