My boyfriend is recovering from a pornography addiction, and I'm worried about its effect on our future marriage. Should I be? Do all Catholic weddings have to take place in a Catholic Church? What is the theological/spiritual similarity between life and death?
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Q1: My boyfriend and I are preparing for engagement and I do not want that to change. I recently learned that he has struggled with pornography. I know we can work through this and I believe that God's grace can heal us, however, I am scared that I won't believe him when he says he thinks I'm beautiful. I'm worried on our wedding night he will be comparing me to these other women he has seen. I'm scared that I won't want to give myself fully to him and will have a hard time trusting him again.
Q2: Do all Catholics who marry a Catholic have to get married in the Catholic Church?
Q3: I thought you have a million answers, but the last podcast made me think that maybe it is a good idea to respond. It was a long time ago, podcast number 13 that you answerd my question about how to better listen to God! I accepted your challenge, and I found out how much God was already speaking to my heart by music and films...when I didn’t know Him. Still trying to figure out "A Chorus Line". Any idead?
Also, can you can speak about the similarity of birth and death, spiritually/theologically?
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Resources mentioned this week:
Called to Life by Fr. Jacques Philippe (https://frjacquesphilippe.com/book/called-life)
Good News About Sex and Marriage (https://shop.corproject.com/products/good-news-about-sex-and-marriage)
The Sign of the Dying Body: How the Theology of the Body Helps Us to Die in Love (https://medium.com/@susanwindleydaoust/the-sign-of-the-dying-body-how-the-theology-of-the-body-helps-us-to-die-in-love-d8c9f4069314) Article by Diane Windley-Daoust
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