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National Pastoral Initiative on Marriage (NPIM)
Companion site of the US Bishops with various studies and reports on marriage and marriage preparation.
Catholic Engaged Encounter
EngagedEncounter.org
Look for a location near you
FOCCUS/REFOCCUS Premarital & Marital Inventories
FoccusInc.com
BGCO - Bride & Groom Communication Online
BrideandGroomCommunication.com
A Catholic site which has encouragement for married couples, tips on improving communication, enhancing your relationship and a wonderful reading list for engaged couples planning their marriage. Includes "Together as One," a Catholic discussion book for engaged couple, articles about marriage and marriage preparation and links to wedding sites.
CatholicMarriagePrepOnline.com
Offers an online alternative to Catholic marriage preparation as required by many Catholic dioceses, esp. good for military couples or others whose school or job prevents them from attending conventional classes.
MarriagePreparation.com
For Better and For Ever: an on-line resource for christian and catholic dating/engaged couples by Fr. Robert Ruhnke. Training for "sponsor couples." Retreats for married couples/divorced/singles and more. A wealth of free onlin resources!
GetFullyEngaged.com/
Fully Engaged is a Catholic Catechetical Marriage Preparation program which includes a premarital inventory, couple workbook, facilitator guide and training materials. English and Spanish.
The National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers (NACFLM)
Includes a good list of Annotated Resources linking to numerous organizations that help build up marriage and family life.
Family Life Center International
Dads.org
In Port Charlotte, FL features a variety of good material on dating and courtship, plus marriage, parenting and other related issues for Catholics and others. They recommend on dating and preparing for marriage:
Chastity: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults by Fr. Gerald Kelly, S.J.
Written for young men and women of college age, this books presents many helpful ideas on the proper dating and courtship which will help one find a good spouse. Many non-Catholics have also found it helpful.
Don't forget to check out the resources on NFP by John & Sheila Kippley
NFP Outreach: Facts About Natural Family Planning - NfpOutreach.org
NFP Outreach has accurate, practical, up-to-date facts about the various Natural Family Planning methods. A handy search tool also allows you to find an NFP teacher or resources in your area. Includes a library of documents.
Pope Paul VI Institute - PopePaulVI.com
The home of FertilityCare and NaProTechnology, revolutionizing women's health care while building a culture of life, thanks to Dr. Thomas Hilgers, DrHilgers.com
See the directory of FertilityCare Centers of America providers at FertilityCare.org
The American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals - AAFCP.org
Formerly the American Academy of Natural Family Planning, a professional organization that provides certification / accreditation for Creighton Model FertilityCare NFP, and promotes research in natural family planning.
One More Soul - OneMoreSoul.com
Many excellent books and resources on NFP and against contraceptives, including Dr. Janet Smith, Scott and Kimberly Hahan, and Christopher West on Pope John Paul's Theology of the Body. Also a pro-life, NFP-only Physicians' Directory!
The Billings Ovulation Method - Drs. John and Evelyn Billings
boma-usa.org
woomb.org - Australia
The Ovulation Method: Natural Family Planning - John J. Billings
Pope Paul VI Institute - PopePaulVI.com
Creighton Model Natural Family Planning - CreightonModel.com
Family of the Americas
FamilyPlanning.net
Information on the ovulation method of Natural Family Planning from Family of the Americas Foundation.
Father for Good - FathersForGood.org
Site sponsored by the Knights of Columbus includes videos and articles on marriage and parenting, with expert advice and interactive forums. Wives are welcome too! - helping husbands beome the best fathers they can be.
World Wide Marriage Encounter - WWME.org
A Catholic ministry committed to continuing and strengthening marital love, making good marriages better with weekend retreats and communication techniques.
National Marriage Encounter - Marriage-Encounter.org
Teams of Our Lady - www.TeamsOfOurLady.org
A Catholic program for groups of couples to form Teams that meet monthly for prayer and study.
Family Ministries - Archdiocese of Chicago
FamilyMinistries.org - includes a full page of Marriage Ministries
Marriage Magazine and
First Years and Forever E-Newsletter for Newly Married Couples
Claire & John Yzaguirre - ThrivingFamilies.com
A Catholic couple, both mental health professionals, with programs for couples, parents and healthy living.
New book: Thriving Marriages: An Inspirational and Practical Guide to Lasting Happiness A user-friendly "marriage manual" for engaged and married couples. A practical marriage curriculum for couples' and family life ministries.
The Institute for Marital Healing - www.MaritalHealing.com
Catholic Therapists (Dr. Richard Fitzgibbons) with material for couples, counselors, clergy and educators.
Two good sites to help find competent Catholic Marriage counseling:
CatholicTherapists.com and ExceptionalMarriages.com
MarriageMinistryMadeEasy.com
A variety of parish programs from marriage preparation to enrichment.
National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers - www.nacflm.org
A number of resources for strengthing marriages, leadership, catechesis and more. Become a "Marriage Building" parish.
Familia: Living the Splendor of Love
A small group, parish program to introduce couples to authentic love through the teachings of the Catholic Church
Together In God's Love A Catholic Marriage Preparation Program from Our Sunday Visitor, featuring a workbook, facilitators guide, DVD, and mentor couple's guide.
Family Honor Inc. - www.familyhonor.org Communicating the truth about life, chastity and sexuality, including parent-only and parent-child pragrams, and online training.
LivingInLove.org A suite of "marriage preparation" programs from high school catechesis to marriage enrichment retreats.
St. Joseph Communications
Christopher West tapes
Scott and Kimberly Hahn tapes
Msgr. William Smith tapes
TheAlexanderHouse.org
A non-profit organization founded by a Catholic couple offering free online resources consistent with Church teachings, traditional family values and virtues - aimed at educating others about God's plan for marriage.
A page of Post Abortion Resources
Including National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing - "Project Rachel"
Women for Faith & Family
wf-f.org
A leading woman's organization advocating the culture of life.
Christian Family Movement
A national network of Catholic parish groups, dedicated to "improving the quality of family life by reaching out."
Family First - familyfirst.org
Nebraska's pro-family public policy think tank (not-Catholic: affiliated with Focus on the Family, but very Catholic views on all issues).
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