Marriage and Family Resources
There are so many Catholic resources out there for pre-marriage, marriage, and families (your family begins the moment you get married)! This is definitely going to be a constant work in progress. As the list grows, we pray that you won’t be intimidated by it all, as we once were by how much is out there. See it as a blessing! Our faith has such a rich depository to choose from that can speak to each of our unique circumstances, needs, and seasons. So don’t feel like you have to be involved in everything here to have a fruitful journey! We are firm believers that when you’re heart is open to the journey, God will lead you to what will help you each step of the way. For us personally, we find ourselves diving into different prayers and resources depending on our season.
If you have any resources, prayers, devotions, etc. that you’d like to share, we’d love to post it here!
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Al-Anon Family Groups
As I make my way through therapy through CatholicPsych, I one day shared with my husband how I wish there was therapy for loved ones who go through therapy. Well, there is a program that understood the concerns, pains, and support needs of friends and family who have loved ones that suffer, specifically with alcoholism. On an amazing recent Pints with Aquinas episode with Breanne Demarco, Breanne shares the importance of this program and the visible positive impacts Al-Anon had on one of the mother’s of a close friend and addict that relapsed and recently passed away.
Reclaim Sexual Health
Talk about the redemptive and healing love of God! This program was developed by a Catholic couple, whose marriage was deeply challenged by the husband’s addiction to pornography. The wife was one day led to a recovery program for pornography addiction based on brain research performed at Harvard. All previous methods of recovery failed and they finally understood why, as his addiction had essentially rewired his brain. They now have a program of their own. How amazing God is to take our darkest storms, our struggles with evil, and use them for good, to help others suffering in the same way.
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We learned about this program by listening to an interview (below) of these two amazing Catholic therapists, on a faith-filled mission to bring healing and peace through mending our relationships with God the Father. They recognized that often our relationship with God the Father is distant and not secure - that it’s hard for us to truly feel the loving, caring, and compassion of God the Father. The most common reasons? Because of a lack of healthy relationships, where we can actually “feel that we are self-assured when all is going well and that we are supported, protected, and loved in times of distress” and/or we have endured painful experiences that have shaped how we related to others.
Magdala Ministries
A bold Catholic ministry that fills in a much overlooked gap, of creating a safe space to accompany women who struggle with sexual additions (pornography, masturbation, and other sexual addictions) through journeys to ultimately help them find hope, healing, and freedom.
Catholic Psych Institute
Our mental health plays such a vital role in being able to live the life that God desires for us. CPI offers a new method of treatment called Integrated Daily Dialogue Mentorship (IDDM) that brings together Catholic anthropology and psychological science, to go beyond the conventional therapy most familiar to us.
Covenant Eyes
A sensor app to help those struggling with pornography, that can be used to create a porn-free environment for your family as well as help loved ones who may be battling this addiction. Not only is it a sensor, it also provides educational and coaching content to help those on the journey away from addiction.