Marriage Ministries Minutes // May 16, 2013 // no comments
Hello! Here are this month’s quick tips, facts, and things to think about the ONLINE PreCana and Learn NFP Online programs…
When priests, deacons, family life directors, and marriage ministry teams first learn about the online PreCana and Learn NFP Online programs, their first question is often, “how do we know the couple really did it?”
Our online programs actually ensure a higher level of accountability than what is reasonably possible in a “classroom style” gathered event.
Natural Family Planning News // May 13, 2013 // no comments
Maria Garcia recently went to the WOOMB International conference in Malaysia to speak about our online introductory course to the Billings Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning, www.learnNFPonline.com.
She gave an overview of the course as well as showed a demonstration video of it, which can be viewed here: www.learnnfponline.
News // May 8, 2013 // no comments
Marriage Ministries will soon launch the Spanish version of the popular online PreCana. Produced in collaboration with the Family Ministries offices at the Archdiocese of Miami and the Archdiocese of Chicago, this program will serve the substantial and growing Spanish-speaking population within the Catholic Church.
The pictures and video shown on this page bring you a “behind the scenes” look at the video production process.
Articles // May 3, 2013 // no comments
Frank Hannigan, a Marriage Ministries Director and director of Family Ministries at the Archdiocese of Chicago recently was quoted in an article by Peter Jesserer Smith of Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly.
From the article “Challenges abound for Catholics hoping to boost traditional marriage”.
Frank Hannigan, director of Family Ministries at the Archdiocese of Chicago, believes the future of marriage ministry must be online and involve more than pre-Cana.
Articles // March 22, 2013 // no comments
There is dying and rising in every marriage. The first serious disagreement as a newlywed makes one question whether they made the right decision. Then the young couple makes up and all is forgiven. Later, the children do things and act in ways that the parents, who love them so much, cannot at all understand. But the children grow into responsible young adults who make the parents so proud.
News // January 29, 2013 // no comments
By Beth LeBlanc | Times Herald
A collaborative project between a Port Huron company and the Archdiocese of Chicago has allowed thousands of couples to receive Catholic marriage preparation online.
In the past two years, more than 2,000 couples have used Marriage Ministries, an online Catholic marriage preparation series, to prepare for the sacrament.
Couples Natural Family Planning News // December 18, 2012 // no comments
This month, several Marriage Ministries team members traveled to Arizona for the annual BOMA-USA conference. The event was attended by Natural Family Planning instructors throughout North America that specialize in the Billings Ovulation Method.
Sue Ek, Executive Director of BOMA-USA, invited us to present our Learn NFP Online program during the “Tools of the Trade” segment.
News // December 3, 2012 // 1 comment
This Saturday, December 8th, Marriage Ministries will be featured in the “Tools of the Trade” segment at the national Billings Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning (NFP) conference. Maria Garcia, Margie Luberta, and Matt Brooks will be at the Tempe, Arizona, event to showcase the Learn NFP Online program, presented by Marriage Ministries.
More info here: http://www.boma-usa.
Engagement Marriage // November 16, 2012 // no comments
Success in stepfamily marriages can be achieved when expectations are kept in check. Remember that both you and your new mate have the role of leadership in this family. Take care of each other. Pay attention to each other. Support each other. Talk things out before they become a problem.
Engagement // November 9, 2012 // no comments
You changed your Relationship Status to “engaged.” You posted Status Updates and pictures about every detail leading up to, during, and after the “big question” was popped. And, you have filled our News Feeds with notices of each and every one of 136 different wedding-related Facebook Pages you now Like.