Marriage & Family Life

Marriage Enrichment

Bishop Frank J. Dewane invites all Catholic married and engaged couples to join him at the Diocese of Venice 4th Annual Together in Holiness Marriage Conference on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Faith, fellowship, and a beautiful celebration of the vocation of marriage.

Space is limited! To reserve your spot, click here.

“Your Sacrament of Marriage has tremendous power to bring a healing balm of love into the world . . . The family is the first school of love.” Rev. Monahan, at Together in Holiness, October 2022

 

Additional Resources

BUILDING A EUCHARISTIC MARRIAGE

Building a Eucharistic Marriage is a seven-part online video series that connects seven areas for therapeutically strengthening a couple’s marriage with seven areas of deepening one’s relationship with Christ through the Eucharist. Options are available for couples who want to purchase an individual copy for home use or for parishes who would like to purchase a license for running the video series at the parish. The Parish License comes with a leaders’ guide, unlimited participant guides, as well as advertising options and a discounted option to own a copy of the program.

Special Offer for Parishes in the Diocese of Venice!  Click here to purchase the course for 20% off the original price of $250.00!

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THE TOGETHER IN HOLINESS FORMATION SERIES

In partnership with the St. John Paul II Foundation, the Diocese of Venice invites all married couples to participate in the
Together in Holiness Formation series!

The Together in Holiness Formation series provides year-round marriage enrichment for small communities of spouses
that equips them with the formation, encouragement, support, and practical tools to grow together in holiness and form
their children in the Catholic faith.

Click here to view the Trailer!

Highlights:
 A meal and time for fellowship
 Short and beautifully-made videos with national speakers including Danielle Bean and Damon Owens
 Discussion facilitated by Host Couples who are formed and supported by the St. John Paul II Foundation
 A Bring it Home component that translates learning into living
 Available for Spanish speaking couples through translated materials and captioned videos

The registration cost for the year is $75 per couple.

Click here to sign up and get involved! For more information, contact Thomas Wheeler at thomas@forlifeandfamily.org.

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FOR YOUR MARRIAGE

For Your Marriage is a program that helps couples at all stages of life to understand and live God’s plan for happy, holy marriages by providing educational and spiritual resources.

The website was launched in 2007 as part of the National Pastoral Initiative for Marriage, an initiative of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to communicate the meaning and value of married life for the Church and for society.

Click here for more information. En Espanol.

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