Flashcards for Building a Civilization of Love

Vocabulary flashcards derived from the lecture notes on the elements and significance of marriage, family, and Christian values.

Five essential elements of marriage

Intimate partnership of life and love, love, open to procreation, consent, and marriage as a sacrament.

Intimate partnership of life and love

Marriage is a covenant and an unconditional public yes to create a complete community of life and love.

Love in marriage

The central trait or soul of marriage, encompassing both eros (sexual love) and agape (selfless love).

Open to procreation

Married love is ordered to procreation and education of offspring, with love and new life as gifts of marriage.

Consent in marriage

Built on the mutual agreement of the couple to accept one another for the purpose of establishing a marriage.

Marriage as a sacrament

Marriage between two baptized persons is considered a sacrament.

Beginnings stage of marriage

Couples bring their past experiences, including family backgrounds and previous relationships, influencing their future together.

Romantic love stage

Marked by intense intimacy and a sense of marvel about each other as couples start discussing sharing life.

Power struggle stage

Occurs 4-5 years into the relationship when idealized images fade, requiring good communication and patience.

Stability stage

Characterized by deepening relationships as each partner reflects on how they help or hinder the marriage.

Recommitment stage

A mid-life review where partners recognize each other's realities and promote each other's strengths.

Fruitfulness stage

Couples appreciate each other's differences, participating more in shared activities.

Growing old together stage

A time of acceptance and letting go as couples retire and become less involved in the community.

Indissoluble marriage

According to the Church, valid and sacramental marriages are permanent and for life.

Covenant of marriage

Marriage is a sacred bond established by God, mirroring the covenant between God and His people.

Sacramental signs of marriage

Providential discovery, transformation through each other, and the covenantal bond between spouses.

Purpose of the three questions in marriage rite

Underlines the importance of consent and ensures transparency in the commitment being made.

Invoking the Blessed Trinity in marriage

Acknowledges that God is the source of love and presents the Trinity as the model for couple's love.

Family as a 'sanctuary of life'

A place for learning about love, giving, forgiving, and nurturing within the context of Christ's teachings.

Domestic church

The family’s primary responsibility for spiritual and moral training of children, reflecting the Church's characteristics.

Five traits of a healthy Christian family

Emphasizing relationships, promoting social responsibility, becoming a Family in Christ, including the excluded, and ethical and moral upbringing.