Why do we have sexual desire? What is eros all about? What is marriage for? What is God's plan for us? What does marriage point us to?
What issues trouble us in our married life? Or our sex life? Do we sometimes feel the fuel in our "love tank" is running on empty? What can we do about it? How can we refuel our "love tank" to bring back the passion into our marriage?
Come and find out the answers to these questions and more as we explore them through the lens of the Theology of the Body at a day of prayer and recollection, where we not only seek to be informed, but more importantly to be transformed by our Lord.
Date : 17 October 2026 (Saturday)
Time : 9.00am to 4.30pm
Venue: Church of St Francis Xavier, 63A Chartwell Drive, Singapore 558758
Room : Jeremiah Room, 2nd Floor of Parish Centre (above Little Shepherd's School House)
Cost : Love offering
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Please register for this day of recollection and prayer by filling in your details below.
Outline of session 1 (9.00am to 12 noon):
1. Introduction to the TOB
2. Understanding the Engine that drives our marriage (Creation of the Body)
3. When the Engine falters (Redemption of the Body)
Outline of session 2 (1.00pm to 4.00pm):
1. Powering us to heaven (Marriage as divine gift and human sign of divine love)
2. Keeping the engine fuelled up (Theology in the bedroom)
3. Marital Sex - Agony or Ecstasy?
The sessions are not meant to be merely informative. They are meant to be transformative as we allow our Lord to redeem us with His grace and mercy.
About the Presenters:
Fr David Garcia, OP
Fr David Garcia, OP is a Dominican Friar who lectures at the Major Seminary and Catholic Theological Institute of Singapore in Moral Theology. He is a well-known speaker who has addressed a spectrum of issues affecting society ranging from family life, social justice, and bioethics; he has worked and/or is working with various church organisations including Office for Catechesis, Catholic Medical Guild and Caritas Singapore.
Alphonsus and Cyrine Gregory
Alphonsus and Cyrine have been married for 38 years with six children and six grandchildren. They have been actively presenting the Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend since 2002 as well as journeying with couples in preparation for marriage. With such rich experiences, as well as their expertise in their profession as teachers, the couple has also created and conducted many enrichment sessions for catholic couples locally and overseas. They love working and journeying with couples as their mission is to reach out to other couples. Both Al & Cyrine are actively involved in the Family Life Ministry at the Church of St Vincent de Paul with the focus on parenting and child formation using the Theology of the Body framework.
John and Geraldine Hui
John and Geraldine have been married for 36 years. As a couple, they feel very blessed to be parents, and grandparents to six grandchildren (for now). Between 1999 and 2020, they helped engaged couples prepare for the lifelong commitment of marriage in the Marriage Preparation Course. They have also given presentations on sexuality to young people. John was Master of the Catholic Medical Guild from 1998 to 2006, and served as the chairman of the Archdiocesan Commission for the Family from 2014 to 2017. He obtained a Graduate Diploma in Bioethics from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family in Melbourne, Australia in 2011, and is presently the host of Catholic Parents Online. As a couple, they are passionate about spreading the good news of Parenting and Sexuality Education through the lens of the Theology of the Body.
