Discovering Love with Clarity
Discerning Steps to the Vocation of Marriage
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Discovering Love With Clarity
Marriage is a gift and vocation. Discerning the vocation of marriage is not about choosing the available options; it’s about discovering a path that God calls you into, which is life-changing.
Discovering Love with Clarity
Strategic Discovery of True Love
Course Description
Relationships are among the most abundant sources of joy and happiness and could cause tremendous pain. Deciding to share your life with someone is not a cheap decision; you invite this person to participate in your life purpose. Whether single, dating, or in a committed relationship, you’re looking for more than just settling down with anyone available.
Discovering Love with Clarity is an ultimate discernment series for marriage and relationships. This discernment process is a five-track series that will clarify what you need and want from a passionate relationship. It will teach you the proven strategies for achieving it. A valuable relationship capable of enduring life is not something you find out of luck; it is something you discern through a commitment to hard work.
With this series, you will learn how to discern a potential relationship and let go of any relationship that does not hold a future for you. This series will equip you with effective discernment techniques and tools to understand who you are, your purpose in life, and whether a relationship you are checking out has a future for you or not.
Course Access
Note:
Participants can access this course through two access: Hybrid (In-Person and Online courses and Fully Online( This is fully online and no in-person class required) Participants upon completing required courses will receive a "Certificate of Completion."
Other Courses
Before the Vows is a verifiable premarital preparation program for engaged couples that helps them understand marriage as a vocation, evaluate their readiness, and deepen their resolve to celebrate it.
Before the Vows is a verifiable premarital preparation program for engaged couples that helps them understand marriage as a vocation, evaluate their readiness, and deepen their resolve to celebrate it.
Before the Vows is a verifiable premarital preparation program for engaged couples that helps them understand marriage as a vocation, evaluate their readiness, and deepen their resolve to celebrate it.
Comprehensive Curriculum
Track One
Discernment: Trajectory in Dating and Engagement
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Dynamics and Transitions in Dating.
2
The Composite Realities in Dating.
3
Internal Dispositions for Dating and Engagement Exclusively.
Track Two
Kenosis: Self-Emptying Love
1
The Vocational Basics in Making Self-Gift.
2
Who I am and Who I am Becoming.
3
The Becoming: Maturation in virtues, values, and character
Track Three
Marriage: A Mutual Call to Communion of Life
1
The Vocation of Marriage as a Mutual Call.
2
Intimacy & the Human Dimension.
3
Creating Healthy Boundaries During Dating and Engagement
Track Four
Desire and Theology of the Body
1
Love and Sex in the Theology of the Body.
2
The Sacramentality of the Body in the Vocation of Marriage.
3
Pursuing Clarity and not Sexual Intimacy during Dating and Engagement
Track Five
Spiritual Retreat: Ecstasy in the Discerning of Marriage
1
Disposition for Discernment - Finding Path through the Holy Spirit.
2
The Gift of Discernment - Ignatian Principles for Prayerful Decisions.
3
Seeking God's Perspective in Choosing a Spouse.
4
Understanding the Fruits in the Discerning Process.
5
The State of Concordia - Affirmation for the Vocation of Marriage
Spiritual Retreat Resources
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An adequate discernment of the vocation of marriage and relationship requires a spiritual atmosphere of prayer and meditation, where the encounter with the Holy Spirit happens, and the transformation of life, insight, and appetite occurs. Discovering Love with Clarity tracks conclude with a Spiritual Retreat, where experiences with God's divine touch brings fulfillment to our vocation.
FAQ for Discovering Love with Clarity
Who is Discovering Love with Clarity for?
Discovering Love with Clarity is a discernment program for the vocation of marriage tailored for singles, dating, and engaged couples. This program offers opportunities for personal growth, self-awareness, and the acquisition of the necessary skills for dating and improving a relationship.
How is Discovering Love with Clarity different from traditional marriage preparation?
Discovering Love with Clarity differs from a typical marriage preparation; it is designed to help participants actively understand relevant topics related to love, relationships, sexuality, dating, engagement, etc. It is an effective program where participants are the protagonists of their evolving future.
Is it challenging to complete the Discovering Love with Clarity?
No, Discovering Love with Clarity is a user-friendly program built with the flexibility you need while completing other vital engagements in your life.
Can Discovering Love with Clarity help me with my dating and engagement ?
Yes, Discovering Love with Clarity is an effective and adequate tool for discernible dating; it helps you, whether you are single, to get prepared to engage in the dating process; if you are already dating, know how to understand your dating process and engage wisely. If you are an engaged couple, it offers you and your fiance the help you need to test your readiness while facilitating the growth required in your relationship before entering the final phase of celebrating your vows.
My fiancé is in the military or abroad. Can this program be helpful for us?
This formational tool is built so that you and your fiance in the military or living abroad can complete it without changing your location.
What is the difference between the Hybrid and Online Access?
Discovering Love with Clarity can be accessed through two methods: The Hybrid, which is in-person and online. Usually, a hybrid is a cohort where participants take the course together. Some hybrid classes are completed in-person and online, offering the needed flexibility. Another format is "Fully Online" –for people who want to complete the program at their own pace, any time and anywhere. Both formats offer the needed environment for growth while receiving the program to discern marriage and relationships.
Is Discovering Love with Clarity a Proximate Stage of Marriage Preparation?
Discovering Love with Clarity is a proximate stage of marriage preparation built in the catechumenate framework.
Is Discovering Love with Clarity a Catholic Recognized Program and Can Other Christian Denominations Benefit from it ?
Yes, it is. It aligns with the Catholic Church's teaching on the vocation of marriage. This is a Christian program, and any Christian can benefit from these well-grounded resources, irrespective of their Christian affiliations.
What if my question is not addressed in these FAQs?
We will be glad to answer any questions you have. Please email us at info@luminaschooloflove.idevs.site.
Other Vital Opportunities
Couple Weekend Retreat: Love on Flames – Love on Flames is a practical weekend retreat for accompanying and equipping married couples to build resilience and flourish in the vocation of marriage. Every marriage will experience moments of struggle, selfishness, hurt, anger, resentment, etc, at some point or season. However, married couples could convert challenging moments into learning and reemerging into stronger couples.
To learn more about Love on Flames or for the upcoming retreat, check on our courses on this website or email us at info@luminaschooloflove.idevs.site.
Introducing The Speaker
Get to Know the Presenter
Rev. Dr. Kingsley Nwoko, STL, Th.D, is an ordained Roman Catholic Priest for ministry in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. He is a passionate and charismatic priest who loves being a priest and providing pastoral accompaniments to those called to the vocation of marriage.
Fr. Kingsley holds a Licentiate degree in Sacred Theology of Marriage and Family from the Pontifical Institute of John Paull II for Studies on Marriage and Family at Vatican City, Rome. He also has a doctorate in Sacred Theology from Pontifex University, Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in Marriage and Family.
He is the Founder of Lumina School of Love, a Center for Marriage Formation and Pastoral Accompaniment of the Domestic Church. Lumina School of Love provides integrative and holistic formation for the vocation to marriage. Fr Kingsley is the author and facilitator of "Before the Vows," "Discovering Love with Clarity," "Love on Flames, etc., programs created with the framework of Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life, currently in implementation in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. He also volunteers his expertise with the Office of Family Life, Office of Young Adults, and Campus Ministry of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Fr Kingsley taught Theology of Family Life as an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, at the Center of Faith and Culture.