The Marriage Readiness Diagnostic

A Tribunal Judge's Five-Pillar Self-Assessment for Engaged Catholics

Most Catholic couples whose marriages are later declared null had clear warning signs they did not recognize before their wedding day. Some confess afterwards, "Father, if someone had asked me these questions, I would have known."

This five-minute assessment, drawn from twenty years of tribunal experience and the Five Pillars of Valid Consent, is the conversation every engaged Catholic couple should have with themselves before saying "I do." Answer honestly. The strength of your future marriage rests not on the score, but on the conversations this assessment will open between you, your fiancé(e), and the priest preparing you for the sacrament.