Catholic teaching accepts the natural truth that the family is the basic human society. On top of its natural dignity, the family has been raised by Jesus Christ -- by virtue of the Sacrament of Matrimony -- to the nature of a "Domestic Church".
        The wider community of believers more commonly known as "the Church" is best understood in turn to be the "Family of God", a communion of persons with God as Father, we as children (through, with and in Jesus Christ His Son), and with a divinely appointed mother, Mary the mother of Jesus.
        Buhay-Paghihilom refers to the fourth of five main segments of family life formation adopted by the Simbahayan sa Maynila. Life is full of challenges, and at times, things can go wrong -- even in the Christian family. The following is your jumping board to specific subject areas on healing and restoring life in the family, examined from the perspectives of faith, science, and experience.

Counselling and all forms of assistance to alleviate persons and families in distress fall under Buhay-Paghihilom. Research, advocacy, political action, and all forms of defense fall under Buhay-Pagtatanggol.

FIELD		SPECIAL SUBJECT AREA
S1	HEALING AND RESTORING THE FAMILY	Dispositions & Steps to Healing * The Healing Power of Humor * Mental Health Ministry * A Philosophy of Treatment * TO FORGIVE: Mercy & Magnanimity * TO BE FORGIVEN (Sacrament of Reconciliation): Humility & Contrition |
		Nutrition & Primary Health Care * What is Primary Health Care? * Nutrition in Primary Health Care * Immunization * Children's Immunization * Dental * Nutritional Planning
		Children's Disorders * Common Childhood Illnesses * American Acad. of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry * xxx * xxx * xxx
		Coping with Mid-Life Crises * Midlife: The Best Years * xxx * xxx
		Cultural Disorders: Husband, Wife, Son, Daughter * xxx * xxx * xxx
		The Homosexual Person * Vatican: Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons * A Basic Stance on Homosexuality * Understanding the Homosexual Person * xxx * Homosexuality in the Early Church * Homosexuality & Chastity * Counseling Homosexuals * COURAGE (support group) * Redirecting Sexual Orientation * Prospects of Conversion * Gay Suicide * Homosexuality & AIDS * xxx * Neuroscience & Homosexuality * Behavioral Neuroendocrinology * Arnold Research Program (UCLA) * Essential Impossibility of Homosexual Marriage * Homosexual Agenda for Children * BOOK: The Truth About Homosexuality (Fr John Harvey) http://www.biblicaldefense.org/Research_Center/Moral_Ethics/Biblical-Perspective-of-Homosexuality.html
		Pregnancy Crisis Intervention Traumas in the Conjugal Relationship > 1 | 2 | 3 | Traumas of Parenthood > 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
		Traumas of Children * American Acad. of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry * Children's Institute * xxx * Child Abuse Yellow Pages * Sexual Assault Information Page * Children & Prostitution * ABS-CBN BantayBata 163
		Recovery from Rape & Incest * xxx * xxx * xxx
		Reconciliation of Hearts * JP2: Christian Unity * Healing Troubled Marriages * Family Courts (RA 8369)
		Marriages at Breaking Point * xxx * xxx * xxx
		Loss of Gainful Employment * xxx * xxx * xxx
		Livelihood Training Programs * xxx * xxx * xxx
		Adoption * ? Adoption * Adoption.Com * AdoptionAgencies.Org * Independent Adoption Center * Canonical Adoption * xxx
		Healing of Addictions * xxx * xxx * xxx
		The Trauma of Prostitution * xxx * xxx * xxx
		Coping with Solo-Parenting * xxx * xxx * xxx
		Separated Parents * xxx * xxx * xxx
		Nullity of Marriage * Annulments * Explaining Anullment (Fr William Saunders) * Nullity of Marriage (Frank Sheed) * Anullments after years of marriage * Anullments & Divorce * Examples of Anullments * Anullments & the Church * Ministry to Divorced & Remarried * Avenues for Divorced & Remarried * xxx
		Restoration of Faith & Morals * Divorced & Remarried * xxx * xxx
		Debilitating Injuries & Illnesses * Counseling for Loss & Life Changes * xxx * xxx * xxx
		Death in the Family * Counseling for Loss & Life Changes * Bereavement Support Group * Death, Dying & Grief * HomeGrowwn
		Remarriage * xxx * xxx * xxx

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   BIBLICAL REFERENCES RELEVANT TO FAMILY LIFE
   PHILIPPINE SYNODAL & CONCILIAR REFERENCES ON MARRIAGE & FAMILY MINISTRIES