Catholic Marriage Formation

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Our courses are promoted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and accepted by dioceses and parishes worldwide. We are also a member of the Catholic Family Life Association.

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Why Couples Love Us

We produce modern courses that deliver a natural and authentic experience for today’s couples. Our presenters are real people, not actors, who speak from the heart about their life experiences and faith stories.

Why Ministry Leaders Trust Us

Our courses are comprehensive and engaging, perfect for self-led experiences by couples alone, and for mentor-led accompaniment by clergy or sponsor couples.

Started in 2009, The Marriage Group has become the leading provider of online and on-demand marriage preparation and enrichment courses. With over 70,000 couples served worldwide, we help church groups to leverage technology and meet today’s couples where they are.

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Relationship-Building Courses

Marriage Preparation

Online marriage preparation programs are the ideal solution for couples separated by distance, having scheduling difficulties, or with limited traditional Pre-Cana options.

Natural Family Planning

Natural Family Planning (NFP) is a scientifically proven, 99% effective method for postponing or achieving pregnancy while respecting the woman’s body and health.

Premarital Inventories

The Couple Checkup is an online assessment tool designed to identify the unique relationship strengths and growth areas of dating, engaged, and married couples.

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The Power of Humor

The Power of Humor: Holiness and Wonderment in Your Marriage

Couples, Opinion

Why are you so serious? Surely, you must be kidding. This is something I would tell my younger self at the beginning stage of my marriage. Life is short (unless you're Methuselah or Yoda) and it goes by way too quickly to get hung up on frivolous…

Cold Feet

Cold Feet or Call it Off

Couples Catholic Weddings, Couples Marriage Prep, Opinion

What if I'm having doubts about getting married? The engagement period is marked by several emotional highs: the thrill of announcements, anxiety about mounting costs, and the mad dash to get everything done. Couples will ride the roller coaster…

Guiding Couples

NFP: Guiding Couples Down the Path of Understanding

Clergy, Clergy NFP

In the sacred journey of marriage preparation within the Catholic Church, one of the pivotal discussions revolves around family planning. As clergy, deacons, and dedicated individuals guiding engaged couples, it's crucial to facilitate a thoughtful…

Finances

New Finances Production

Clergy, Couples Marriage Prep

What do engaged couples need to know about finances during marriage prep? This is a big question to answer. Especially considering the diversity of couples who get married in the Catholic Church. Did you know the average age…

Learn NFP

Learn NFP

Clergy, Clergy Marriage Prep, Clergy NFP

“Why are you making me learn NFP?” It’s a question I get a lot in my capacity as the Director of Fertility and Life Ministries for the Diocese of Lansing. Often this question comes from engaged couples going through Marriage Prep, but…

Convalidation

Convalidation

Couples Catholic Marriage, Couples Catholic Weddings, Couples Marriage Prep

“Of course we will do a Catholic marriage service. Do you want to do a Latin Mass?” This was the first sentence from my Protestant fiancé as we sat down to figure out what our marriage ceremony would look like. Branden and I had spent…

Shared Approach to Natural Family Planning

A Shared Approach to Natural Family Planning

Red light, green light. It’s a game I’ve seen some couples play as their approach to using Natural Family Planning (NFP). The woman attends most or all of the teaching sessions for the chosen method of NFP, she diligently charts and asks…

Interfaith Marriage

My Interfaith Marriage

Couples, Opinion

The relationship between Protestants and Catholics can range from being ecumenically united to serve as Christ did, to the punchline of a good joke, to full-on violence between the two. Within that spectrum, many interfaith couples have come…

Scariest Letters of Marriage Prep

The 3 Scariest Letters of Marriage Prep: NFP

Clergy, Clergy Marriage Prep, Clergy NFP

Such a monumental and life-changing event as a wedding deserves a significant amount of thought and planning to be sure! From the perfect church to complicated guest lists, to bouquets of flowers and more, planning a wedding requires a lot of…

Couples

Dating or Engaged

Clergy

Working in Family Life