The Metanoia Journal
Our Activities
Retreats, workshops and moments of accompaniment from the life of the center
Celebration for Newlyweds at Metanoia
The Family and Life Committee invited couples married after the 2019 marriage preparation courses to a celebration with games, testimonies and cake.
Dinner for the Marriage Preparation Committee and Course Speakers
Second Marriage Preparation Course 2019 – Spiritual Day
In the final day of the course, couples read their relationship in the light of Christ, listened to Bishop Georges Bacouni on the spirituality of married life, and prayed with Bis…
Second Marriage Preparation Course 2019 – Session 6: My Upbringing and Its Influence on My Married Life
Saydeh and Elie Bakhos of the Chemin Neuf community spoke to the engaged couples about upbringing and its influence on married life.
Second Marriage Preparation Course 2019 – Session 5: The Legal Dimension
Bishop Elie Haddad spoke to the engaged couples and their parents about the legal dimension of marriage, followed by a talk on intimacy in married life by Dr. Aline Mansour.
Second Marriage Preparation Course 2019 – Session 4: The Importance of the Physical Relationship in Married Life
Father Charbel Challita led the engaged couples in discussion groups and a talk on the importance of the physical relationship in marriage.
Second Marriage Preparation Course 2019 – Session 3: Marriage, a Vocation and a Covenant
The engaged couples reflected on marriage as a vocation and a covenant, shared in groups, and heard Archimandrite Samir Nohra explain the marriage rite.
Second Marriage Preparation Course 2019 – Session 2: The Art of Communication
The engaged couples listened to a talk on communication in the couple, shared in groups and practiced listening to each other.
Second Marriage Preparation Course 2019 – Session 1: Conflict Resolution
Psychologist Patricia Barcha Bassil opened the course with a session on resolving conflicts, followed by group exercises and the testimony of a couple from an earlier course.