A Love Story Rooted in Faith, Surrender, and Miracle A love story starts with a simple, but profound, yes—yes to faith, yes to commitment, and yes to trusting God even when the path forward felt uncertain. Harsimran and Alex share one of those love stories. From an...
The Viral Wedding: The Foundation Beneath Their Marriage (Part 2)
To Read Part 1, please go here:https://agapecatholicministries.info/agape-catholic-ministries/the-wedding-went-viral/ When Dan and Eva’s wedding day unexpectedly went viral, people saw a joyful couple smiling through blaring fire alarms and posing with firefighters....
The Wedding Went Viral… But Their Love Story Started Years Earlier
Before the Viral Wedding Some couples meet on dating apps. Others meet through friends. Agape Catholic Ministries’ couple, Dan and Eva? They met in swim lessons. Long before wedding bells, before viral headlines, and before firefighters unexpectedly joined their...
Faith When The Answer Isn’t What You Expect
Faith When the Answer Isn’t What You Expect A Conversation with Ramuel and Beth Garcia At CatholicMarriagePrep.com, we often talk about marriage as a vocation, one that inevitably passes through joy, sacrifice, suffering, and grace. But every once in a while, we...
‘Dramatic’ decline in Catholic marriage highlights need for ‘proactive’ Church response
Article by Daniel Payne - EWTN NEWS Published January 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET Photo by Ivan Galashchuk/Shutterstock Catholic marriages in the U.S. have declined 75% in about 50 years, even as the Catholic population has risen. A steep decline in Catholic marriages in...
Agapè Marriage Prep Leads to Baptism Prep
Marriage to Baptism: One Path of Accompaniment One important thing we’ve learned through Agapè is that marriage formation doesn’t end at the wedding day, nor does the Church’s role. Very often, the next major moment a couple re-engages with the parish is at the...
Three to Get Married
Three to Get Married...What does that mean? Dear Friends in Christ, As we contemplate the beauty and vocation of marriage, let us take a moment to reflect on how spousal love mirrors Christ’s love for His Church. The Church has never ceased to proclaim that marriage...
Marriage Preparation: The Missing Link to Parish Life?
CatholicMarriagePrep.com Can Help: Marriage preparation is difficult! A priest once said—only half in jest— “I’d rather celebrate funerals than weddings. At least I know why they don’t come back to the parish.” It was a throwaway line, but it struck a chord. Years...
The Holy Family: Austere and Simple Beauty
“Learn what family life is, its communion of love, its austere and simple beauty, and its sacred and inviolable character.” ~ Pope Paul VI. In 1921, Pope Benedict XV instituted the Sunday after Christmas as the feast of the Holy Family. We celebrate Christ’s Nativity...
Passing Encounters
“Passing encounters are only a caricature of love; they injure hearts and mock God’s plan” Pope St. John Paul II. The other day, a friend and I were reminiscing about our engagements before marriage. I dated my husband for nearly three years and then was engaged for...









