Catholic Family Ministry. The Scientific Reflection and the Practical Ministry of the Church

"This work can be of use to the pastorał agents who, in our days, arę striving to show how the family, in addition to being the object of pastorał ministry, is also a responsibłe and indispensable agent of the new evangełization. [...] This work is providentially appearing [...] on the vigil of the IX World Meeting of Families in Dublin, entitled "The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World" in clear reference to Amoris Laetitia. In fact, much of the books contents —ranging from the fundamentals of the anthropological matrbc to morę specificałly pastorał issues, such as the role of the family in the parish and the need for family associations—will be reflected upon during this world meeting. [...] Beyond the uniąue scientific approach to each issue, the book offers a whole, co-herent tool because the approach is underpinned by the solid foundations based on Gods plan for marriage, the family and life, as well as by the experience in family ministry and that of the priests and lay people who work in the Department of the Pastorał Care of Families in the Institute of Pastorał Theology and Catechetics of the John Paul II Catho łic University of Lublin. May this book serve to proclaim the Gospeł of the family with the joy of the love that Pope Francis invites us to rediscover in our lives as witnesses in this precise moment of history. Dear readers, you have in your hands a book that will help you to spread this pastorał urgency: the gospel of the famiły, joy for the world."

Kevin Cardinal Farrełl Prefect ofthe Dicasteryfor the Laity, Family and Life