Formation for the Engaged
Mini Marriage Course
Dr. Greg Bottaro offers couples a dose of what can help their marriage by integrating Catholic theology and spirituality with psychological research and his clinical experience with marriage therapy. The course is free and is delivered over the web. It consist of approximately 1 hour of footage on topics such as the deeper meaning of sacramental marriage vows, love languages, Gottman insights on the 4 horseman and how to argue effectively and the differences between men and women and how this impacts marriage.
Beloved Series – Finding Happiness in Marriage
Beloved is a 12 part series that provides a rich exploration of the Church's teaching on marriage and the family along with testimonies from a number of couples that highlights the practical embodiment of the teaching. This is a high quality production that also captures the thinking of some of the top US based lay experts on marriage and the family. It can be purchased in a DVD format or through a video on demand service called FORMED. Each episode has an accompanying study guide for engaged or marriage couples.
Better Together Marriage Inventory
Great communication is essential to having a great marriage. This marriage prep/enrichment inventory is a FREE questionnaire designed to celebrate strengths and highlight opportunities for growth between couples. Dynamic Catholic have partnered with Catholic psychologist Dr. Gregory Bottaro, director of The CatholicPsych Institute, to develop the inventory that encourages couples to talk about important topics to help them connect on a deeper level as they review their answers together.
SmartLoving Fertility
An online course that explores the basics of human fertility and the application of fertility awareness for family planning. Based on the Sympto-thermal method, the course includes printable charts and step-by-step instruction for those wishing to learn and apply the method. The course also includes couple activities so that husband and wife can explore their thoughts and emotions as they progress. A unique feature of SmartLoving Fertility is the 'Couple Check In' - a guided process to assist couples in discerning their pregnancy intention based on Humanae Vitae n10.
Marriage at the Movies
Recent research that was picked up in the New York Times and multiple other media outlets has shown that
Pope to Meet with 20,000 Couples for St. Valentine’s Day
Importance of Marriage and Raising a Christian Family to Be Focus of Initiative VATICAN CITY, February 12, 2014 (Zenit.org)
Destination Weddings and other Wedding Phenomenon
A recent article on US Catholic asked the question: Should Catholics have Destination Weddings? : here The article touched on
Premarital Chastity Does Not Guarantee a Perfect Marriage
Editor’s note: this article explores come of the current debate around the merits of various approaches to sex education.
Prenups and Catholic Teaching
We recently took an inquiry from a man about prenuptial agreements. He wanted to know if they were okay
SmartLoving Workshops
A series of free-standing half-day workshops for couples These three-four hour workshops are run by MRC’s trained presenters and include
SmartLoving Talks
A series of freestanding talks for couples across the life cycle. These one and half hour talks are run
Engage – Course Outline
The Engage course has six sessions running approximately 2 hours each, with additional take home activities. Session overview A