Articles and Resources
Everything here is written to help you build a marriage that stands. Some of it rests on Scripture and the settled teaching of the Church. Much of it comes from years spent reading the files of marriages that came before a tribunal, and seeing, case after case, what had been missing long before the wedding.
Every valid marriage rests on five things a couple must truly give, not simply say on the day: clarity, freedom, capacity, intention, and unity. Learn what each one means, why a marriage can fail when one is missing, and how to examine your own consent long before the wedding.
Read the articlePre-Cana is a beginning, not the whole of preparation. See what real readiness for a Catholic marriage asks of you, and what to do when a required course leaves honest questions unanswered.
Read the articleBefore love or compatibility, one question matters more than the rest: do you understand what you are consenting to? Why it is the question to ask, and how to ask it while there is still time.
Read the articleA clear, honest account of what a declaration of nullity actually is, what it is not, the grounds a tribunal weighs, and where to turn if the question is your own.
Read the articleThe Church calls your family a domestic church, and means far more by it than a phrase. What the teaching actually is, and four ways to build one at your own kitchen table.
Read the articleNot sure where you stand? The Diagnostic offers a set of honest questions to help you see your own readiness more clearly, so you can face them now rather than later.
Open the DiagnosticFor priests and parishes. Resources to help you prepare couples well are in preparation. If you would like to be told when they are ready, please get in touch.
More articles are on the way, including preparing the heart through the virtues, and the meaning and ends of Catholic marriage.