“Love that leads to marriage is a gift from God and a great act of faith toward other human beings.”
– St. John Paul II
Marriage preparation programs and options
FOCCUS © Pre-Marriage Inventory
The FOCCUS© Pre-Marriage Inventory is a comprehensive, user-friendly tool for use by lay individuals, couples or professionals who are helping couples prepare for marriage, and who become trained as FOCCUS Facilitators. The FOCCUS© Inventory is designed to help engaged couples appreciate their unique relationship, learn more about themselves, and discuss topics important to their lifelong marriage.
Prepare/Enrich
En Prepare/Enrich assessment and accompanying workbook create a spiritually enriching experience for couples that reflects the sacramental teaching of the Catholic Church. It has received the Censors Librorum’s declaration of Nihil Obstat & Imprimatur and is backed by over 40 years of research.
Fully Engaged
Fully Engaged is a sponsor couple program for engaged couples (as well as those seeking Convalidation) to help them learn more about the Sacrament of Matrimony. It is a Catholic premarital inventory designed to help couples solidify the foundation upon which they, together with Christ, will build their life together. Grounded in Church teaching, this premarital inventory is a trustworthy guide which meets the real challenges couples face.
Fully Engaged is self-diagnostic and designed to help couples learn more about themselves and their unique relationship. It provides individualized couple feedback on where each partner stands in regard to topic areas important to marriage. Fully Engaged was developed to reflect the values and ideals of marriage as sacred.
Fully Engaged is a Catholic catechetical premarital inventory designed to help engaged couples solidify the foundation upon which they, together with Christ, will build their Sacrament of Marriage. Grounded in Church teaching and loaded with catechetical content, this dynamic premarital inventory is a trustworthy guide that meets the real challenges today’s couples face.
Marriage Preparation Retreats
Archdiocesan Marriage Preparation Retreat
Newly Married Retreat