Today we are challenged for a deeper understanding of marriage as a true community of Love. Why not explore this great mystery together. Sometimes as with other experiences in life we often lose the meaning and essence of what it is to be truly human. To respond to this challenge it is important to reflect on our spiritual being and in particular what is Married Spirituality? To commence a deeper reflection we propose here a definition for married spirituality and invite your comments to open dialogue on this great subject.
Married Spirituality is an environment of love where the couple support each other to grow in wholeness both as individual and as couple. Here they will experience a deepening joy, excitement and the surprise of being loved. They learn together the values and the fundamentals of their commitment of love while involving the totality of each other as holistic human persons. A community of love grows as the couple develop mutual respect, reciprocity and intimacy which leads to a spirit of hospitality. This way they explore the true beauty of human Love.
By J. Anthony Gaughan: It is often stated that there is no such thing as a perfect marriage. On reflection and taking account of the human condition one realises that this is a truism. But there are successful marriages. In this timely book John Cogavin provides advice, cautions and suggestions to enable couples of all ages to enjoy such marriages.
‘The Spirituality of Married Life’ is written by John Cogavin but is truly the spiritual journey that he and Elaine have experienced as a couple on their marital journey. ………. This is not a book about problems in marriage, but it does not avoid them. It is not a do-it-yourself handbook on relationships, but it touches on how to safeguard the quality of a lifelong relationship.