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As we celebrate families leading up to the World Meeting of Families, and beyond... we have put together a free toolkit for parishes to celebrate family love and the vocation to holiness, with 3 simple ideas: Family Prayer Challenge, Family Small Groups, and a Family Gather at the Table (Parish Potluck). Spanish edition coming soon!

Pensando en la felicidad de ustedes y en el bienestar futuro de sus familias, la Diócesis ofrece esta formación de un fin de semana. El programa de  Matrimonio Lleno de Alegría es un retiro de preparación matrimonial para parejas comprometidas. El programa está enraizado en las virtudes y en la Teología del Cuerpo, e incorpora una rica teológica católica con una solida psicología.

Family Rosary at Home is a 'A Kit for Parishes' to assist in promoting praying the Rosary in families during October, the month dedicated to the Holy Rosary

Coming in 2022, we are offering once again, the Joy Filled Marriage formation weekends for the engaged. Register early to reserve a place. Limited seating.

“To have … To hold … To honor, Natural Family Planning, Supporting God’s gifts of love and life in marriage” is the theme of this year’s National Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, an educational campaign of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to celebrate God’s vision for marriage and promote the methods of Natural Family Planning. Are you interested in learning more?

You are invited to join us for the upcoming virtual townhall "Called to the Joy of Love: The New USCCB Pastoral Framework for Marriage & Family Life Ministry". The townhall will be hosted via Zoom Webinars on Thursday, June 24 at 2:00 PM EDT and is open to all. Click for more details and registration link.

Inviting all couples to another formation and enrichment virtual 7-session series beginning on July 29th, 2021. Registration is required in order to receive the link to participate. This course will serve as the marriage preparation requirement for engaged couples looking to grow in their relationship as they get ready for their wedding day.

Pope Francis has established a World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will take place for the first time on Sunday, July 25, 2021. To learn more about Catholic Grandparents Association (CGA) and for resources on how to celebrate this important day, please click here.

The upcoming observances of National Marriage Week (Feb. 7-14) and World Marriage Day (Sunday, Feb. 14) are an opportunity to focus on building a culture of life and love that begins with supporting and promoting marriage and the family. The USCCB theme for 2021 is "To Have, To Hold, To Honor."

“Building a Eucharistic Marriage” Virtual Marriage Course - Join us for seven sessions on Zoom --- Thursday (and some Tuesday) nights from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, starting Jan. 5th and running on Jan 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, and Feb 4, 2021

During Advent, and as we prepare for the Christmas season, many of us may need time for a 'date night' to refresh and renew communications with our loved one, our beloved. Please join us and other couples as we take part in a virtual webinar on the pitfalls to good spousal communication and ways to recognize and change these patterns in order to stop marital division.

Unase a líderes de alrededor del mundo para esta mini-serie de 5 partes para enriquecer y renovar su matrimonio. Nuestra Iglesia doméstica necesita de Dios y apoyo de los demás durante este tiempo de tanta incertidumbre. Esta es la hora para que las parejas casadas brillen y SEAN LA LUZ en sus hogares y comunidades. Recomendamos a que inviten a miembros de su parroquia o comunidades para que compartan juntos después de cada video o después de completar la serie. La serie es completamente gratis. Si desea hacer una donación, lo puede hacer con la inscripción.

Pope Francis says that "the mission of the family is to welcome God in the family when he comes in the form of a child, a spouse, brothers, grandparents." What exactly is welcoming or “accepting” the other as family, in the manner of Christ? What does it mean to be ministers of God's Love, so that our family relationships are healed and saved for love? We will study the biblical, psychological, and spiritual basis of what this means, as well as practical tools to pass this message on to families. Virtual presentation in SPANISH on August 20, 2020 via zoom

Be More: A Marriage Formation Retreat (by Witness to Love) was developed to provide couples a pathway to grow in community, identity and understanding their mission. To each and every couple preparing to receive and live out the Sacrament of Matrimony in today’s world - you were born for a time such as this and the grace of the sacrament is real! Let us walk with you, your mentors, and your church community as you prepare to be more in Christ!

Live the truth and beauty of God's plan for married love! Natural Family Planning. It's about love. It's about life. It's about freedom. It's about gift. "Celebrate and reverence God's vision of human sexuality."

Getting the Marriage You Want from the Marriage You Have... An international gathering of marital specialists, and married couples. This opportunity is intended to take your relationship to an entirely new level. June 11-13, 2020 Register for FREE

We invite you to pray with us this Friday...via Facebook “live” with the Board of the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers. "People in our day suffer unjustly simply because of the color of their skin or their national origin. Let us acknowledge the sin of racism and work to combat it in our social structures, our institutions, and our hearts."

This FREE opportunity for some “fortification” in our faith journey...begins today! There is still time to register for the Virtual Catholic Love Life Conference (online for FREE…) If your Love-Life could use a divine spark, join more than 20,000 teens, young adults, and parents who have registered for this incredible, virtual event to "fortify your home and rediscover the beauty and goodness of God's plan for human love in your life."

Married? Engaged? Let your time at home work for the good, and the future of your marriage. Work on your relationship while at home. We know that being at home these days has been trying for many, and we’ve prepared this to assist, accompany and support your journey! Join us for seven weeks via Zoom. Tuesday nights from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, starting May 19th through June 30.

May 11-17, 2020 offers a week of inspiring words and resources to help us continue to persevere and grow in the hope of Christ... Why hope? After a month of lock-down, sickness, and loss, it’s easy to despair and believe that nothing will ever be “normal” again. It’s easy to be afraid. It’s easy to lose hope. But, we are encouraged in 1 Peter 3: “Do not be afraid or terrified with fear of them, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope.”