With so many marriages breaking up, your role as a Catholic marriage educator is a crucial element in building a civilisation of love.

More than ever, engaged couples need good preparation that not only teaches them practical skills, but also inspires them to embrace a fully Catholic vision for their marriage. Couples also need ongoing enrichment and extension in the early years and beyond if they are to realise the fullness of the call of their vocation.

At MRC, we are dedicated to developing resources to equip marriage educators to fulfil their difficult task with less stress and more impact. All our resources are grounded in the wisdom of the Church, particularly the Theology of the Body, and focus on teaching couples practical skills as well as spiritual insights to provide a comprehensive formation experience. We offer a range of resources and training opportunities to support Catholic marriage educators.

 

MRC Conferences & Training

  1. Conference Held every two years, the MRC conference brings together Catholic marriage educators across Australia. Read more: here
  2. Training and Inservice MRC is available to run training and inservice events for parish and diocesan groups and welcomes all educators to any of our hosted events. Read more: here

Resources for Educators

  1. ‘Engage’- Marriage Preparation A multimedia, marriage preparation course. Designed to be delivered by couple mentors, this course can be used with single couples, small home-based groups, or adapted to the large group setting. Read more: here
  2. Natural Fertility A Total Gift of Self’ is a multimedia series of resources that promote natural fertility methods to couples across the life cycle. Our comprehensive Educators edition includes a 33 min DVD, lesson plan, 70+ supporting slides and reproducible couple handouts. Read more: here
  3. Theology of the Body Resources A great way to do some self-directed study to advance your own formation. We offer a number of books, CDs, DVDs and courses. Read more: here
  4. SmartLoving @ Home  A series of freestanding topics for use by couple gathering groups, for parish events or by individual couples. A valuable source of resource material for marriage educators. Read more: here

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