Efficacious Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus I. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you." Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of...... (here name your request) Our...
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God comes to the rescue of marriage!
A first in the history of the Church: canonization of a married couple. Blessed Louis and Zélie, parents of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus (of Lisieux), will be the first couple ever to be canonized together, as a married couple, this Sunday October 18th, 2015. In...
“Weekly Best of” Feedback June 22nd-26th
"Too bad everyone isn't forced to take a class like this before they get married!" Theresa June 22nd, Des Plaines, IL Him: “It was nice to have some of those tough questions and discussions asked of us. It opened us up to see how we would handle certain situations...
Weekly Best of Feedback
Weekly Best of Feedback May 25 – May 29, 2015 "Solid material, topics, and thank goodness not watered down kid-glove wearing answers." Engaged Couples comments, May 25th - His comments:"I think this preparation is very good. I feel it allows for more communication...
Friday Feedback 13
Friday feedback 13 - Carolyn and TJ: I appreciated that the course started with the story of Adam and Eve and helped me form a foundation for understanding the relationship between man, woman, and God. TJ: I loved it, very educational and made us really think as...
Friday Feedback 12
Friday feedback 12 - Kyle and Allison, military couple: "A good way for us to have focused and meaningful discussions..." Kyle: I am currently deployed to Europe, so the questions were a good way for us to have focused, meaningful discussions on some important topics....
Millennials hearts are good but their methods flawed
Millennials hearts are good but their methods flawed. It seems the beta concept comes from the intersection of two good instincts: the desire to marry and to avoid the divorce tragedies of their parents... How can we show millennials that their hearts are good but...
Beta Marriage: A Strategy for Future Relationship Success?
Beta Marriage: A Strategy for Future Relationship Success? How should we reply to the argument that “beta marriage” is simply a strategy for future relationship success? Can testing a marriage out ensure its future success? Millennials understand marriage as a purely...
“Beta Marriage” or testing marriage out
Recently TIME magazine published an article titled “The Beta Marriage: How Millennials Approach ‘I Do’”. We were asked by Fathers For Good to discuss the downfalls of the “beta marriage” model, specifically by answering three specific questions. Let's answer the first...
Friday Feedback 11
Friday Feedback 11 - Dear Instructors, Before we go in and fill out the feedback we would like to take a minute to thank you both. Not only have you helped us through this process for the Church but you have made us so much stronger as a couple. You opened up to us...