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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Pearl & Thistle
Here is another powerhouse of a Catholic mother who has spent over a decade advocating for body literacy - Christina Valenzuela! Scroll down her home page and you’ll get the idea that her conversation around women’s cycles isn’t just for fertility. Her courses and resources are meant to open up the conversation about God’s design for our body for teens, single women, women in consecrated life, the Church (i.e. ministries, priests, RCIA), and women bearing crosses of infertility, loss of a spouse, or approaching menopause. Christina emphasizes that body literacy is for everyone as they are ‘aid to holiness.’ I know for our family, we’ll definitely be opening up the conversation of female anatomy, fertility, and reproduction with our girl with Christina’s course - Cycle Prep. No more letting the world teach our children about our sacred sexuality!
Emily Wilson Ministries
An amazing Catholic female speaker that cuts through superficiality and goes deep to, especially for women journeying through college life, engagement, marriage, and motherhood. The link about takes you to her video series, but be sure check out her ministry site for her other content.
Retrouvaille Program
This is a program open to all with the mission to help married couples struggling in their marriage, beginning with a couple-focused weekend experience to help couples with communication, forgiveness, and trust. Check out this interview with a Retrouvaille Leader couple that saved their marriage and have helped others (even when divorced) find their way back to each other.
33 Days to Morning Glory
Sandra and Paul did this consecration journey 33 days before their marriage, where they did the consecration (on Day 33) within their wedding mass. Their relationship with Our Blessed Mother changed and continues to grow because of this book that takes you on a daily journey teaching you about the role Our Mother can play in our lives when we let her, which was admittedly unclear and confusing for Sandra and Paul. The daily reflections and prayers do not take longer than 10 minutes to do each day and is an amazing journey to take as a couple at any point! Consecration to Momma Mary (as Sandra says) can seem intense and scary, but it’s actually quite the opposite! It opens the door to a beautiful relationship that allows her to help us in our spiritual journeys. Momma Mary is truly the secret weapon to vibrantly living out the Catholic faith, as proven by the lives of the many saints that allowed her to walk with them, most familiarly, St. Pope John Paul II. As the first hand witness to her Son’s ministry on earth and ultimately His suffering for us, Our Mother wants nothing more than to help us grow closer to her Son and advocates on our behalf to Him in a way that no one else can.
Jackie & Bobby
A wonderful Catholic couple that speaks frankly about how to uphold the gift of sexuality before and in marriage, including discussions on contraceptives, chastity (even in marriage), natural family planning, dealing with a partner’s sexual past, healthy relationships with others of the opposite sex during marriage, and more!
Witness to Love
A comprehensive resource for engaged, married, and civilly married couples to live out their Catholic faith.
Pints with Aquinas
Matt Fradd really does an amazing job bringing on speakers from different faiths, perspectives, and those with deep knowledge of the Catholic Faith. It’s a trusted channel for getting amazing, in-depth answers to questions that we even have about the faith.