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Celebrating Saint Valentine
Bulletin Advertisment A Message for Married Couples on St Valentine’s Day God does not call us to mediocrity. God calls us to be a radical witness; to bring alive within our marriage the passionate love and extravagant mercy he has for every human person. God calls us to live this reality within our own marriage…
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Help For Marriages Under Stress
January is typically the peak month for divorce applications in English-speaking countries. Having made the decision to divorce, many couples agree to postpone the application for one last Christmas together as a family. The parents hope that by delaying the devastating news until after Christmas, the children will be able to enjoy the day and then have a few weeks…
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Engaged Couples Ask Pope Questions
On the feast of St Valentine’s Day, Pope Francis answered the questions of three engaged couples in St. Peter’s Square, with an audience of 20 000 other young engaged couples. Here are their questions: Question 1: The fear of the “forever” Holiness, so many today think that to promise faithfulness for the whole of life…
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Keeping Love Alive in the Present Moment
Our romantic memories are the fabric of our couple history. When we reconnect with these memories, we reinvigorate our emotional connection in the present and set a positive tone for our future together. The Power of Memory The Hebrew word for “remember” literally means “make me present to you.” This beautiful insight captures the true…
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Marriage Week Campaign
Celebrating Marriage Week 2026 Leader Resources | 7-14 February 2026 theme: Together with Purpose Four ways to promote Marriage Week and St Valentine’s Day in your community. Intentional Couple’s Micro-Course (FREE) St Valentine’s Day Handout (FREE) Marriage Enrichment Support for Spouses in Troubled Marriages FREE Gift: The Intentional Couple Micro-Course In one hour, refresh your…
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The Intentional Couple Micro Course for Leaders
The Intentional Couple Micro-Course Leaders Info If your community celebrates: 1. An Anniversary Mass for couples 2. St Valentine’s Day Mass 3. Any other occassion (e.g. Marriage enrichment retreat, Family Mass). We would like to offer a FREE Gift for your married couples… The Intentional Couple Micro-Course. Promotional Brochure We have 2 versions of this…
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Made for More
For two decades we’ve promoted the idea of putting the ‘saint’ back into St Valentine’s Day. Every year we blog, pin, post, and remind the Catholic networks in our database of the day’s origin and significance. It’s become so much of a habit it now feels strange for us to mention the event without ‘saint’…
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Smiling Saints
St Valentine is the one saint with a feast day (Feb 14) that is known by millions of people, including non-Christians. But how many know why he is a saint? The back story is that Valentine, a Roman priest at the time of Claudius II, was imprisoned for conducting secret weddings against the orders of…
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The M-Team
Building a Parish Marriage Ministry If families are the foundation of the society and marriage is the core relationship in the family, there’s an important parish ministry required if we are to have any hope of strengthen society. Church communities have much to offer in establishing local marriage initiatives but they need coordination and focussed…
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Parish Sponsors
Engaged – Sponsor Program Building a Marriage Ministry in your parish, using Sponsor Couples with the SmartLoving Online Engaged Course A Context for this Initiative Catholic Marriage Preparation in the 21st century is undergoing a radical transformation. Psychological sciences are developing deeper insights into what makes relationships work and theological advances are equipping Catholics to…
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