Release of Papal Document on Family Life Anticipated
At an April 8, 2016 news conference, the Vatican plans to issue Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia (“The Joy of Love”). This document is a deposition on marriage and family life. Present at the news...
View Article“Amoris Laetitia”: The Joy of Love
On April 8, 2016, Pope Francis released an widely anticipated apostolic exhortation entitled “Amoris Laetitia,” or, The Joy of Love. In this 325-paragraph document, the Holy Father provides his...
View ArticleAmoris Laetitia “Bootcamp”
Pope Francis’s Amoris Laetitia came out on April 8th—how much have you read? If you need a little push, join the AL Bootcamp with us! We will read a small bit from Chapter 4 (Love in Marriage) and ask...
View ArticleWhat is Your Marital Spirituality?
When Josh and I work with engaged couples and speak about the Sacrament of Marriage, we present a strongly “Christological” approach to marital spirituality. That is to say, we emphasize that marriage...
View ArticleTen Tips for Keeping Your Catholic Wedding Focused on Faith
A bride and groom getting married in the Catholic Church know that their wedding is about more than the perfect dress or expertly staged pictures: for baptized Christians, marriage is a sacrament, and...
View ArticleMarriage Retreat #1: “Amoris Laetitia” and “Marriage: Love and Life in the...
Day One: Marriage is a Blessing and a Gift Breaking Open the Theme “Among the many blessings that God has showered upon us in Christ is the blessing of marriage, a gift bestowed by the Creator from the...
View ArticlePope Writes on Theme for 9th World Meeting of Families, “The Gospel of the...
The 9th World Meeting of Families will be held in Dublin, Ireland from August 21-26 of 2018. On March 25, 2017, Pope Francis wrote a letter to Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for...
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