For couples who wish to be wed in a Catholic church, there are certain requirements that must be met first. Weddings of all sorts take proper planning, and a sacred ceremony is no different. If you ...

Pope Francis raised eyebrows in 2014, and again in 2016, when he expressed the opinion that a good portion of sacramental marriages are invalid due to inadequate formation. “They say, ‘Yes, for the ...

Our mission is to help dating, engaged, and newly married couples explore, evaluate, strengthen, and prepare their relationship for the most important commitment they will make. The research is clear.

EDITORIAL: The Church must make the perpetual renewal of marriage one of its central evangelical and pastoral priorities. Over the past 50 years, according to statistics from Georgetown University, ...

I was 7 years old when my parents divorced. If they sat down together to share the news with us, I don’t remember the conversation. Compared with the aftermath of many divorces, my family was ...

The years I was engaged brought the most change my family had experienced in at least a decade. Loss, job changes, moves, retirements, medical diagnoses: All this, and we weren't even married yet! But ...

Fr. Zack Swantek, our chaplain, completed his Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) this year. In celebration, he will give a lecture on his dissertation topic: Marriage as a Healing Sacrament: ...

Marriage offers a number of important protections. Research shows that married people can retain emotional and physical health compared with those who are divorced (Amato, 2000; Hughes & Waite, 2009; ...

In an exhortation to young people published after his death, Pope Francis urged couples to prepare properly for marriage and commit themselves to “love that lasts a lifetime.” The missive, a foreword ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – While many couples will invest lots of time, money and care in planning the wedding day of their dreams, Charlotte Bell Crowell of Before You Do Premarital Services (Coaching ...