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"Amoris Laetitia: On Love in the Family" is the post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation by Pope Francis offering pastoral guidance to help families grow together in their faith and to encourage them in the face of mounting challenges. It is directed primarily to those engaged in family apostolate and to families themselves, with a recommendation that each part be “read patiently and carefully."  Because of all the media attention to the controversial sections of the eighth chapter, many people think this document is limited to only issues about divorce, remarriage, and discerning “irregular” situations.  Focusing on this controversy detracts from the beautiful message of fidelity to the “Gospel of the family” this document contains.  Here I summarize chapter four, “Love in Marriage,” which discusses the transformation of love, using Saint Paul’s famous passage about love from 1 Cor 13:4-7.  (Click heading to read more)

This book contains the post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation by Pope Francis offering pastoral guidance to help families grow together in their faith and to encourage them in the face of mounting challenges. It offers insights from the two-year process of the Synod on The Family. Directed primarily to those engaged in family apostolate and to families themselves...