MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
We offer young people a way to discover who they are and what their vocation to love is, supported by a community of apostles.
Marriage is a vocation
The sacrament of marriage is not a social convention, an empty ritual, or merely the outward sign of a commitment… Marriage is a vocation, inasmuch as it is a response to a specific call to experience conjugal love as an imperfect sign of the love between Christ and the Church. Consequently, the decision to marry and to have a family ought to be the fruit of a process of vocational discernment.
Christian marriage is a sign of how much Christ loved his Church in the covenant sealed on the cross, yet it also makes that love present in the communion of the spouses. By becoming one flesh, they embody the espousal of our human nature by the Son of God.
(Pope Francis Amoris Laetitia 72-73)
A roadmap for the journey of love
Whether it is because you want to strengthen your relationship or because you are looking for activities with other young people to walk this path with, we are here for you. Along the way you will discover the greatest love: being a child of God.
The Dating Booklet
by Fr. Martin Connor, LC
The Dating Booklet is a modern dating manual for young adults seeking life-giving relationships based on the Gospel. See what wisdom young men and women are sharing from their dating experiences thus far.
Wired to Love Podcast
What does real love look like? How do we live authentic love in our lives? Whether you are single, dating, married, or consecrated – loving well is the most important mission in our lives. Fr. Martin Connor, LC, is taking the podcast on the road to homes, colleges, parishes, and more.
Three to Get Married
The Three to Get Married Marriage Preparation Program is a Catholic Pre-Cana weekend program for seriously dating and engaged couples. This marriage preparation course is an intensive preparation experience true to the teachings of the Catholic Church. It aims to provide each couple with a reflective and in-depth preparation for a joyful, faith-filled marriage—based on love that not only endures but actually grows stronger year after year.
The Three to Get Married Marriage Preparation Program draws upon the best in contemporary psychology, practical wisdom from the experience of married couples, and the beauty of the Catholic Church’s teachings on marriage and family life in order to give you the best foundation on which to build a successful marriage.