Marriage Resources
Lovers II by George Tooker
This page contains numerous resources to assist those preparing for the sacrament of marriage or those who want to grow in their understanding of the Catholic vision of marriage and the family.
Marriage Preparation Resources
- Catholic Wedding Help - Great resources for planning your wedding.
- For Your Marriage – Sponsored by the USCCB, contains useful information concerning the Church’s teaching on marriage.
- Worldwide Marriage Encounter - Provides resources to strengthen your marriage.
- Catholic Handbook for Engaged and Newly Married Couples – Frederick Marks
- Preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage – Pontifical Council for the Family
- Temperament Test - Understand your temperament and that of your spouse if very helpful in bettering your relationship.
Resources on the Theology of Marriage
- Familiaris Consortio – Pope John Paul II
- Letter to Families – Pope John Paul II
- Letter to Women – Pope John Paul II
- On the Dignity and Vocation of Women – Pope John Paul II
- The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality – Pontifical Council for the Family
- Collaboration of Men and Women in the Catholic Church and in the World – Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Marriage: The Mystery of Faithful Love – Dietrich von Hildebrand
- Male and Female He Created Them – Jorge Cardinal Medina Estevez
- Man and Woman God Made Them – Jean Vanier
- Men, Women and the Mystery of Love – Edward Sri
- Three to Get Married – Fulton Sheen
- Aflame: Ancient Wisdom on Marriage – Sam Torode
- On Marriage and Family: Classic and Contemporary Texts – Matthew Levering
- Address to Couple to Couple League – Bishop Jean Laffitte
- 2011 Address to Tribunal of the Roman Rota – Pope Benedict XVI
- The Family and the New Evangelization – Livio Melina
- Building a Culture of the Family – Livio Melina
Resources for Struggling Marriages
Books on “The Theology of the Body”
- Theology of the Body in Simple Language – Sam Torode
- Good News About Sex and Marriage – Christopher West
- Theology of the Body for Beginners – Christopher West
- Heaven’s Song – Christopher West
- Set Free By Love: Lives Changed by Theology of the Body – Marcel Lejeune
- Crossing the Threshold of Love – Mary Shivanandan
Books on Couple and Family Prayer
- A Prayerbook for Husbands and Wives – Ruthanne and Walter Wangerin, Jr.
- Prayers for Married Couples – Renee Bartkowski
- Night Light: A Devotional for Couples – Dr. James and Shirley Dobson
Books and Websites on Contraception and NFP
- Humanae Vitae – Pope Paul VI
- Open Embrace – Sam and Bethany Torode
- Sex Au Naturel: What it is and Why it is Good for Your Marriage – Patrick Coffin
- The Desacralization of Venus – Christopher Derrick
- Contraception, Why Not? – Janet Smith
- The Vindication of Humanae Vitae – Mary Eberstadt
- Pope Benedict on the 40th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae
Relationships
- Sacred Influence: How God Uses Wives to Shape the Souls of their Husbands – Gary Thomas
- What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About the First Five Years of Marriage – Roy Petitfils
- The Exceptional Seven Percent: The Nine Secrets of the World’s Happiest Couples – Gregory Popcak
- For Better… For Ever! A Catholic Guide to Lifelong Marriage – Gregory Popcak
- Seven Principles for Making Your Marriage Work – John Gottman
- Five Love Languages – Gary Chapman
- The Temperament God Gave Your Spouse – Art and Laraine Bennett
Videos
- What is Love? – Touching testimony of elderly couple
Talks and Homilies by Fr. Bryce Sibley
