What is the real meaning of Marriage?

10/12/2023
|By Fr. François Bandet, EP

Summary of the Course

 

If you are planning on getting married, you probably want to do so based on a free and intelligent choice. If you are already married, you may be looking to enhance your married life by increasing awareness of the duties of your state. Even if you are not married and perhaps have no intention of marrying, you may be interested in viewing the topic of Matrimony from an intellectual perspective for doctrinal enrichment.

 

Matrimony is a fascinating topic that often generates discussion and is rarely well-explained. If you are seeking to understand it better, for whatever reason, then this course will captivate you from beginning to end!

 

In these five video-lessons, I will be presenting a full-scope vision of marriage that, I hope, is exactly what you need to make a decision, improve your life, or simply broaden your doctrinal culture.

 

Let’s investigate marriage issues together, in the light of Holy Scripture, the principles of natural law, and the timeless doctrine of the Catholic Church.

Fr. François Bandet, EP Fr. François Bandet, EP

Father François Bandet EP, born in Rantoul, (Illinois, USA) in 1962, is a French-Canadian from the city of Chicoutimi (Québec). After 35 years as a consecrated layman in the Catholic Community of the Heralds of the Gospel, he was ordained a priest on July 22, 2009 for the Clerical Society "Virgo Flos Carmelii". He obtained a licentiate (2009) and a doctorate (2015) in Fundamental Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (Italy) and a licentiate (2021) in Philosophy at the Centro Universitário Ítalo Brasileiro in São Paulo (Brazil). He collaborates with the Thomist magazine "Lumen Veritatis" and is currently a missionary in Brazil.

Course Lessons

WHMA 1
Lesson 1 – Respecting nature counts for marriage too!

This video presents an overview of marriage as both a natural and sacramental institution, it offers deeper insight into the concept of natural marriage, it deals with…
WHMA 2
Lesson 2 – “Not sure why I’m getting married.”

This video offers further insight into the natural purposes of marriage. In it, you will learn about the natural reasons behind the existence of marriage and the reasons…
WHMA 3
Lesson 3 – Marriage: a Sacrament, a scam or what?

For people of faith, marriage must not be regarded as a scam that people are continually falling for, nor is it a purely natural institution. The faith-filled perspective…
WHMA 4
Lesson 4 – Marriage without God: a sure-fail venture

Many couples decide to join in marriage, completely absorbed in matters that seem so important to them, but forgetful of what matters most: putting God into their union…
WHMA 5
Lesson 5 – “What do I gain by marrying in the Church?”

There are people who do not seek God’s blessing for their marriage because they fail to recognize the benefits of a sacramental union. In this video, we will examine…

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