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Marriage Preparation Course 2026 – Life Testimony of Antoinette and Nicolas Abboud
The fifth and final session of the joint marriage preparation course featured the life testimony of Nicolas and Antoinette Abboud, who spoke about their marriage, raising their four children and their commitment to the Church. Read the article
Marriage Preparation Course 2026 – The Liturgy of the Crowning
In the fourth session, Abbot Semaan Abou Abdo explained the sacrament of marriage as a threefold covenant and walked the couples through the crowning rite in the Maronite and Byza…
Marriage Preparation Course 2026 – The Importance of the Physical Relationship
In the third session, psychologist Dr. Aline Ghosn spoke about the medical, psychological and spiritual importance of the physical relationship in married life.
Marriage Preparation Course 2026
The joint marriage preparation course of the Melkite and Maronite dioceses of Sidon opened online with 45 couples and a first session on communication and conflict resolution with…
Marriage Preparation Course 2025
Held jointly with the Maronite Diocese of Sidon on Zoom, the 2025 course covered the liturgy of marriage, a couple's life testimony, the legal dimension of marriage and the emotio…
First Couples Gathering of 2025
With Bishop Elie Haddad present, the diocesan Family Committee and Metanoia celebrated Valentine's Day with a gathering titled "And Love Remains," welcoming newly married couples …
Marriage Preparation Course 2024 – The Spiritual and Legal Dimensions
In the fourth session of the 2024 course, Bishop Elie Haddad explained the pre-marriage interview, health and psychological questions, and the spiritual meaning of marriage as a v…
Marriage Preparation Course 2024 – The Ethics of Married Life
The 2024 diocesan marriage preparation course opened with Father Charbel Challita on the ethics of married life, followed by the testimony of Marianne and Joe Nehme.
Marriage Preparation Courses 2023
In May 2023, Metanoia Listening Center ran online marriage preparation courses for engaged couples of the diocese on communication, conflict resolution and the legal dimension of …